Mediocre colours

Experiment: Moonlight Sailing - series

2009-10-26T01:41:00.000-07:00

Experiment: moonlight sailing; 22"x30"; oil on canvas.

jellyfish

2009-10-26T01:12:00.000-07:00

Jellyfish, 20”x28”, Oil on Canvas: Sometime last year I had a fascination with jellyfish.

The Orange House

2009-10-15T22:01:00.000-07:00

The orange house - oil pastel and water colour on paper, Artist: Maleeka 'Mal' Saleem

Hot air baloon

2009-10-15T21:51:00.000-07:00

Hot air baloon, oil pastel on paper, Artist: Maleeka 'Mal' Saleem, (my wife's talented and very lovely 6 year old cousin)

Experiment: Moonlight Sailing

2009-06-02T19:14:00.001-07:00

Experiment: moonlight sailing; 18"x24"; oil on canvas.

Maldives 2100

2009-04-13T01:37:00.000-07:00

Maldives 2100, 20”x28”, Oil on Canvas: IPCC’s projection of a 60 cm rise in sea level is a reality – and hence, a blazing hot sun; a dhoni asunder; a lone ghastly fisherman; a shark bleeding profusely and drowning; and of course, the proliferation of jellyfish and algae are all a part of everyday life. This is a small experiment I did a year ago. The idea isnt very original as I borrowed heavily from various sources.

Masmaarukeytu

2009-04-05T22:26:00.001-07:00

Masmaarukeytu, 30”x20”, Oil on Canvas – another experiment with vermilion, crimson, scarlet, fire brick and dark scarlet.

Raiyvilla tahku therey

2009-03-31T23:30:00.000-07:00

Raiyvilla thaku therey, 28"x40", Oil on Canvas - For the last 6 months I've been wanting to add some finishing strokes to the sea. I think it looks more like a barren wasteland than sea.

Chrysanthemariyabu

2009-03-31T01:31:00.001-07:00

Chrysanthemariyabu, 18”x24, Oil on Canvas – I wanted to paint a red chrysanthemum. The result is not what I had in mind --- and so the title ‘Chrysanthemariyabu’. :-)

Rankamanaa Madukollaa

2009-03-31T01:00:00.000-07:00

Rankamanaa Madukollaa, 18”x20”, Oil on Canvas - Amir says this looks too 'clean' - ie colours do not blend together. I agree. By the way, art, says Amir, is ‘anything and everything’. To him there is no such thing as ‘bad art’ ;-)

Haruge Ablaze

2009-03-31T00:43:00.000-07:00

Haruge Ablaze, 18"x24", Oil on Canvas - I'm happy with the Haruge, Dhoni and the inferno. But I couldnt quite get the figure right...For him to have a right leg like that he has to have an unusually long femur :-)

Bovage Birthday

2009-03-30T23:21:00.000-07:00

Bovage Birthday, 18"x24", Oil on Canvas - Bova had a lovely Birthday last year! ;-)

Purple Habrour

2009-03-30T07:35:00.000-07:00

Purple Harbour, 20"x28", Oil on Canvas, - two things I didn’t like about this. (a) I couldn’t get the colors the way I wanted. (b) I failed with the perspective…couldn’t get the depth I wanted. So, ‘Purple Harbours’ fate was also …the bin :-)

Gulzaarugaa naya magey...

2009-03-30T07:06:00.000-07:00

Gulzaaruga Naya Magey, 18"x24", Oil on Canvas …the bold brush strokes didn’t quite come out the way I wanted to. So discarded this canvas about a year ago.