Cherryfield shadows

The painting looks 10 times better.

New Paintings

I am still painting, but some of them are big and unfinished yet. This is a small cute one I did from a picture I took during the Blue hill fair. I am not sure if I should show it in the gallery or not.

Sunny day at Jonesport

Contemplations/ Fishing!

Few weeks ago, I was experimenting with my model with different poses, and finally this pose hit it for me. I sketched it with charcoal on a full sheet of paper. I put it aside for a while, and today I worked on it! It was nerve wrecking. The way the colors were blending and interacting caused a lot of anxiety, anger, happiness, enjoyment, and at the end a feeling of relief that the work is done. I don't know now how I feel about it, or if I like it, but I'll leave it for the critics to decide it's fate!!
By the way, that's a sucker fish. It is a scavenger that feeds on the bottom of lakes. I caught around 20 of them, this was the biggest, around 25 inches. No fish were harmed, and all were returned safely to the water!

Two men chatting

This was a very quick and loose painting! I like it though. I am going to try a different interpretation!

People have been asking me about the donkey and what it is doing in the painting! So, just to relieve the mystery, it is a chair!!

Trees and snow

This was done on Hot-pressed paper. This type of paper is very tough to handle, and the colors, for some reason, kept on fading on me. I had to be patient, but I like the final result!

Machias River Trees

Starboard at low tide

This is from a picture I took last September. I printed the picture in gray scale so I can create my own colors. This is a little different style than what I usually do. I used a more realistic approach, however, I still used red, yellow, and blue. I did not use any blacks or browns. I tried to depict the haze in the midday sun! The dark values are a mix of prussian blue, aureolin, and rose madder! I might try this again in my usual colorful style. Make sure to enlarge the picture so you can appreciate the details!

Conte Crayon

This is a trial with Conte crayons of my favorite model. I think it looks good for a start!

Sunrise over Jasper

When I first did this, it looked great! However, after the color dried up, I felt I might have rushed through it.

Welcome Home Neighbor!!!!

This is the final painting. The flash took away from the colors, but the real painting is really good! I like it!!

New Watercolor

This is a painting I am working on. I find that, with all modesty, I am really good at drawing people. This is my neighbor in Lebanon. He came to greet me through the car window. He has a very interesting face. This is still in the initial stages! I am scared to wreck it, so I put it in here just in case!

New Paintings

These are new quick paintings, done spontaneously and loosely! By the way I am 30 today, and I hope I don't have a mid-life crisis!!!

Sketch

New Paintings

I am in Lebanon. I haven't seen my family for about 5 years, so I came to visit.

Child Figure

Figure Study

Sketch Study

One of my friends at work asked me to do a portrait of her grand son. I studied it with a sketch, and the masterpiece will follow!

View Across the Machias River

This picture was taken across the Machias river from near the chinese restaurant. Ofcourse the colors were not as bright. But, in this cold winter time, color can bring warmth, excitement and happiness. It is a fun painting, and I enjoyed it!

Winter Trees

This is inspired from one of friends' picture.

Portrait

Snow Storm in Machias

This is an acrylic painting! I wanted to depict the feel of the snow storm that hit us over the weekend. Nature at it's best! Angry, scary, and magnificent at the same time! I tried to convey the feeling of cold and emptiness, where details get lost and found. At the same time, I wanted to be colorful, so I threw some pinks and greens into the sky, which may not be evident in this low quality photo.

Looking Outside

Still, to me, the human figure is the hardest. I am still a little rigid. But, practice makes perfect!

Blueberry Barrens in the Snow

The bread maker

This a lady making some bread. A very simple stove made of a metal top, rocks, and heated by twigs! The bread is very thin and tasty. I used to wait impatiently while my aunt made them. It's best fresh off the stove!

Gondolines

Where the Blueberry Barrens meet the Sky!

Morning after the storm. I headed in search of a painting spot. I arrived at the blueberry barrems in Jonesboro/Columbia!? The fields stretched around on the top where there was nothing but the sky and the wind! I tried to set up my easel but the wind threw it several times on the dry rocks. The wind was very chilly. I almost went back home to enjoy the warm shelter, but I was determined! I sat in my car, put the paper block in my lap and painted. My clothes were all stained with the color, and it was definitely a struggle. But at the end, I felt satisfied.

Portraits: Amira/ Model

These are portraits in watercolor. I am trying not to limit myself to lines and edges. I wonder if I'm doing a good job or not. It's just having fun with colors.

October trees 2

Pastel

I have been passing through a dull period as far as painting. I am trying to experiment and practice, but that doesn't give me the satisfaction of a good watercolor painting. This is a pastel experiment from a memory image of the Machias river.