a rocky landscape with a difference titled "monolith"

got the picture from a movie clip-stanley kubricks '2001 a space odessey'
fell in love with the image, the contrast between the cold and smooth cuboid in the centre as opposed to the warm irregularity of the rocks

i have changed the colour scheme to suit my preferences.
used colour directly on a canvas which was previously tinted with a light yellow-brown
its just a block in so far and you cant really make out much. will work the sky next and proceed to further model the forms



the next one started as a nutty idea. the person on the left is Gada, a closefriend of mine from bangalore...the person on the right is a happy camel which is what gada looks like!

lol..........i cant help it!! he has alwaysreminded me of a camel!(definately drinks like one)
I tracked down a nice photograph of a 'smiling' camel to paint alongside gadas..............check his choppers out!
almost gives me a complex !








these are basically various stages of how the painting progressed and finally how it stands (see next post)

the u'painting is more or less complete
will post some closeups next

feel this one came out pretty well

ive became pretty adept at a method of paint application called a scumble. similar to a glaze, a scumble involves transparent colour. The method of application and the effects achieved, however cannot be more different.

too lazy to get into a very detailed explanation.........if ur interested look it up or ask me and Ill gladly help you out
oh yeah soon after this piece finished i got a call from a gallery in calcutta interested in my work........ man, was i kicked, my favourite daydream quickly became these freaky visions of grandeur. These got pretty detailed(I even found myself debating over the various nuances of my acceptance speech!!)
ps: is 'adi' too common to work as an effective pseudonymn(sp?) in the artworld.............lol im kidding..........no but seriously.........