Hues and Shades

Dots or points, as insignificant as it might seem, becomes compelling and beautiful when they combine. Similarly you might consider yourself as an insignificant part in this world but the minute good deeds you do will finally add up to something bigger or better. It might be as simple as holding the door for someone or helping someone overburdened with luggages. It will be remembered and karma has a way of finding its way back. You get what you give. Atleast that's what I'd like to believe. Brightening my wall This is the 3rd painting in the Buddha Series. It is a 10"×12" canvas and took me 2 days to complete. The practice piece I did helped me a lot in understanding how to place the dots, about what colours to use and different techniques that can be applied for a better result. A closer view This time I learned a little more about using the transition effect for a better result. Although the colour combinatin turned out a lot different than ...

From our childhood days we've been told to colour inside the lines and we've meticulously followed those words by trying our best not to let even a stray line fall outside. But growing up I realised its ok to colour outside those prescribed lines. Sometimes you donot even need those lines to paint or colour. It's the same with things we do in life. Not everything can go as we might have planned but it can still result in something better. If each new experience was to become a colour then the brush strokes would eventually fill the canvas to form a beautiful painting. Peace The second in my series of Buddha paintings this 18"x 24" canvas is the largest I have painted till date. One look and its obvious that this is also the most colourful one. Although the colour selection was random the major orange areas have lined up diagonally and the blue areas in the opposite way. My favourite thing about this painting is Lord Buddha's face . The beau...