Bee Yourself

Such a wonderful nature!! I tried to work on the motion of the Bee wings. Hope you can also notice it.

This small treasure is painted on watercolor paper panel. It is varnished, so there is no need to frame it with glass on top. It will look beautiful in a floating frame!

Date finished: 11/13/2020

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Bee Yourself, 6x6 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 lbs Cold press paper.

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Ashe - Focused

This little kitty visited us and it was such a character! Although she was only 6 weeks and only the size of my palm, she was not afraid of our dog, who is 6 year old !! It was so much fun to play with Ashe. She was focused on playing with the toy, which was above her. I took bunch of pictures and here is one of them realized as a painting.

Date of painting: 11/29/2020

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Ashe - Focused, 6x6 inches, Watercolor on 140 lbs Coldpress Arches paper

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Grateful Heart - Squirrel

Grateful Heart - Squirrel - Created 11/5/2020

Now this one is very special for me - inspired by squirrels in our backyard!! It is a favorite pass time to see how the squirrel entices our pet dog - Lily, who is barking inside because we have closed the door :) The squirrel knows it for sure that our Lily cannot do anything as long as she is inside. 

I saw this photo as free reference images for artists on Facebook and right away decided to paint it!

I cropped the reference picture to 4x8 inches. This specific size was required by the Randy Higbee show - "The Huge Show Small Art". Its an online show to be published on Nov 7th 2020.

I chose a Taos Mini Frame (Taos Black Mini floater frame), which was on sale.

The speciality about this watercolor painting is that it can be framed without glass. The painting is varnished using archival varnish and looks beautiful in this frame.

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Grateful Heart - Squirrel, 8x4 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 lbs coldpress

Grateful Heart - Squirrel, 8x4 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 lbs coldpress,

Taos Black Mini floater frame (bought from Randy Higbee Gallery)

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Count your Blessings - Poinsettia

Count your Blessings - Poinsettia - Created 11/5/2020

What is a festive winter without a Poinsettia!? I had clicked the reference picture near Sawdust Winter Fantasy, Laguna Beach last year. I cropped the reference picture, since I had to create 4x8 inches painting. This specific size was required by the Randy Higbee show - "The Huge Show Small Art". Its an online show to be published on Nov 7th 2020.

I chose a Taos Mini Frame (Taos Black Mini floater frame), which was on sale.

The speciality about this watercolor painting is that it can be framed without glass. The painting is varnished using archival varnish and looks beautiful in this frame.

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Count your Blessings - Poinsettia, 4x8 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 lbs coldpress

Count your Blessings - Poinsettia, 4x8 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 lbs coldpress,

Taos Black Mini floater frame (bought from Randy Higbee Gallery)

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Looking on the bright side - Succulent

Looking on the bright side - Succulent - Created 11/5/2020

I love succulents and we are fortunate to have lot of succulents around. I cropped the reference picture I had to 4x8 inches. This specific size was required by the Randy Higbee show - "The Huge Show Small Art". Its an online show to be published on Nov 7th 2020.

I chose a Taos Mini Frame (Taos Black Mini floater frame), which was on sale.

The speciality about this watercolor painting is that it can be framed without glass. The painting is varnished using archival varnish and looks beautiful in this frame.

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Looking on the bright side - Succulent, 4x8 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 lbs coldpress

Looking on the bright side - Succulent, 4x8 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 lbs coldpress,

Taos Black Mini floater frame (bought from Randy Higbee Gallery)

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Yin Yang - Calla Lily

Yin Yang - Calla Lily - Created 9/13/2020

I was in search of painting something white in watercolors. Not sure if you know but painting white in watercolor can be challenging. This is because actual white color is not used. The white that you see in the painting is the white surface of the paper. So its mostly the negative painting technique used for painting the flower itself. The Calla Lily was perfect to paint and I found plants in our neighborhood - awesome reference pictures!!

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Yin Yang - Calla Lily, 8x10 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 lbs Coldpress

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Ganesha Sculpture 2020

Ganesha Sculpture 2020 - Created 9/6/2020

This is my yearly project using Air Dry Clay. Its called MCW and I bought it from Aardvark Clay & Supplies. I create a Ganesha Clay Sculpture for Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Festival). It is a 10 day festival celebration at my home. With great enthusiasm I create this sculpture and decorate it. This is my 4th time making the sculpture, otherwise I used to buy it. 

I paint it using simple washable, non toxic Tempera paints. This makes it eco friendly. After the festival is over, the sculpture is immersed in water. It completely dissolves and I spread the clay in our garden.

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Ganesha 2020 - In the making and the clay was still wet - size about 9 inches

Ganesha 2020 - Painted and decorated - size about 9 inches

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Inner Glow - Bird of Paradise

Inner Glow - Bird of Paradise - Created 7/26/2020

Bird of Paradise is growing all around our neighborhood and in my office complex. I have clicked hundreds of photos of this plant and flower at different times of the day. Looking for inspiration, I found one such click and decided to paint it. Here is the outcome:

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Inner Glow - Bird of Paradise, 8x10 inches, Watercolor on Arches 140 lbs Coldpress

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New Life

Red Rose from my back yard. I was inspired to paint this after getting the good news and seeing the photo of a good friend who delivered a baby boy! The Read Rose is for a vibrant new mom and the bud is the new baby.

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New Life - 8x10 inches, watercolor on 140 lbs coldpress Arches Paper

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Blueberry Bliss

This is my new favorite painting, it was difficult to stay focused on it due to complexity. I am feeling so accomplished! This is a plant - shrub, in my front yard. Everyone that suggested the title on Facebook thought that these are blueberries. But these berries are not edible. This is an evergreen, drought tolerant shrub, very common in southern California. In my neighborhood, I see this plant as shrub or hedges, very common in parks, street dividers, homes etc. Around Easter time, these berries turn into beautiful start shaped small pink or white flowers. For long time I did not find the name of this plant. Its called Indian Hawthorne. Below, I have some pictures of the plant with berries and flowers.
I used my own picture as a reference. The morning or evening light is very dramatic and that's usually I take pictures for painting.

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Blueberry Bliss - 22x30 inches, Watercolor on Arches Paper, 300 lbs coldpress

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Indian Hawthorne in full bloom around Easter time

Indian Hawthorne in Fall with berries. These are not edible

Golden Heart

I had fun painting the wood, had been long that I tried a different texture..
The landscape inside the Heart shape was too good, had to paint it!!
Happy Valentines Day!
Completed Feb 12th, 2020

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Golden Heart, 8x10 inches, Watercolor on Arches Paper 140lb Coldpress

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Parrot Couple in Paradise

And now look at this gorgeous couple.. A parrot couple from India!!
The male parrot has a ring around his neck. The female doesn't have the ring. In this painting the female is the top part of the painting. I liked the angle that she is bent over to get the seed. It look like its a morning light and this couple is enjoying breakfast!
It is a very busy painting but I liked the beans hanging down in variety of colors. The light on the birds and the branches is simply magical - that was my inspiration to paint this complicated painting.

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Parrot Couple in Paradise, 22x30 inches, Watercolor on Arches Paper - 300 lbs coldpress

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My Favorite - Betty Boop Rose

This is one of my favorite roses in my yard. It grows in a bunch of 5 or 7 blooms on the same branch! The color of each flower is different depending on its age. The one I painted here is "middle aged". The younger flower has more intense yellows and pink. Even one day makes a difference in the life of these flowers. As the flower blooms and ages more, the yellow fades out and so does the pink color. Yet the bloom looks so attractive! I have so many pictures of this flower, I will sure do another one..
Oh. and this was my last painting of 2019! I did this as a demo in Sawdust Art Festival - Winter Fantasy.

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My Favorite - Betty Boop Rose, 8x10 inches, 140 lb Coldpress Arches Paper

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Ganesha Sculpture 2019 - Painted

I realized that I have not updated my blog since last Aug.. Just have been busy and neglected to post updates.
Here is the painted Ganesha Sculpture. I loved it and the decorations were perfect.
For the next time, (which is this year 2020) I will try to do a different pose and also do detailing on the hands with fingers.

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Ganesha idol, about 8 in height. - NFS