Glimpses from the past 6...

Love these pots that I have done 13 - 14 yrs back...

This was done using epoxy putty and acrylic colors

This one was done using chalk powder mixed with gum paste  into dough
and painted with acrylic colors

Contemporary Poppies...

Acrylic painting on a 10" x 30" canvas panel.

Pop Art Blossoms...

My craziness for colors can be seen in this set of three paintings.

Simple Stain Wood Birds...

Experimenting...

Got these Pebeo brand Prime fantacy and Vitrail colors and started experimenting with them on a small 5" x 7" canvas panel. Love the results, prime fantasy gives amazing effects and Vitrail can be used to make stained wood paintings.

Contemporary Buddha...

Here comes another work from my portfolio assignment under the category - Free choice Original.

Basket of Roses...

Sharing an old work of mine, the roses were made using crafts porcelian, and the twigs and basket were made using wire bought from Michaels. The frame was plain unfinished wood when I first bought it, it was not complementing the painting so painted the frame using acrylic paints.

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I have shared this on Patty's

Rajasthani Katputtli !!!

Made a set of three paintings as a gift to a friend of mine as she is moving into her new home.

I intention was to give her something colorful to brighten up her new home, so decided to do a painting inspired by the colors of Rajasthan. 

I have used epoxy putti to make jewelry for the female puppets and turbans for the male ones.

Added mirrors to the center of the bird and for the eyes.

A closeup to show  the patterns.

Side view to show the 3 dimensional jewelry.

Contemporary Warli on a vase...

Lately I have come across some pics of Warli painting on vases, totally fell in love with the colors and composition. This one I made as a gift to one of our friends.

I bought the vase from Joann fabrics and used Martha Stewart stencil tape to make lines, I have never used the tape before,so was a little concerned on how it would turn out, thankfully there was no adhesive residue
and the lines have come out really clean.

Wait a couple of seconds after you apply the paint and then peel off the tape slowly, hola! perfect lines.I used normal acrylic paints from Michaels.
I would suggest sanding the vase a little as the surface is really smooth an not very absorbing, after finishing the whole painting I sadly realized that the paint can be easily scratched off from the vase, a little sanding might make the surface more absorbing, but I must say, I love the way it has turned out.

As Warli is a folk art I was not really careful while doing the painting, I feel the beauty in this particular art form lies not only in the simplicity and form but also in the crude style.