Day 1 - 30 in 30 Challenge Jan 2015 - Satsuma Tangerine - SOLD

Happy New Year to all!
January 2015 Day 1 painting challenge is starting with a dose of vitamin C. This is a Satsuma Tangerine. Living in Southern California we are blessed with a variety of fruits and vegetables, which is my theme for the Jan 2015 Challenge. Yesterday I went to the produce store, I found 3 different kinds of Oranges (in the peak season there could be up to 7 varieties of oranges). I love this variety since it can be peeled very well and the taste is refreshing to eat.

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Satsuma Tangerine - 6 x 6 inches, Oil on Canvas Panel

Code# PK_15_001

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I have decided to participate in "30 paintings in 30 days" challenge. For this challenge I am creating 6x6 inches Still Life Oil paintings with the theme - "fruits and vegetables".
There is special pricing being offered for the "30in30Jan2015". All paintings are priced at $30 for the month of January 2015.
This is for introducing my art to collectors and also to make it affordable for anyone to purchase an original piece of art.

Tomato - SOLD

Here is a trial run for the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge starting in January, This is the third time I will be doing this challenge with a group of 300+ artists all around the world. Feels incredible to be part of it and everytime I do it, I have gotten better in my technique.

This time I have decided to stick to 6 x 6 inches, small canvas board. The theme is going to be fruits and vegetables. I will challenge myself with different colors, slices and wedges as I go along.

For the trial run, I did a backlit Tomato. The trial run was to get an estimate on the approx time I will need to allocate for this exercise. It took me 2 hours to do this, which means I should set aside that much time daily. 

Lighting makes a lot of difference when viewing the painting. The first version of picture is taken under normal daylight in a shadow area. The second version is under studio light - both warm and cool light being used when I paint.

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Tomato - 6 x 6 inches, Oil on Canvas Panel (daylight)

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Tomato - 6 x 6 inches. Oil on Canvas Panel (studio light)

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - SOLD

Inspired by Christmas decoration and lighting in the garden, I felt like doing this lighted Reindeer. There is a lane in our neighborhood that does lots of christmas decorations and lighting. Its a very lively street and many people from far away neighborhoods come to visit here during christmas time. I took lots of pictures and when I was looking at pictures to paint, this red nosed reindeer captured my attention.

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - 8 x 8 inches, Oil on Canvas panel

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Code# PK_14_029

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Below are work in progress pictures:

Work in Progress pictures. Rudolph th Red Nosed Reindeer - 8 x 8 inches, Oil on Canvas Panel

Holly Berries - SOLD

'Tis the Season!!
Our block is all decorated with Christmas Lights and through the windows at night, one can see Christmas Tree decorated. Feels like a happy time and I cannot wait for the Holidays.
Talking about decorations Holly Berries are a MUST!! Inspired by decorations, here is my painting. The painting started out looking like this:

Holly Berries - Stage 1: 8 x 8 inches, Oil on Canvas Panel

 As I worked through different stages and layers of paint, the final painting emerged here:

Holly Berries - 8 x 8 inches, Oil on Canvas Panel

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Code# PK_14_028

Laurel Pumpkin - Work in Progress

Laurel Pumpkin Stages are below.
Upper left - Stage 1
Upper right - Stage 2
Lower left - Stage 3
Lower right - Stage 4 - Also the final painting

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Laurel Pumpkin - Work in Progress - 8 x 10 inches Oil on Canvas Panel

Hardy Pumpkin - Work in Progress

Hardy Pumpkin Stages are below.
Upper left - Stage 1
Upper right - Stage 2
Lower left - Stage 3
Lower right - Stage 4 - Also the final painting

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Hardy Pumpkin Work in Progress - 8x10 inches, Oil on Canvas Panel

Laurel n Hardy Pumpkin Duo

For the 2014 Fall Art Show, I prepared 2 demo paintings. I chose pumpkin for demo - what could be a better subject for painting in Fall season !? A work in progress painting for both pumpkins are in separate blog posts.
They are put together below, but each one is a separate painting or can be framed together as a collage as it is shown below:

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Laurel n Hardy Pumpkin Duo - each is 8 x 10 inches, Oil on Canvas Panel