The last couple of days, I gave my dining table a break from the hot pots of steaming curries and used it as a coloring station instead. I'm sure it enjoyed losing itself in the world of oil paints just as much as I did.
For as long as I can remember, painting has been a big stress-buster for me. Painting that magical place from my dreams on a paper brought it to life. Back in school, when getting a project done or studying for an upcoming exam were the causes of worry (oh, how little of the world I knew), I would lock myself in a room and start working the strokes on a paper. Many a times, the painting would never go beyond some random strokes; yet the colors would brighten my world.
On our first trip to Michael's together (yes, it happens to be an event for me!), I expressed my wish to try oil painting on canvas some day. Hubby immediately bought the essentials to get me started on it. Without any clear picture in mind, I started working on the painting. Then half way through, we moved into a new place and the painting sat in a corner completely neglected. Finally, seeing a friend's oil paintings gave me a nudge and I went back to it determined to complete within a couple of days. So here it is, almost finished..and I say almost because I'll keep finding some mistake or the other I would want to fix. I'm absolutely not satisfied with the product knowing I've made quite a lot of errors. It's been so long since I last used oil paints (coming to think of it, any paints) that my skills are a little rusty. Nevertheless, I'm back to the colorful world of painting thanks to hubby!
For as long as I can remember, painting has been a big stress-buster for me. Painting that magical place from my dreams on a paper brought it to life. Back in school, when getting a project done or studying for an upcoming exam were the causes of worry (oh, how little of the world I knew), I would lock myself in a room and start working the strokes on a paper. Many a times, the painting would never go beyond some random strokes; yet the colors would brighten my world.
On our first trip to Michael's together (yes, it happens to be an event for me!), I expressed my wish to try oil painting on canvas some day. Hubby immediately bought the essentials to get me started on it. Without any clear picture in mind, I started working on the painting. Then half way through, we moved into a new place and the painting sat in a corner completely neglected. Finally, seeing a friend's oil paintings gave me a nudge and I went back to it determined to complete within a couple of days. So here it is, almost finished..and I say almost because I'll keep finding some mistake or the other I would want to fix. I'm absolutely not satisfied with the product knowing I've made quite a lot of errors. It's been so long since I last used oil paints (coming to think of it, any paints) that my skills are a little rusty. Nevertheless, I'm back to the colorful world of painting thanks to hubby!
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| A poor start, but a start nonetheless... |
6 comments:
Good luck with painting again. I was drawn to the flick photostream on the side. Is that your work too?
Thank you! I've promised myself to keep going and do better next time.
The flickr photostream is my hubby's..he's clicked all the good pictures on my blog :)
Those are some beautiful pictures. Talented couple :)
Oh wow! An original Katre! I like the use of colors! Keep it up.
It is not a poor start- it is a terrific start! Kudos and I hope you keep creating and painting.
Thank you Priyanka and Nupur! One more painting on the way..and it's looking better than this. I have high hopes for the finished product :D
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