"Life".....An abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

"Life"

Acrylic on canvas, 19.6"x19.6"

This morning I heard this line in one of the TV soaps. 

"Life is a journey...full of surprises" .

I am sure everybody will agree with this.

My painting also depicts Life. There are circles and there

are crossroads outside the circles. Every person goes through

this in life. There are crossroads ...some colorful, some black,

some hazy. There are many moments when you feel your life

is complete just like circles.

There is a mystery about the pearl string at the bottom of the painting.

The thing is ...A few months ago, I had started a painting which

had  this pearl string painted. Unfortunately I don't have the image

to show since I didn't like what I was creating. In the process while

reworking this canvas, I decided to keep the pearl string untouched.

 It does suit the painting. And I feel it also adds meaning to the painting.

According to me it depicts the happiest moment in the Life.

What is your opinion?



An abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

I had a fun filled busy weekend at the Annual Bazaar

organized by the International Women's Club of Ghana.

I am a member of the club and looked after the Kid's zone

in the Bazaar. For a change I enjoyed painting kid's faces

instead of canvas. I had started a painting last week. Finished it today.

I haven't thought of any title. Can any one suggest me one.

Acrylic on canvas, 40x40 cms



"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!

"Picturesque".....acrylic painting by Manisha Vedpathak

"Picturesque"

Acrylic on canvas, 27.5"x50"

 

 

"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.

"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.

"Threshold"...an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

"Threshold"

Acrylic on canvas,35"x35"

This is my first painting at the threshold of 2014.

"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"...Acrylic painting by Manisha Vedpathak

"Tribal Beauty"

Acrylic on canvas, 31"x31"

"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".

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"

"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.

 

"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.

"At Work"...An Acrylic painting

After coming from New York,did not paint for a long

time.This piece was started before I left to NYC.I managed

to finish this today.This is a very typical scene in the market

here in Ghana.

"At Work", Acrylic on canvas,34"X35"

"Sellers"...An acrylic painting on canvas

This is second in the same line as the abstract in my previous post.

Here is the abstract

And here is the finished piece.

"Sellers",Acrylic on canvas,27"X61"

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