Still-lifes with brass, copper, wood and drapes

Pastel on paper,   18" X 10"

Pastel on paper,   8" X 10"

Pastel on paper,   11" x 14"

These are some more still-lifes  that I made recently. 

Ghoti

Pastel on paper,   11" x 14"

These are all old traditional household utensils commonly used by Indian people. The pot on the left, called "Ghoti" in Bengali,  holds a special sentiment in my heart because my grand father, used to drink water from it. He drank lots of water, and whenever he called me, I thought he would ask me to get him some water to drink. Mostly, I was right.  That was a long time back, but this ghoti always brings back such fond memories.

Copper Utencils

Pastel on paper,   11" x 14" 

I haven't been blogging for a while. In the mean time I painted a few still-lifes with different types of metals. This one is one of my favorites, an assortment of copper vessels. I got these utensils on my last trip to India, simply love them! I will upload the other paintings soon. Thanks for visiting my blog!

Tangy Trio

Pastel on La Carte paper 8" X 10"

This is a slightly larger still-life. I decided to add a couple of more abjects to my earlier composition. I am really enjoying painting these lovely vine-tomatoes, but I have to admit, in this painting it's the lemon that  steals the show!!

Tomato Fun

Pastel on La Carte paper 5" X 7"

I love the shape and color of these luscious vine-tomatoes. Just playing around a bit with the background and composition!

Copper and Tomato

Pastel on La Carte paper 5" X 7"

I am continuing with my small still-life study series. More to come!

Pitcher Pear and flowers - Still life

Pastel on La Carte paper 8" X 10"

Added a bit more depth to the previous composition by adding fabric and flowers.

Pitcher and Pears - Still life

Pastel on La Carte paper 8" X 10"

Back to Still-lifes! When I was in India, I took out my mom's old brass, bronze and copper  utensils and picked out the ones that looked interesting to do still-life paintings. Hopefully I will be able to make an interesting series with them! This is a copper pitcher and I decided to pair it up with pears to give it a nice contrast.