"Rhythmic Flow"....Acrylic painting by Manisha Vedpathak

"Rhythmic Flow"

Acrylic on canvas,27.5"x50"

Back in 2011 I had done a Buddha painting 

in same abstract style.Here is that painting.

 I decided to experiment

the same with my freestyle shapes and figurative.

I have liked the outcome and would love to create

 few more in future.

Reworked artworks.....by Manisha Vedpathak

I like to go back to my old paintings and if I get any idea ,

I play with the artwork. Fortunately most of the time the

 outcome is good. Here are three of them and this is final.

now I don't think there is any chance to play around with these pieces.

"Melange"....An acrylic painting by Manisha Vedpathak

"Melange"

Acrylic on canvas,35"x35"

Melange is a French word for the mix of different

colors and shapes. This name was suggested by

 a friend on facebook. There are faces ,motifs that

are used in Ghana, the Adinkra symbols which are

very widely used for decoration as well as on textiles,

and also the silhouttes of  human figures in African

style.

"Game Over"...An abstract by contemporary artist Manisha Vedpathak

"Game Over"

Acrylic on canvas, 33"x59"

A tic tac toe game loved by kids, over geometrical background.

After taking my time to paint the geometrical shapes, which I

thoroughly enjoy, it was fun time to play with comb, knife and

 paint for texture, remembering the time spent in childhood

 playing tic tac toe.

 I thoroughly enjoyed this and I hope you do.

"Break Through",,,An abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

"Break Through"

An acrylic on canvas,35"x35"

I have signed at the back of this painting , enabling

the painting to be hung in any direction.

 I loved the way it looked so vibrant in my stairway.

"Tribal Beauty II"....Acrylic painting by Manisha Vedpathak

"Tribal Beauty II"

Acrylic on canvas,19"x32"

"Tribal Beauty"...Acrylic painting by Manisha Vedpathak

"Tribal Beauty"

Acrylic on canvas, 31"x31"

"Esprit"...An abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

"Esprit"

Acrylic on canvas, 31"x31"

There was a feeling of liveliness while painting this abstract.

Hope you enjoy!



Abstract Tulips by Manisha Vedpathak

I am not much into painting flowers.

This painting was a commission. Tried

to paint in my abstract style.

30x30 cms,

"Verve...the energy" , An abstract painting by Manisha Vedpathak

"Verve....the energy"

Acrylic on canvas, 24"X31"

I feel a lot of energy in this painting.

“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.”

-Aristotle

"Scattered"...An Abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

A day after I started this painting ,we got a bad news from India.

 One of my husband's college friend passed away due to cardiac

 attack. The news deeply disturbed us. This guy was so health

conscious and was very fit and was leading a nice happily married life.

But that's life I believe, which turns a somebody into nobody in a

fraction of seconds. I was not able to concentrate ,was thinking about

 the news ,was very upset. I wanted to throw out the emotional

negativity from my mind and in such a situation , meditation is a good solution.

 But I am not that kind of a person to relax your body and focus your mind.

So I preferred my way of meditation, and that is painting.

Whole time while painting I kept  struggling to remove the thing

bothering me, out of my mind. So I allowed my untamed mind to race

over all places on canvas and scatter. Thus the title "Scattered".

Work in progress....Day1....by Manisha Vedpathak

A new abstract on the way.

80X80 cms

"Rejuvenate", acrylic painting by Manisha Vedpathak

I had created two paintings in 2011 in a limited palette. Today when I was searching for an old painting these two cropped up. And then I hung them in my studio and stood back , thinking should I add more colors to it. It always happens to me. I try to create something which is of neutral value but in the end color wins. I want my paintings to be colorful . I believe clever combination of shapes and colors create lively thoughts and feelings. I am thankful to God for all the beautiful colors given to us. So here's the flash of colors. Enjoy!!

Acrylic on canvas,12"x24"

"Vakratunda"...An acrylic on canvas

"Vakratunda"

Acrylic on canvas,12"X18"



Small Format paintings

"Not all artists may be chess players, but all chess players are artists."

-Marcel Duchamp

"His Highness",Acrylic on canvas,8"x8"

"Her Highness",Acrylic on canvas,8"x8"

"Cavalier",Acrylic on canvas,8"x8"

"Bishop",Acrylic on canvas,8"x8"



"Untitled"...acrylic on canvas

Will be traveling tomorrow to India for 6 weeks.

Very eager to meet my daughters. Though its a

pretty busy schedule in India, will try to post occasionally.

This piece was just finished. I didn't think of the title.

 

 

"Untitled"

Acrylic on canvas,33.5"x27.5"

Wish you all a happy summer, see you soon.



"Up-to-the-minute"......An acrylic on canvas

"Up-to-the-minute"

An acrylic on canvas,38"x38"

 

I couldn't stop thinking of the painting I posted

in my previous post. I kept on adding ,giving

layers to the canvas, torturing it in all possible ways.

In the process ,I went through a lot of mixed emotions,

but didn't give up until I felt satisfied and complete

about this art work.

I hope you all like it. I changed the titled as I

have now given a new look to the "spill over".I

found this one interesting which is a synonym

 for: recently changed to appear modern.

Do drop in a few lines about how you feel about

the artwork. Believe me ,its rewarding to get

feedback from others.

 

"Spill Over"..An Abstract in acrylic on canvas

"Spill Over"

Acrylic on canvas

This is amongst those paintings which one feels unsatisfied

about.I am not able to think what more I want to do with this

piece. I think I will keep this aside till I am ready to add to this.

"Halfway"..An Abstract in acrylic on canvas

This one is silmilar to the one titled "Freedom"

"Halfway",35"x16"

"Burst"...An Abstract in acrylic on canvas!!

"Burst"

Acrylic on canvas,24"x31"

There was a painting which I did in 2011.

My apologies for the bad quality of the photo.

( I didn't know THEN, how to photograph an artwork :) )

There was a feeling of  incompleteness in this painting,

 but always had  a hesitation to try my hand on it, out

of the  fear that original may get spoiled.I had hung this

 painting in the hall which I always do with  some paintings,

which I feel  can be improved. The  reason  is ,looking at it

everyday gives me  ideas  for the next painting or I can

 keep guessing what I can add to that painting.

 This morning, I felt a sudden urge to add some colors

to this painting and then there was a burst of colors on it

 and thus the name.

Awwww...I so love this painting now. Do you?

I have thought of two titles for this painting which are related

to the making of it:

1)Urge

2)Burst

Though I have selected BURST which one do you suggest?

Don't just leave the page after reading,I would appreciate

 if you can drop a suggestion which will make me feel

connected to you all ,the readers of my blog.