The 7 Links Project

My artist friend, Vinayak Deshmukh has tagged me in the 7 Links Project, which "unites bloggers (from all sectors) in a joint endeavor to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again." 

After a lot of deliberation I have come up with my top choices for the following categories..

Your most beautiful post

Your most popular post

Your most controversial post

Your most helpful post

A post whose success surprised you

A post you feel didn't get the attention it deserved

The post you are most proud of

1) My most beautiful post -Boondein
One of my first oil paintings and I love it :)

                                                                                                  

2) My most popular post - Indecision

... it is no surprise. A study of 'Andrew Atroshenko' has to be very popular. Check out his work and you will fall in love with his paintings.

3) My most controversial post - COMING SOON ! :p

Surprisingly, there hasn't been any yet ! I would hate to think I am politically correct :p Watch out for something controversial..

4) My most helpful post -The squint and the wrinkle

After racking my brains and browsing through my posts (looking for art advice offered), I figured my most helpful post was probably The squint and the wrinkle - where, I talked about the importance of squinting. 


Not very helpful..but that's all I've got :(

5)My post whose success surprised me - Orange study

I do like this painting - but the response was a surprise. I've framed it and it now adorns our kitchen wall..yayyy :) Till someone buys it :p 

6)A post you feel didn't get the attention it deserved Abstract figurative

This painting is one of my personal favorites. I have it on my display easel in the studio. It went unnoticed on my blog..I guess the photograph does not do justice to its beauty. 

7)The post you are most proud of - Weathered


It was tempting to give up on the painting after two failed attempts - but thankfully I persevered :)

Thanks Vinayak for including me in this project.  It was fun ! :)


I am tagging the following artists -


Ran Wu
Lisa Thyer
Millie
Sarah
Yasha

Violetta Smith

Amber L. Bailey

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This is my submission for this week's DPW reflection challenge The translucent juicy core of the orange slice was glowing in the yellow light. I don't think I did enough justice to its beauty in this painting. I was probably too stressed about getting the glass jar right. Well, I'll give it another try with orange wedges tomorrow..I don't think my husband is too happy with me sneaking away with all these juicy fruits to my studio :p

Food for thought

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This is one of my earlier still life paintings. The book in the painting has been on my 'To Read' list for a long time. It is the interpretation of 'Bhagvad Gita', an India scripture - a part of the great epic Mahabharata. The scripture is believed to be the eternal message of spiritual wisdom and needs to be read several times for one to understand its meaning..Unfortunately, since my knowledge of Sanskrit is very limited I will have to rely on the many translations and interpretation to get the essence of 'Bhagavad Gita' !

Longing

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There is a longing in his eyes which struck me and I decided to paint his portrait. I am not very happy with my work ..nevertheless, I decided to share it with you all. Although, the painting has its flaws, there is something very endearing about this man. I wonder if you feel the same :)

A cup of tea

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This teapot is the latest addition to our kitchen. Before we could use it for brewing some tea, it found a new home in my studio.

I painted it twice and am not yet satisfied with results :( The handle of the pot looks misaligned and the drapery is too flat.  I think I'll will be ready to give it another try after a cup of hot 'green tea' :)

Portrait - Carol Marine

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I am a huge fan of Carol Marine's bold brushwork and her ability to simplify an object to minimal brushstrokes. This is my attempt at painting her portrait.