Small format paintings

Before beginning a new painting, I try to make a small study of the same scene...helps in simplifying and to know first hand, how would the result be. But sometimes, I just leave them at that. I've been always fond of working in small format. Easy to control and so enjoyable! For the art collectors, they are an affordable option and wonderful collectibles.

 

'Bougainvilleas', Watercolor, 5 x 7 inches

 

'Cruising on lake pichola',  Watercolor, 5 x 7 inches

 

'Orange Wall',  Watercolor, 5 x 7 inches

 

'Duck herder,  Watercolor, 7 x 10 inches

 

'Evening light',  Watercolor, 5 x 7 inches

 

'Goa beach #1,  Watercolor, 7 x 10 inches

 

'Goa beach #2,  Watercolor, 7 x 10 inches

 

'Princep ghat at dusk',  Watercolor, 7 x 10 inches

 

'Sparkling lake',  Watercolor, 5 x 7 inches

 

'Winter morning',  Watercolor, 5 x 7 inches

The full collection can be viewed here.

Latest from my Goa series

Two more added to my ongoing Goa series watercolor paintings...

 

'A private view of the sea'

Watercolor on Arches Paper,

10 x 14 inches

'Romance at beach'

Watercolor on Bockingford Paper,

10 x 14 inches

Goa Series # 5

'Goa Series # 5'

Watercolor on Fabriano Paper

9 x 21 inches

A small thumbnail sketch

Detail

Goa series # 4

Watercolor on Saunders paper

10 x 14 inches

After studying my initial small watercolour sketch (below), I decided to move the 2 main figures right in the path of the light making the composition more striking.

 Initial sketch

 Thumbnail sketch

Goa Series # 3: Enjoying the surf

 

Goa Series # 3: Enjoying the surf

Watercolor on Saunders paper

10 x 14 inches

This was painted from one of my reference photographs. Though it was a grey day and there was no play of light and shadow, I liked this subject of these two kids enjoying getting wet in the surf at the beach. And though there were other figures, I eliminated them from the composition. Before beginning to paint, I made two small thumbnail sketches with different placement of the figures and felt that the right one was a better composition.

Goa series

 

Goa Series # 1

Watercolor on Arches Paper

14 x 10 inches

 

Goa Series #2

Watercolor on Arches Paper

10 x 14 inches

Gorai Beach

Watercolor on paper

14 x 21 inches

This is the last one of my beach scenes until I paint a new one :)

Again, masking fluid has been used here to preserve the whites.

Golden Light, Gorai Beach

Watercolor on paper

14 x 21 inches

Evening at Marina beach

Watercolor on paper

14 x 19 in.

Whenever in Chennai, I try to visit the Marina beach, a very popular tourist point. This is painted from one of my reference photos of the beach.