Abstracts by Indian artist Manisha Vedpathak

6 more new stretched canvases have arrived for my Reflection series. Have taken a break before I start with them. One more in this series is ready but I am not posting it as I have to do a little finishing touches. Have taken a break from it and did these two pieces. Didn't have any preconceived idea . Went on poring color and adding shapes, colors , forms and texture. And the outcome is here. Haven't given any title yet.

"Windows to the soul".......an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

A new painting. Totally enjoyed creating this piece especially

the eyes. I do believe that ours eyes are windows to our soul.

Hope you enjoy this painting. 

"Windows to the soul"

Acrylic on canvas, 12.6"x32.28"

Available

For more information contact

manishavedpathak@gmail.com

"Spread your wings".....An abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

Fresh from the easel.

"Spread your wings"

Acrylic on canvas,50x50 cms

Available

For information contact:

manishavedpathak@gmail.com

"Flow", abstract painting by Manisha Vedpathak

Every painting has a life, has a story to tell. I came across something called " notion of flow".
This is a state of heightened focus and immersion in activities like art, play and work. Well...in my case it is art.
Exact feelings I had when I started this painting. I got so immersed in painting. I was positively energized. There are times when I paint crazily for 2 hours and then sit back and do the finishing touches the next day. And then there are times when I want to be calm and quite and take 4/5 days to complete a painting , sometimes a week. I was in a state of flow when I began this painting. Yesterday evening I started and finished in two hours with some touch ups done here and there this morning. I have used color flow as well as my fingers to paint. Thoroughly enjoyed. Had ultimate experience of satisfaction.

"Flow", acrylic on canvas,29.9x29.9in

"Hounds of spring on winter's traces"....an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

"Hounds of spring on winter's traces"

An acrylic on canvas,20"x20"

This was an old canvas on which I had poured

some left over colors like purple ,blue,grey and white.

Normally I start any abstract without

any preconception or a specific imagination in 

mind...like a "no thought" step. But as I start applying

paint....pouring, splashing colors on the canvas,

it becomes more of a thoughtful process until there

is life in the painting.

But in the case of this abstract, I had inspiration from some 

of the photos I clicked in Czech Republic a few 

days back. The spring had just started but there were

still traces of winter. So I had a definite idea of what I 

wanted from this painting and here is the outcome.

                       I found this title on the internet which is

 actually a song composed by an American composer

 Alfred Reed in 1980 and was inspired by the poem

 “Atalanta in Calydon” by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

Though the poem expresses the youthfulness and innocence

of tender love.....I thought this title suits my painting, 

which shows the start of the spring with the traces of 

snow still seen  here and there.

Hope you all like this artwork!

"Kaleidoscopic"....An absract by Manisha Vedpathak

"Kaleidoscopic"

Acrylic on canvas,74"x50"

 

This is the last painting I did for the exhibition.

This is largest canvas I worked on until now and I

 thoroughly enjoyed it. It took me about a week to

 complete this piece including the time required to

 dry the color poured in the process.

This is how it started...

And here is the finished piece.

 

My paintings have reached. The images for the

catalog have reached. Just that there was a small

issue with the dpi of the jpeg(image) files. All the files

I sent were 72 dpi whereas they need 300 dpi in

order to get the best  printing quality for the catalog .

 

Though they were nice enough to compromise with the

same images, I thought of this as a good chance

to learn about resolution of image files.

 

So I searched for an online dpi converter and

changed all the 21 images to 300 dpi. In future, I

better check out the settings in my camera so that

I can take photos closer to 300dpi.

I believe this is one more area where I should improve

to be more organized. Well...I should have done

 this after the New York exhibition but then I got

so busy with my paintings that I didn't really bother

to look into this area.

 

“No matter how much experience you have, how many degrees you have, or how well known you have become — there is always something new to learn. Don’t rest on your past experiences. If you do nothing to improve your skills, you won’t stay where you are.”

― Laura Spencer

 

I now have to create an online portfolio. Might use www.wix.com

to create one. They have some cool templates which I liked.

 

I believe ,with the usage of vivid colors ,my art piece "Kaleidoscopic" ,will add personality

to your room while challenging the viewers anytime

they enter the room. Enjoy!

"Tribal dance"..... An African painting by Manisha Vedpathak

"Tribal dance"

Acrylic on canvas, 39"x39"

Dance is the life of the African.

 To the African, dance is a way of thinking,

living and communicating. They dance on

any occasion like festival, child birth,

marriage,funeral. They dance even when

 they are overjoyed. I feel that they have

 rhythm in their body.Every single person

can dance, I love to watch them dancing.

"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.

"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

Day3.....A finished work...An abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

I always find it difficult to title an art work when

it comes to a non-representational abstract.

This type of art does not have any fixed object

to associate with reality. But I believe it can make

the viewer feel happy/sad/angry without any concrete

reason.

As I was thinking of the title , I decided to play a

 fun game. I showed my painting to my driver, watchman,

the house helps , my daughter and asked them to tell

 me what they see in my painting. And here's what

I got ....a crocodile, some faces, a world map, ghosts????

clouds.

Would you like to be a part of this game? If yes, do

drop in a comment as to what you see in my painting.

And in my next post I will share my feelings when

I was creating this artwork.

 

 

To have your artwork appreciated by the viewer is a gratifying experience of having accomplished

something significant.

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"

"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.

 

"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.

Blaze ... An Abstract

When I started painting on this canvas, just like any other

abstract artist I didn't know my destination.I was not sure

of the outcome of this painting. It was just a scrap canvas

which was painted with black and grey stripes.I was

 then painting three big canvases.Somewhere in between these

paintings I poured some color on this scrap canvas and it lay

there till I finished 5 paintings.Then one fine morning I decided

to go with it and was happy with the result and decided to do

some more in same style. So here came the second.

And here is the third in the series.Decided to use shades

of red in this painting.

Blaze

Acrylic on canvas.

"Art is not what you see ,but to make others see."

-Edgar Degas

Joyous Celebration!! An Abstract painting

Joyous Celebration

An Acrylic on canvas, 100 cms * 100 cms

Was it a joyous celebration? Indeed I was in a

happy mood while I was doing this painting as

my daughter was coming home after 4 months

since she had joined an university in India.

It was a celebration of colours.I hope you all

like this colourful abstract.

Mystical Bison !!

Hi friends,I am not posting very often these days

as I am a bit busy getting ready for my first

 exhibition.I am exhibiting along with a senior

Ghanaian artist.I will be posting the invitation

card and details of the exhibition very soon.

Mystical Bison,Acrylic on canvas

There is an interesting story behind this painting.

I had this panel painted black for some reason

and white color spilled on it.Now..since it was

 looking really good so I tossed the panel up and

down to allow the color to flow.In the process

 I became so thrilled that started pouring colors

 one afteranother and this is what was created.When I

 thought that it was finished ,I sat back and started

thinking on what I have created.I found a shape

in it of a bison ...so  decided to name it Mystical

Bison.Let me know what my friends find in this.

Also do suggest some title accordingly.

This was the painting that was

commissioned for a factory back

 in 2009.

Experimental mood !!

Wanted to experiment this color

pouring technique for a long time.

So here's the outcome.

FLOW -I, Acrylic on canvas,

30*60 cms

FLOW-II , Acrylic on canvas,

30*60 cms

FLOW -III, Acrylic on canvas,

60*80 cms