A Creative Project: Peacock painting..Work in Progress

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Peacock painting..Work in Progress

I have been working on a painting for a while now. It is huge- 5 feet tall. A few months back I had talked on this blog about the huge canvases I have brought from Zürich with me. It is one of them. A picture of Indian peacock just struck my imagination. I started painting on it a month or more back.

I am using a blunt knife to paint this one ..with multiple strokes...coats..texture !!! Most of its body is done.. good so far.. but I got stuck in the feathers.. I think thats the most beautiful part and it has to look dimensional ..not like a flat print/painting..or something plastic..you know what I mean..

Got stressed and left the painting half way..To combat this I made a practice painting on a smaller canvas..

I painted it with several coats of greens, blues and golden color.. love the hint of gold when the light falls on it..It looks pretty hanging with other paintings in a block...

It is now available in my Etsy shop!! Check it out here!!

19 comments:

Rachana Saurabh said...: I love peacock feather painting..!
Its so preety..; June 7, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Purnima@a creative project said...: Thanks Rachana!!!!; June 7, 2011 at 11:53 AM
SV said...: Both Peacock feather and Ganaesha painting looks pretty!
I agree with you the feather part of peacock is difficult.I have done a peacock painting with acrylic.; June 7, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Honey at 2805 said...: Your paintings are interesting, creative and colorful.; June 7, 2011 at 4:06 PM
notyet100 said...: ur wall looks so colourful,..luved all of them; June 7, 2011 at 8:39 PM
Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee) said...: Very pretty!:); June 8, 2011 at 5:23 AM
Disha Mishra Dubey said...: What a beautiful painting. Looking lovely on wall with Ganesha painting.; June 8, 2011 at 9:51 AM
Purnima@a creative project said...: Thanks SV,Honey,notyet,Sanghamitra,Disha!!!; June 8, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Sarmistha said...: Very pretty!your Ganesha painting is beautiful.I am always attracted toward Ganesha art works.He can be projected in so many wonderful avatars.; June 8, 2011 at 5:44 PM
crypticrow said...: it has turned out to be beautiful :) :); June 8, 2011 at 11:09 PM
butiksofie said...: Very very pretty! This work is wonderful, hughs Anja; June 9, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Sauniya said...: oh wow, I love your paintings!! I really love the smaller one, of the elephant trump.. beautiful!!; June 10, 2011 at 12:02 AM
notabilia said...: Hi! Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog and directing me here. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this creative space. We must get together and chat in person. Email me?; June 10, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Richa P Madhwani said...: thnks..; June 11, 2011 at 7:20 AM
Madera y Zinc said...: All the paints are really to much beautiful!; June 11, 2011 at 3:56 PM
saheli said...: i luv this .it's so pretty.; June 12, 2011 at 9:20 PM
Purnima@a creative project said...: Thanks Sarmistha, quaintkal, Sofies Haus, Sauniya,P,madera,saheli!!
Richa: thanks for what? didn't get it?
Notabilia: P, Thanks!! I will!!; June 13, 2011 at 3:55 AM
Emreen said...: Love the peacock feather painting.... So beautiful...; June 13, 2011 at 6:30 AM
Anonymous said...: stunning!! I love the peacock painting.. Its fabulous.. very gorgeous!!; July 1, 2011 at 7:53 PM