Orange Medley

Pastel on paper 12" X 16"

Swirling Peel

Pastel on paper 5" X 7"

Terracotta lady

Pastel on paper 11" X 14"

Finally painted my favorite Terracotta vase! Every time I go to India, I definitely make a trip to the West Bengal emporium to pick up a few of these beautiful clay artifacts, made by the potters of rural Bengal.  Surely I'll make more of these soon. 

Pastel on papaer 5"X 7"

I also made this small study of a peeled orange for the above painting.

Orange Adventure

Pastel on La Carte paper 5" X 7"

In my previous painting I felt that I should have chosen a different color for the background. The color of the oil was the same as that of the background. Whenever I have such a feeling, I push myself to the other extreme. This time I chose the background color to be the complement of the subject. I feel much happier. :)

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