these paintings are all incomplete.........thought would work on them later but havent done anything as yet



first ones a gift for my cousin, ankush and his wife ani - 20"x30" on canvas panel
referenced from some photographs taken on this amazing trip to puri(orissa, india) more than a century ago
four of the figures are him and the guy on the extreme left pointing is me
i worked an underpainting followed by simple washes of some predominant hues in specific areas.
looks pretty ugly now as i havent added any proper colour layers





my nephew, terrace outside the drawing room back home in calcutta in the background(24"x36")
halfway through the grissaille(a brand of u'painting with warm greys)
no details as yet , only blocked in basic lights and shadows
had tinted the canvas to a mid-gray before drawing with chalk
hes holding a banana
its my first work which involved any serious thought as to the content and composition

ive never really been attracted to overly dramatic work, preferring rather to seek out a deeper meaning in the ordinary. Simple images from regular everyday life which evoke memories of an entire era. worked this one out from 3 seperate photographs



the next snap gets a little closer to demonstrate what i mean by only basic lights and darks

my first alla-prima potrait. its still unfinished.

im actually a little hesitant to carry it forward........ senti about it

the models a close friend who passed away very recently...am still pretty sore from the experience. An awful tragedy, as she could have been saved were it not for the hospitals mis-diagnosis.

On the painting side, had trouble keeping the fleshtones fresh. there are patches of muddy colour at places. A total of 45 mins of work in it so far! its also the fastest and most free-flowing work ive done as yet. Not entirely happy with it but it definately has its qualities.