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A Blank Canvas .......

6/11/2014

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A  BLANK CANVAS                                    …

Did I say a few hours later I had my first painting???? At that  time it seemed like ages .

Have you ever sat in front of a blank canvas and gone BLANK !!!!! The canvas  stared back at me and seemed to mock me ---“come on ”, it taunted , “lets see the great artist at work , lets see the brushes fly over me , the paint going swish swish and a masterpiece ---who do you think you are –Michalangelo reincarnated ?? ”

A few minutes earlier there were hundred scenes going through my head –I knew what my finished painting was going to look like and now –when I looked at that new clean canvas my brain  had Stage Fright and went into a shut down

 I prayed for inspiration and silently cried out “Mama ”.

Mama must have heard my plea in the heavans ,because I felt my hand pick up a brush , dip into the little pile of acrylic paint and gently glide the umbers onto the blank canvas  and it  was blank no more .

After that I felt like a victor,  stronger and confident –I did not think a blank canvas could ever mock me again. I was very niave and still had to learn how wrong I was .

My painting gradually evolved with my mother in my mind ---I could sense  her presence ,even though I could not see her face . Still having her near, made me feel safe . I painted her hair , her eardrops , the brilliance  of the hibiscus flowers in she loved to wear in her hair. It was a fulfilling time .

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Mama ---acrylic on canvas 11x14 inches 

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sang
6/12/2014 01:02:26 am

Wow!

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Rati link
6/12/2014 11:20:00 pm

Thanks --Keep following it and share

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Madhu
7/1/2014 09:35:08 pm

This one evokes maa so perfectly. Love the colours and strokes. Clearly while you like to paint finer lines, these broader strokes are so evocative.

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Rati link
7/1/2014 11:52:47 pm

Thank you Madhu ---Yes I do like painting this way --this was my style and it is spontaneous and I may go back to it once I have mastered the Academic way ..
Keep following my occasional blog

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