Glass Paintings

          Here are some of the glass paintings I made. Some are candle holders and other are vases. Just thought of sharing the pics.

           

                This was a very beautiful candle holder. This is the first one I made after coming to the USA. Unfortunately, it broke (wail).

             

                 This is a plain vase I found unused at my sister-in-law's place. And, I turned it this way. I simply love the way this vase helped in making a beautiful design.

                Mmmm.. this is the one that I did on a beautiful bottle. Right from the time I started drawing, as a child, I loved to draw this kind of  'girl with a pot' pictures. I went with the same using glass paints on this bottle. It's looking quite good. But, there is still a lot left to finish this one. I hope to finish it some day.
 

                These are the candle holders I 'wanted to' paint for Diwali this year. But I could do them only a few months later. Here are some more pictures of the same ones.

 

             The next picture is of a vase-brush-comb holder trio. I had hard luck finding this trio that matches my shower curtain. So I moved on with glass painting. 

               With a little effort and time, I feel that I got some unique pieces in my home :)

My latest Crush-'Fipu'

         No no, not a person! It's my food processor. Yes, it's Cusinart's Prep 7, 7 cup food processor I bought for thanksgiving. Here it is, cute and beautiful :)

         This was one of the early bird specials at Kohl's for Thanksgiving sale. We ran off to Kohl's at 11.45 PM since the store was about to open at 12 AM. And, there would be little chance to get this one, late in the morning, as it was on a huge sale. We waited in the queue to get into the store. It was quite an experience since it was the first time we ever went shopping for thanksgiving, in the midnight. Somehow, I got one for myself. I never planned to buy this, but bought at the suggestion of a friend. He told that it is good for making Chapati dough. As chapati is something we eat most of the times at home, using some ready-to-use chapatis, which have hell lot of oil, is scary. And making dough with hand makes me cry. So, I thought I can give it a try. And, now, I can't tell how much I love my 'Fipu'. Hahha.. yeah I named it so. I just give it some flour and water. It gives me soft and smooth dough in just 1-2 minutes, which is incredible compared to 30 mins of preparing it with hand. OMG, I am loving it more and more, day by day. I have had several 'not so good' experiences with many kinds of doughs. I am sure this one is going to be of great help for all those in the future. Long live my 'Fipu'.

Experiments with Canvas

        Painting or drawing is something other than singing that makes me happy. May be, I started drawing when I was 8. After all these years, a few months ago, I tried painting on canvas for the first time. Since acrylics are easier to deal with, compared to oil paintings, I decided to go with acrylics on canvas. Here are some of my paintings.

 

           'Gam Ganapathi' - This is the first of all. Lord Ganesh. As it was the first time I was trying on canvas, I wanted to keep it very simple. So, I chose this comparatively easier picture of Lord Ganesh. This, however, found its way to a friend's place!

          'RadhaKrishnulu' - with Bapu's inspiration. I was always a fan of Bapu's paintings. This was one of the paintings in a Bapu's collection that was printed as a book called 'Harivillu'. My mom bought this for me during my Undergrad. I definitely struggled with this painting. I think it's kind of okay though!

         'Gorgeous Gals' - This is a painting that I took inspiration from a picture I found on the internet. I really worked very hard on this one, to generate the colors. Since this is a grouped canvas art, and it also had connectivity between one board and the other, it was quite a big project to hang it on the wall. It was a project for Shiva though, wink! He somehow struggled to fix them in place. And these 4 Gorgeous Gals, now hang gracefully on a wall in my home.

           
         'Swastika' - This one, I painted as a gift for my sister-in-law. I wanted to show a little of Indian culture, mainly Hinduism though. I chose Swastik since it is used mainly to denote good luck. So, I went with using Swastik. This is also a grouped art, that has connectivity among the boards.

          

         'Life' - This one, I really consider as one of the best paintings till now. And, this was done by Shiva and me, together! I was attracted to frame art recently. So, I decided to go with some frame art for our dining room wall. I went to the craft store looking for some beautiful frames. But, could never get one, since they were obviously out of my budget. Fortunately, I found a plain white frame for just 5 bucks, and I instantly took it. And I wanted to go with two 11x14 canvases for this one. We spray painted the frame black, and decorated with Ruby Gems and Gold paint. We chose a random art for the canvases, and painted it with acrylics. Initially I planned to stick the two canvases with just the frame around. But it was Shiva's idea to use the red board and stick the canvases on it. I think it's an awesome idea. This is our favorite painting till now.

           

            Shiva was the one who helped me a lot by encouraging and giving opinions on the colors and the paintings. He never let me compromise on colors. So, I must say, he contributed a lot to these. I dedicate all these paintings to him -- Shiva!!!

To Shiva... With Love.. Tyu!