The 90’s Cartoon name kept popping in my head as I was painting this. For those who don’t know, the animal in the painting is a Moose (deer family) and is found in North America.  I got the picture from Pinterest and loved the colors in the photograph, which I pushed to contrast blue with orange.

(6″x8″ in oil) Enjoy!

What is better than Contemplating over Coffee?  Contemplating over Tea.. :).  The reference photo was from Pinterest that I modified to meet my artistic taste.  (Oil 8″x10″ on panel) Enjoy! 

Here is a rugged tribesman, done in a painterly style.  (Ref:  Pinterest)  Enjoy! 

I got this ref pic from Pinterest.  The rural Indo-Pak country side is simple and they make do with whatever few things they have.  I see lots of things that I could do to fix this painting, but it is OK at this stage as well.  Thanks 

Lately the weather in Dallas-Fortworth areas has been awesome.  So I have gone out to paint twice.  It is exhilarating and satisfying at the same time.  The whole painting should typically be wrapped up within a few hours, otherwise the light changes a lot and pretty much you have to paint from memory (or a thumbnail drawing, if you have done one).

I have recently had a few series of breakthroughs that has helped me push my work forward and sped up my painting some more.  I have become more painterly by watching Quang Ho’s MFA work and how he handles his paint on the canvas. It is essentially sculpting with paint, you push, pull cut into and add into shapes.  It is very liberating and teaches one to be bold.  As always, practice makes perfect.  See a series of paintings I have done below.  Thank you for visiting and Enjoy!

I have painted one red head before and a few portraits of Africans, but have not posted them anywhere I remember.  So here is a sort of a debut.

An African Tribal beauty.  Sort of takes me to Maiduguri, Nigeria, where I grew up.

A Fiery Beauty.

I love a cityscape with hustle and bustle of people. I was drawn by the red canopy of this cafe.  (Ref Photo: Pinterest).  A landscape and cityscape is very forgiving and one can focus more on value, intensity and edges rather than accuracy.

Grapes are interesting to paint, as they have a little bit of transmitted light that makes them glow.  This is done from various reference photos (pinterest) and some imagination

Nothing beats an Indo-Pak bride when it comes to bridal attire.  Here is a tribute to the Indo-Pak culture.  (Ref:  Pinterest)