Pastel Creations

Abstracts / Textures & Portraits: Jewelry by Usha

2010-05-07T14:30:00.000-05:00

Abstracts / Textures & Portraits: Jewelry by Usha

Relaxation - Figure painting.

2009-12-13T21:16:00.001-06:00

Relaxation - Figure painting on 18" x 24" Canvas, pleasing colors, wet on wet painting.

I am so pleased with this painting. Going back to figures is like getting back to my own field!

ID: 20055

Medium: Acrylics

Size: 18" x 24"

Price: $ 350.00

My Abstracts and textures blog

2009-09-18T18:19:00.003-05:00

I have started a new blog for my Abstract paintings.
I am loving this style. More freedom! colors! play! Please add your comments.

http://abstractextures.blogspot.com

Latest portrait

2009-06-01T07:32:00.006-05:00

My latest portrait I have been working on. Done on a 16" x 20" Canvas panel.

Commission portrait

2009-05-10T22:15:00.002-05:00

A commission piece, Oil on 16" x 20" canvas panel.

portrait

2009-05-10T22:13:00.001-05:00

This is another portrait I worked on lately on 8" x 10" canvas

Promotional Sale!

2009-05-01T09:14:00.005-05:00

Special promotional discount: 25% off on commissions placed before Fathers day June 21st.
Commissions like free spirit will be done on 9" x 12" canvas panel board. The background will not have any detail work.
Please contact me for any further details.

Brass vase -Still Life

2009-04-27T07:59:00.004-05:00

A still life in 8" x 10" on canvas panel.
Price: $95.00

Studying GENTILESCHI Orazio's Lute Player.jpg

2009-04-27T07:53:00.004-05:00

Worked on this Gentileschi's lute player painting. Since i saw this painting at the art gallery in Washington DC, I fell in love with his work. I worked on this portrait with the picture I have taken there. The colors are bright than what we see on the net.

Details of the painting

2008-06-17T07:16:00.002-05:00

Update

2008-06-15T20:43:00.003-05:00

I am calling it as done. Not too happy with the carpetdesign, but in the limited time this is all I was able to.

Overall I am happy the way it turned out.

Update

2008-06-12T21:47:00.002-05:00

After 3hours of work this is how the painting looks. Still have to tone some colors down and glaze some.

Update

2008-06-09T06:32:00.002-05:00

I know it is not a easy painting. The carpet design

is a tough one to do! I had hard time to work on this carpet.I love it so far, the dress of mother turned out silky as I wanted. I havent touched the girls dress yet. Just needs few highlights.

Studying Old Masters William Bouguereau

2008-06-02T07:17:00.004-05:00

I am all excited to work on this study of old masters William Bouguereau . He is one of my favourite artists. This is the first stage of the painting and I am happy so far. I still have a long way to complete. In this first stage, I normally lay my colors to check and make sure I am happy with the tonal values. In my next step I will look for the cool and warm shadows and the details.

Portrait of a Bride

2008-05-29T20:09:00.004-05:00

A charming bride in her wedding dress with beautifully carved jewellery.

Oil on canvas on 16" x 20"

Shadows

2008-05-15T21:56:00.021-05:00

Charcoal sketch on a 10.5" x 3" Bristol paper.

Price: $39.00

Love birds!

2008-05-11T14:55:00.015-05:00

After a long gap I got a chance to work on a pastel painting Macaw's.
These love birds are done on a acid free sued mat board, and different brands of pastels.
Size: 14" x 17"
Price: $150.00

Pencil sketch

2008-05-01T22:16:00.004-05:00

Finally had some time to sketch. I have been planing to paint a horse for a long time, ended up as a pencil sketch.

Model

2008-03-30T18:39:00.002-05:00

This is a model we sketched last week. I worked on this sketch while the model is posing, in about 1/2 hour.

This one was done from a photograph later.

Morning mail

2008-03-27T14:05:00.005-05:00

Oil painting on a canvas pad.
Size: 7" x 8.5"
Price: $75.00
E mail me for further info.

Water lily

2008-03-17T07:12:00.005-05:00

Water lily on a 11" x 9" sued mat board.
Price: 120.00

Model

2008-03-14T14:21:00.004-05:00

After a long break, I took some time just to paint. I am so happy and excited to get to paint again. All these days I felt like a part of me is missing.
A model in pastels, on a 10'x 12" sued mat board.
Contact me if you are interested to buy.
Thanks.

Portrait / sketch

2008-02-17T18:16:00.004-06:00

This is a sketch I worked on recent. A nice photograph with good enough tonal values. Thanks for looking.

A study

2008-02-15T08:02:00.005-06:00

I have been studying some masters works and also 'Conte' sketching. This is one of my first study I worked on a parchment paper to give a aged look. I will not use it for sketching any more.
8" x 10" conte sketch

With frame: $ 150.00
This is a very heavy frame. If you are interested, shipping price will be according to the exact charges of USPS. Contact me for further details.

Model

2008-02-02T07:34:00.000-06:00

Medium: Porcelain Tile
Size: 8" x 10"
This is one of the paintings I did from a photograph. A wonderful friend of mine, a professional photographer took these pictures for me to paint. The model, a beautiful young lady, one of my friend's grand daughter (Katy), and now she is on MAKE ME A SUPER MODEL CONTEST on 'Bravo TV'. Don't miss to watch the contest and Please vote for her.

Another pastel portrait

2007-10-28T19:21:00.000-05:00

A pastel portrait on sued mat. This is a beautiful girl with her sweet mood. Who ever captured this pose, they got it in the right moment! A wonderful project to work with.

Pastel on sued mat, 10" x 13"

Still life

2007-10-12T12:42:00.002-05:00

Still life in oil on gallery wrapped canvas. No frame necessary.
Size: 14" x 14"
Price: $250.00 - Sold

Auburn tiger

2007-10-12T11:02:00.001-05:00

Prints on canvas available.
Contact Fine art America

Auburn Tiger

2007-10-12T10:23:00.001-05:00

An original 12"x 40" Acrylic painting on Gallery wrapped canvas. No frame required.
Price: $ 800.00

update.

2007-10-11T11:32:00.000-05:00

I felt it needs some thing else. So I added the drapes.

Private moments

2007-10-10T14:12:00.001-05:00

Figure painting in pastels.
Size 9" x 12"
Canson pastel paper
Price: $ 75.00

Daffodil girl

2007-10-06T18:21:00.000-05:00

I have taken a week vacation so that I can paint. I missed my painting all these days.
Ok, This is a pastel painting of a beautiful young girl who had a good time picking up Daffodils.
Pastels on 9" x 12" Canson pastel paper. Contact me if you are interested in commissioning a portrait.

Old Masters, study

2007-10-06T07:07:00.000-05:00

This is one of my porcelain paintings when I am studying the great masters works. I have a fascination for the old masters works. One of my favorite painting is Madonna of the Chair, by artist Raphael. I was amazed by the finished work, even though it took several firings to get the effects of an antique look and the colors. The client from Georgia, who bought this painting was so happy and said "you painted this just for me," as she has been collecting the old masters works / reproductions.
12" x 12" porcelain tile.
Sold

Red hair lady

2007-09-18T19:45:00.001-05:00

A beautiful lady with gorgeous hair! This is one of my favorites. I liked her hair and I couldn’t resist asking. So finally I asked her if I can take her picture. She is sweet enough, did not hesitate when I asked her. Here is the finished painting! I really enjoyed painting this in a couple of days.

Also Lacarte pastel paper works real well for detail work. I like this paper.

Silver shadows

2007-09-13T17:07:00.000-05:00

I found these old silverware hidden in a box. The lighting made it look very interesting. So these silverware become my subject for the day. Enjoy.
Size: 8" x 10" on Canson pastel paper.
Price: $75.00

Lemons and silk

2007-09-06T17:04:00.000-05:00

I like painting silk, and this is my pastel painting on my day off from work.
On 9" x 11" La carte board.

Memories!

2007-08-30T15:56:00.000-05:00

Just a little more color on my day off. I reworked on this, since I am not completely happy the way it looked on the internet.
Thanks for browsing.

Sweet memories!

2007-08-26T19:56:00.000-05:00

Pastel painting on 9" x 12" on color fix pastel paper.
Price: $ 150.00

After party!

2007-08-21T18:57:00.001-05:00

After party! I like painting vine glasses! I like to show the transparency of the subject.
Oil on 9" x 12" canvas panel.
Buy this original painting by pay pal.
Price: $75.00 SOLD

Porcelain clock

2007-08-19T08:02:00.000-05:00

This is a one of a kind, original painting done on a 9 1/2" round porcelain plate. Perfect for a gift! This painting has been fired to a high temperature to make the colors permanent.
Thanks for looking.
Price: $75.00

Figure painting

2007-08-02T20:43:00.000-05:00

Pastels on water color paper. Size 8" x 6" unframed.
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Wine glass

2007-07-29T11:26:00.000-05:00

I am so happy that I was able to complete this painting today. This is one of the best picture among may be about 15 to 20 shots. I like it.
Pastel on 9" x 12" wallis sanded paper, unframed.
Buy this original painting today!

Wine glass

2007-07-27T06:28:00.001-05:00

Work in progress. My next pastel work with my favorite subject cherry's and wine glass. Some how I like painting cherry's. May be I can work on the rest of it on Sunday, my next day off.

Triplet

2007-07-22T12:36:00.000-05:00

These are some of my collections for porcelain paintings. I liked these three as a group for my painting. Here is my weekend's work.
Pastel on wallis 9"x 12" sanded paper.
Buy this original painting with paypal.
Price: $75.00

Paintings

2007-07-19T14:58:00.000-05:00

My recent visit to the art museum in Birmingham, is exciting! I love the great masters paintings and the richness of those works.
This is a painting from one of my pictures taken at the Museum.
Oil painting on 11" x14" artist canvas panel.
Buy this painting with Paypal.
Price: $ 125.00

The dream 2

2007-07-13T09:09:00.000-05:00

The same picture I worked with a different colors and style.
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Price: $75.00

The dream

2007-07-10T18:26:00.000-05:00

The dream was so good and real! I don't want to come out of it yet! Oh! Not yet! Hope I can go back to sleep and dream! Oh! no, I can't be late for work!

Oil on Artist Canvas panel, 8" x 10" SOLD

A street scene

2007-07-08T17:52:00.000-05:00

A casual scene on a rainy day is my subject.
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Price: $75.00

Still life

2007-07-07T06:49:00.001-05:00

Still life painting, Oil on Canvas, 16"x20"
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Contact artist for details.

Ballerina

2007-07-04T17:36:00.000-05:00

The dance of swan! 9"x12" pastel on Wallis paper. Unframed.
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Price: $75.00

Commission work in Oils

2007-06-30T06:36:00.000-05:00

This is my latest Oil portrait commission work I have been working on. Still have few more touch ups to do. Thought I will share this here. NFS.

Magnolia on a sunny day

2007-06-28T08:57:00.000-05:00

This is a pastel painting from a picture I captured at Callaway Gardens. I liked the sunshine on the leaves and the shine through the leaves. Turned out to be a nice subject for my painting. Medium: Pastels on Canson pastel paper, 9"x12".

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Price: $75.00 SOLD

Opps!

2007-06-24T17:05:00.000-05:00

When I tried to get some eggs from the refrigerator, one slipped from my hand, I was able to save it in a plate. That has become the subject for my painting today.

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Price: $75.00

Victorian girl

2007-06-23T20:50:00.000-05:00

I love painting faces and this is a commission work.

Romanticism

2007-06-20T07:39:00.000-05:00

This painting is my favorite. I like painting metallic colors and this one turnout pretty romantic.
If you are interested in this painting contact me. This one is custom framed with two mats.
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Romance

2007-06-17T07:53:00.000-05:00

This is a gift from my daughter and son-in-law for mother’s day. It is precious to me. I want to preserve this precious one, so here it is.

On Art spectrum color fix, sanded paper 9” x 12”

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Cherry's still life

2007-06-14T13:26:00.000-05:00

Another Still life subject. 9" x 12" Art spectrum color fix paper.Buy this original painting with Paypal.

Romanticism II

2007-06-11T21:23:00.000-05:00

A lovely and delicate set up of rose with pearls. 9"x12" Canson pastel paper.
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Slide show

2007-06-10T14:22:00.000-05:00

twins

2007-06-08T19:35:00.000-05:00

A still life on Canson 9"x12" paper.

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Price: $ 35.00USD

Color play

2007-06-05T18:29:00.001-05:00

Latest pastel work on 9"x 12" Canson paper. As I love to do faces, I loved this color reflection on her face. I noticed this reflection on her face in a restaurant. It is not an easy one.

Veena

2007-06-03T17:15:00.000-05:00

This is another portrait I worked. The sunshine on her face and the shadows are difficult, but I am satisfied the way it turned out. This is done on a 8"x 10" sued mat board, pastel medium.

Red Wine

2007-06-01T17:21:00.000-05:00

A still life painting set it up with all reds in the background. It is amazing how vibrant the pastel colors will show! Real pleased. Done on wallis sanded paper 10" x 12 ".

Ballerina in pastel

2007-05-31T08:24:00.000-05:00

2007-05-30T20:51:00.000-05:00

Loose strokes - Portrait

This is done with a model and quite happy the way it turned out.

portrait of a girl

2007-05-20T18:11:00.000-05:00

My daughter

2007-05-12T19:26:00.001-05:00

I had real trouble painting this picture. The colors and the tilted face is tricky. I tried different techniques to make it look good. Finally, I am happy the way it turned out.

My daughter

2007-05-11T17:55:00.000-05:00

Next stage

My daughter

2007-05-10T17:36:00.000-05:00

This is how it is with couple of hours and two days work.

My daughter

2007-05-09T17:51:00.000-05:00

Started working on a new pastel portrait. I am trying a new technique on this. I layered the pastel colors first and I used turpentine and blended the colors so that the background will be easy to work with. The picture she has is a very difficult background color with all reds. Her face has a lot of reds on it too.

Loose strokes4

2007-05-04T18:12:00.000-05:00

Tea!

2007-04-23T18:10:00.000-05:00

loose strokes3

2007-04-19T18:08:00.000-05:00

loose strokes2

2007-04-15T18:06:00.000-05:00

Loose strokes1

2007-04-10T19:46:00.000-05:00

Still life

2007-04-08T22:06:00.000-05:00

Another loose strokes painting in pastels.

Loose strokes

2007-03-28T22:05:00.000-05:00

Just a few minutes strokes. Loose pastel strokes.

colors

2007-03-18T22:04:00.000-05:00

Just plying with colors.

Pewter and onions

2007-03-15T21:56:00.000-05:00

pewter and onions still life on 8.5"x11 pastel paper.

Cute!

2007-03-13T21:54:00.000-05:00

This is a portrait of my colleague's son. I really enjoyed working on his portrait. 8.5"x11" pastel

Kitty, kitty

2007-03-09T20:50:00.000-06:00

This is my sons kitty. She is a cute fur ball with green eyes. Hard to resist.

Commission work

2007-03-07T15:21:00.000-06:00

This is a commission of two young boys in pastel medium. Painting portraits from photos is always challenging, but challenge is always good for improvement! I am pleased how this is coming. I am finally in love with this painting. I love the colors and the details in each person.

2007-03-05T09:45:00.000-06:00

Latest.

Work in progress

2007-03-03T10:27:00.000-06:00

Started working on this commission today.

My new work

2007-03-01T16:38:00.000-06:00