Posing

Hi there.. This is the fourth painting of my Chikmagalur series. When I started I thought this was going to be a rather simple painting. Very easy. Yes thats what I thought. And I started complicating it. I was in no time brought back to my senses by this medium called watercolor. 

Beauty of this medium is that nothing is easy, but everything can me made simple. :)

In my last painting I liked the central part and thought that only that could have also made a painting. So I made another painting, but changed the mood.

Have you done something like this before? Same painting or part of a painting painted differently. The hangover of the first painting was so strong that I just can not appreciate the new one. How have you felt?

Posing

Chikmagalur series - IV

22 x 15 inch

Last painting cropped  

New painting with different mood

Nesting Grounds

This is where we stayed for the first night at Chikmagalur. It was on the hill side below a coffee estate and was overlooking the valley. I had woken up early to see the sunrise here, but to my surprise it was all foggy and beautiful. I did not mind missing the sunrise. I have taken a little bit of artistic license while doing this. I wanted to capture that feeling of fog and suggestion of the valley as seen from the building. 

I was on a small break for a week. This was done just before I went on vacation. Cant wait to start painting again. A week is actually quiet a long time. :)

Have a great weekend.

Nesting Grounds

Chikmagalur series - III

15 x 22 inch

Almost there.. Somewhere

One the second morning of my weekend trip to Chikmagalur three of us woke up early and went for a walk. There was a small hillock nearby which we scaled. I clicked this picture then. Again it was asking to be painted. 

Almost there... somewhere

Chikmagalur series - II

22x15 inch

Chikmagalur - I

A couple of weeks back I made a trip to a place called Chikmagalur with a few friends on a weekend. Chikmagalur is a hilly area with lot of coffee estates. It was  peak of summers and not the best time to go to this place, but still it was a lot of fun. I had not carried my painting kit as it was only a 2 day trip, but I wish I had. However I took a few pictures and I'll be painting some of them.

I do a few sketches before every painting, which gives me an idea of the tonality, color etc before I make the final painting. But it also kind of ties me up a little. So for this series of paintings I decided not to do any kind of sketch and just paint. I want to see what happens and want to have the experience. This is the first painting of the series. As I am more used to preliminary sketches I was a little lost in some places here. But still it turned out okay.

I would love to hear from you about your thoughts on preliminary sketches. Have a great weekend.

On the way to Chikmagalur

Chikmagalur series - I

11 x 15 inch