Blue Iris

Size: ACEO (2.5 X 3.5 inches)
Medium & Support: Watercolor on 140lb Arches

I started this painting on my flight from Paris to Toronto while returning  from my vacation.  While going on my vacation I spent a good amount of  time thinking about the art supplies I am going to carry so I am happy I got a chance to use them :) I love to paint everywhere I go, regardless of the conditions... so I am always  searching  for  cute little paint boxes, travel brushes, pochade boxes...

I finally finished the painting today and wanted to share it with you. Hope you like it!

Lake Aquitaine - Ontario Landscape

"Lake Aquitaine  - Ontario Landscape"
Size 4" x 6" inches
Medium - archival artists oil paint

It was a beautiful day and I couldn't resist taking my small pochade box  for some plein air painting in the neighbourhood park. It was so peaceful in the evening towards sunset;  the birds flying home; the treetops glowing with a golden light as they caught the last rays of the setting sun;  and  I wanted to reflect the tranquil atmosphere in my painting.

Hope you like it!

Still Life With Tomato

Size 4" x 6" inches
Medium - Oil
Painted on oil primed linen mounted on wood panel - archival permanence.
 

Still Life - Cherry Reflections

Size 5" x 3" inches
Medium - Oil
Painted on "Pintura" Painting Panels made in Italy  - primed cotton canvas mounted on wood panels

This is an original oil painting, painted in one sitting from life -  with brush marks  that remain visible after the painting is dry. This composition of two cherries and their reflections, so closely interrelated, reminds me of complex relations between us and the universe around us. What is real, and what is only a reflected image?

Double Delight Rose

Size: 5 X 7 inches
Medium & Support: Watercolor on 140lb Langton Watercolor Paper

Yellow Iris

Size: ACEO (2.5 X 3.5 inches)
Medium & Support: Watercolor on 140lb Arches

I was lucky my visit to Royal Botanical Gardens in  Burlington coincided with a really fine weather and the Irises were in full bloom... in all their breathtaking glory... How could I resist painting them   :)

Blue Bearded Iris

Size: ACEO (2.5 X 3.5 inches)
Medium & Support: Watercolor on 140lb Arches

I had once read that the word iris means “rainbow”,  it was named after a  Greek Goddess who is considered the messenger of love and uses the rainbow to travel. In this  painting I have tried to capture the spirit of this beauty...the space and atmosphere around the flower ... and the  luminosity and softness of the petals ...

Hope you like it!

Red Iris

Size: ACEO (2.5 X 3.5 inches)
Medium &  Support: Watercolor on 140lb Arches

Rose - Royal Bonica

 I have 'discovered' so many gorgeous rose varieties in Toronto in the last couple of years. Despite our long cold winter, rose growers  in Canada remain strong and passionate about this king of flowers which can melt any woman's heart.

Size: ACEO (2.5 X 3.5 inches)
Medium & Support: Watercolor on 140lb Arches

Daffodil

Waking up after a long restful winter sleep...nature shows its glory through this sweet  little daffodil ...bathed in the dappled light coming in from a canopy of leaves....

Size: ACEO (2.5 X 3.5 inches)
Medium & Support: Watercolor on 140lb Arches

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Tulip

Spring is is a season of beautiful Tulips in Toronto and this one really glows with light and a promise of wonderful days ahead.

Size: ACEO (2.5 X 3.5 inches)
Medium & Support: Watercolor on 140lb Arches

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"Temptation" - Selected for Mississauga 34th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts Exhibition

"Temptation" - 10"x14" Watercolor on paper

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If you find the cantaloupe irresistible then you are not alone! My biggest complement for the painting came from a hungry little fly which had found its way in and kept trying to settle in on the painted cantaloupe. This proved to be the inspiration for the ladybug in the painting... See if you can find the tiny visitor!

This painting is now on exhibition in the Art Gallery Of Mississauga till Feb 25. I feel honored that it was among the 69 paintings selected out of a total of 206 as part of the 34th annual Juried Show of Fine Arts.

In this painting my goal has been to create an old world atmosphere of timeless beauty. The bronze vase reflects light falling from one corner of the room and the cracked walls complete the ambience. The ladybug brings balance in the composition, but she also tells the viewer that he has competition for the fruit guiding the viewer's attention towards the cantaloupe.