milind mulick paintings

2010-03-05T00:27:00.000-08:00

teen khidkiyon..!

2010-01-24T01:29:00.000-08:00

walk

2009-12-30T08:26:00.000-08:00

Wish you a Happy n all New Year

Sound o Music

2009-12-13T03:04:00.000-08:00

ok ,I have not been posting regularly here ,Im more on fb these days.I dont know the net has its own way of guiding us.websites then blogs and now 2.0 stuff etc.but certainly more n more unlikely people are getting connected...
anyway..
this was again one o our open canvas event.

Walk ,dont Run..

2009-11-02T09:43:00.000-08:00

Lush

2009-10-25T11:19:00.000-07:00

Quick Impression

2009-10-23T08:27:00.000-07:00

This is from memory,It was a long drive down to Malwan.Enjoyed a short holiday with kids on the beach ,snorkeling and boat rides.Probably next time I will be able to paint.

Another Open Canvas..

2009-10-12T11:15:00.000-07:00

Open canvas is what we call our this activity.There was live music going on .Derek Julian improvising on his guitar and we six artists painted six canvases enjoying his music.
The idea is ..I had a very uncertain image of what I wanted to do and as the music started I want to let the music dictate the colors and strokes..on the other hand Derek was improvising looking at the canvas being painted.It wasn't meant to find any parallel between the two mediums but to just get inspired by each other. As for me it was Euphoria defined..

column House

2009-10-08T09:29:00.000-07:00

Transparent body and opaque topping..sometimes works.

open canvas

2009-10-04T07:11:00.000-07:00

the Red

2009-09-26T09:06:00.000-07:00

I fiddled with a "crop" from an old photo in photoshop.
Saturation level increased to extreme right and
whoosh...it is Andy Warhol effect. is it not..

Me

2009-09-16T08:35:00.000-07:00

quick and the bold..

Mendh-pal

2009-09-14T09:39:00.000-07:00

Something on the head..soon I will be posting my SP with something on head.
Pl. check the self portrait global love in blog started by David
http://spgloballovein.blogspot.com/
for new SP's with headgear by many painters around the world , this week.
Artists, send it soon if you have not already..

Bike

2009-09-04T10:39:00.000-07:00

this was parked in the courtyard of a building .you can see one tree still standing in between the 4 concrete walls constraining it from 4 sides.
A little shower makes a huge difference..in fact all the difference.
My studio is up there in the same building

Coffeeday

2009-08-28T08:03:00.000-07:00

What am I trying to do here,what is my focus and the visual statement..a desire to paint loose and abstract..pleasing large audience..painting light......coffee.. or..just shutpnpaint..

Sunset

2009-08-25T08:53:00.000-07:00

I don't usually paint sunsets,whenever I tried somehow painting looks too melodramatic for my liking .This one mix media ,I am quiet happy with the look..what say..

examination point

2009-08-20T23:39:00.000-07:00

we usually have our last day session of my workshop at this spot.A nice corner opp University building ,lot of us can sit together and paint.This is usually the outdoor session of my watercolor course and I insist students to work without looking at what I am doing.a sort of exam for them
coincidentally the building we paint happens to be a corner of exam department of Univ.
the paper used here is montval which is bad, slippery paper made for watercolor.the bad paper sometimes challenges to bring the better in you.

Deserted or peaceful

2009-08-17T23:25:00.000-07:00

Manali Roofs

2009-08-11T09:09:00.000-07:00

"faithfulness in emotional life and consistency in a life of an intellectual is one and the same thing
a confession of failure."
Oscar Wild character Lord Henry says something like this. A consistently great quality and wins can be a management virtues but in art you have to be a "loos"er from time to time to go further..

Villege n Nasik

2009-08-05T02:36:00.000-07:00

Almost a travel back in time.It is going to be more and more "not" possible to see anything like this.
Though I have painted this one in my usual style I have very carefully added lots of details like tiled roof(you can even count them)bricks and little stones on the ground.
Details is a tricky thing..they can damage more than contribute, many a times.
Yet I believe as long as the tonal mass is not disturbed they can add up as texture ind interest..

Behinde Taj

2009-08-01T11:16:00.000-07:00

painted in three colors as you see the three awnings in red ,yellow and blue.
the rest part is all neutrals mixed these three. a good harmony ,is it not..

SP remembering M C Escher

2009-07-24T10:04:00.000-07:00

had fun doing this ..may be this can become a new SP global challenge..those interested in Escher check http://www.mcescher.com/

another study

2009-07-21T10:10:00.000-07:00

some one long back said In every artist's studio you will find studies are often better than finished paintings .sadly true or not but sometimes if we are too happy with the study we never want to do a finished painting

digging some past

2009-07-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

this is rather an old sketch done on the spot.digging some old stuff to remind myself. outdoor sketching is good fun,need not aim for a painting all the time..

Cartoon man

2009-07-10T11:14:00.000-07:00

Painted from a photo from Rajastan a friend of mine had clicked.The man in the picture ,I am sure is very learned and wise but somehow his very long face and look made me call him a cartoon man.
the paper used was HP and so smooth that my brush would almost slip on it.on the other hand this slippery challenge made me to be on my tows.I am happy .
S.P. was good challenge..now I enjoy painting faces even more...portrait ..no big deal.

Corridor painted

2009-07-07T10:59:00.000-07:00

this is an acrylic version of one of my old fav. watercolor which hung at AWS.

this..guy in the mirror

2009-06-29T11:11:00.000-07:00

these are relatively better attempts..
I had tough time painting this one as my model was too unstable.He constantly kept looking up and down ,moving his head to and fro not to mention squinting his eyes.
my wife did not say"He looks almost but not quiet unlike me".In fact she agreed he looks quiet familiar,..confused and lost.
hats off to those who have painted "him" more successfully.(him?..who..oh him)
Please check many other paintings at "Self Portrait Global Love In" at http://spgloballovein.blogspot.com/

PROGRSS

2009-06-28T07:46:00.000-07:00

this one is relatively and old painting called"progress".guess we have progressed even further by now.

architexture

2009-06-22T09:05:00.000-07:00

Not really so much texture to be called so but I am trying to create some shapes of color and patterns of architecture. not sure as yet whether complete but for the time being.. yes

Happy accident

2009-06-17T10:07:00.000-07:00

you know what I mean..

just trees..?

2009-06-09T07:56:00.000-07:00

Being mostly the urban stuck,I am more of an architectural landscape ,city scape artist.

I was a bit unsure about the sucess of these two attempts. wondering either there is no object as such to paint or just one tree as an object..?on the other hand a painting is all about shapes color and tone and finding beauty of pattern and a feeling that it can generate.

believe these two are not bad..

PANHALA EUPHORIA

2009-06-01T08:11:00.000-07:00

Had a great plien(chk spelling) air watercolor workshop recently at "Panhala". Theplace,the weather and light was just perfect. Once again there was a revelation that nothing in the world is better than painting plien air. We had a wonderful crowd of young minds, enjoyed full day painting sessions, food as well as after hour sessions. Amidst the nature and the enthusiasm of crowd can be summed up in a feeling which can easily be called euphoria

tekadi path

2009-05-27T22:44:00.000-07:00

20"x22" mix media,the support is the paper called as duplex board around here has a grey surface.
after initial washes of grass and kind of foliedge I carefully did the tree branches.
the last part was painting the sky in between the branches with thick opaque blue pinkyellows.
why did i paint the branches first and then the sky in between filling negtive areas?

jyotiba again

2009-05-13T04:42:00.001-07:00

here's acrylic version of this man I had painted in watercolor long back.check my old posts.
here mdf panel thinly white gessoed not to loose the entire absorbency.
as for myself I am thrilled with bold and raw brushstuff...I am preparing for self face paint off.
all you pl. check David's blog http://davidlobenberg.blogspot.com/2009/05/ahoy-all-artist-wh-would-like-to.html

wai-wada,"door" for sale

2009-05-06T11:48:00.000-07:00

another one on mdf.

Indeed a door and a wiindow of old Maharashtrian wada is a wonderful subject..i love painting doors and a windows..yet..around here the subject is little too popular these days and becoming kind o clitche.

but why should i worry because the subj. is clitche, if i love to paint it..

But there is always a tiny thought ,this could be more salable..??...who cares...

i call it" door" for sale and paint it happily.

almost gray

2009-05-01T01:24:00.000-07:00

another one on mdf board ..we are always learning.sometimes more we know less spontenious can we be..the learning curve keeps going more and more vertical with more chances to slide downwards..

orange door

2009-04-22T10:05:00.000-07:00

this was done on a untreated mdp panel in acrylic mixed with some oil pastels now and then.
I like the absorbency of the untrated panel.later one has to treat it with varnish all six sides not to let it go fibers.
today I am thinking why do we keep on painting and go on creating pile of..

Shaniwar peth 10 a.m.

2009-04-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

this is a scene which I used to see almost evrery day on my way to studio few years back,I have painted here sitting in a car.this one is from a photo shot long back.the road is no more or never as empty as i have shown.

blue bike

2009-04-13T10:40:00.000-07:00

not the 33rd but probably fouth or fifth version of the same bike parked in the same position against the same wall.

Kadi Locked

2009-04-08T10:39:00.000-07:00

Why dont some people do not like closed doors and more the locked ones..I love this subject

pani baya

2009-04-02T10:10:00.000-07:00

hard working women always retain good shape...what say you..

Murud House

2009-03-29T03:30:00.000-07:00

This must be 33rd attempt of this particular spot. Don’t get surprised, I always do 2-3 attempts of most paintings .this one i do as a demo in my watercolor course to illustrate direct approach as well as various color and light relations. Fortunately I can still amuse myself by trying something new in that each time.

Ice break

2009-03-24T09:20:00.000-07:00

i do amuse myself now and then...any one who can guess correctly how this is done will get a prize ..on april first.

3 girls on FC college road in rain

2009-03-21T09:57:00.000-07:00

obviously you can see 3 girls..you can see thay are on the road..you can see it is raining
but for those who dont know the road is FC college road.FC stands for Fergussion College yet not many people call it FC road but FC college road.
Full sheet watrecolor and had to hold my breath controling wet in wet effects..like it?

Moodyscape

2009-03-18T07:38:00.000-07:00

Mood and atmosphere in landscape is always assiciated with quality of light painted.
Early morning or evening shots with misty or foggy look with most objlects againt light create a drama of light and we tend to call it mood in the atmosphere.on the other hand wonderful landscapes or busy colorful streetscapes in crystal clear whether or strong sunshine hve differnt mood.they are not as often praised as mood carrying ones.my argument is "mood" is not just against light ,misty atmospheric perspective.anyway..
here is one of my "mood"scape.

Wai cross

2009-03-15T10:56:00.000-07:00

watercolor for a change on my blog where i 've been mostly uploading acrylic stuff lately.
Arches is really the best watercolor paper available today.It can retain your washes wonderfully even if you go glazing over it many times.

Archway Blue

2009-03-11T09:48:00.000-07:00

It is true that many people around here paint their walls blue and as long as it facinates me my blue phase will continue.

Fortunately i was on the right time because soon afterwards the guy in the house also painted the stones around the arch in the blue-paint left with him.

Green Door

2009-03-08T10:01:00.000-07:00

The same old spot ..but a colorist version.If some of you remember the B&W version

Turban Man Paint off..so far...Face it

2009-03-03T08:31:00.000-08:00

The top two are by David Lobenberg ..what he has done so far..,whom I am "facing" in this paint off ..He is indeed a bold colorist and good with faces.

and below some 3 attemptss I am still trying .Usually i do more than 1 attempts and realize probably first was the best.This time I am not sure probably first is not as good as third which is better than the second which is not as good as first ..got it?

When it come to painting Face..face it, there is always a tie between a painterly rendition and getting likeness.

Masters are those who achive both.. like Charles Reid who make our life unhappy

You might wonder all three men look different..Ya ,most of the time people whom i portray refuse to look like their portraits...not my fault..

Pl. visit David's bog.. http://davidlobenberg.blogspot.com/ for his updated work.

Chak De India

2009-02-26T08:58:00.000-08:00

Whad you lookin at?..sould I call it a mix media
The painting is rather of illustrative nature..something I wanted to do very culturally representative .

chatterbox call

2009-02-18T09:00:00.001-08:00

Mother in law or sister in law ,whoever on the otherside, my mdel's not gonna move away for an hour for sure.

I am not happiest with the composition though one of my artist friend liked it.what says you..?

After discussion

2009-02-09T08:13:00.000-08:00

Another one.,rather small ..deliberately sketchy..I have stopped ..am happy

Bike..bike ..bike

2009-02-06T08:43:00.000-08:00

So here are the other attempts (may be not finished as yet)from the paint off with David,I have managed to click some stages ,so some of you might find how not to overwork..

To see my other attempt and David's wonderful painting follow the link http://davidlobenberg.blogspot.com/

dicussion

2009-02-05T08:30:00.000-08:00

Almost a sketch,I ve stopped ,fairly large, acrylic on gessoed panel

Middle Room

2009-01-30T08:31:00.000-08:00

Sometimes if the objects are less defined the pleasure of shapes tones and color can give us a better feeling of visual sensetion.anyone to agree?

Good Morning

2009-01-27T08:08:00.000-08:00

My wife has left home early for work and the tea is not ready like everyday.She was in a hurry and tea ,suger bottles were not refilled so she left without having tea.the moral is now i have to hunt for the supplies and make tea if I want one.
All the same painting these empty bottles was fun.

Keerti's Kitchen

2009-01-23T07:42:00.000-08:00

I am not sure wheather this one is a complete painting but I have signed it already just to make sure that after I go over it again I wont be ruining the original idea too much

cow

2009-01-22T08:06:00.000-08:00

I am learning to paint..

Attempt one

2009-01-13T08:24:00.000-08:00

My computer C drive had gone crash but fortunately my hardware friend managed to recover most, and now I am happy and relieved.

My friend David Lobenberg and me, we have decided to do a painting from this source photo of mine.

Many times when attempting a new painting I end up doing two or three versions at the same time trying kind of different approaches .this time is no exception. This is one of them .Not sure this one is complete or already overworked. I have tried to simplify the clutter behind and removed the ad poster showing "Officer's choice”. I am no officer neither this one is of my choice

Steel Life

2008-12-29T10:03:00.000-08:00

From my AT HOME series.Many people respond saying wow or etc.to this kind of rendering of steel objects.If I take them to my kitchen and show them the real steel barrel they wonder what I am showing them...the question is what really makes us say wow or pleases us asthetically.

Parked

2008-12-20T10:23:00.000-08:00

It is not the subject but the relation of line, shapes, tones color that really inspire us to paint. After that it is our selection, subtraction and emphasis that define the composition.
Today talking to a friend of mine during my exhibit we discovered four "C"s
Content, Composition, Color and Complexion. Further we thought a little unfortunate thing is many could be buyers respond to content and composition but think more of suitability or decorativeness of color and complexion while making a decision to buy. may be I might be wrong.

Mirror View

2008-12-16T08:43:00.000-08:00

Another oldie but had been quiet favorite.this was painted in gouache on a tinted paper.

the view is trough the mirror .the basin platform helped putting all the paint stuff on one side and painting on a table top easle on the other side.

Jaggu

2008-12-10T08:36:00.000-08:00

Yes ,I am in a blue phase currently and so I had been some 4 years back as well.

this one is an oldie.mix media from steel life series.

Blue

2008-12-07T10:54:00.000-08:00

Usually I can’t paint so bright and dark. This one is acrylic on some sort of oil paper. I am happy when I can get chiaroscuro photorealistic effect yet reflecting some kind of abstract content. This usually does not happen every time and none the less if we strive for it.

Finished..!?!

2008-12-04T09:28:00.000-08:00

Started this one with bold Black washes which could be under painting tonal plan and somehow stopped at that point.
Later added a blue wash with spray gun.
I am happy here with the result and almost feeling a triumph, I could STOP.
Any comment?

Half blue house

2008-11-23T09:18:00.000-08:00

Last time I wrote- Somene long back said -there is no artist studio in the world where you will not find a study-sketch superior to the finished painting. unfortunate and unfair but true i believe....David did not agree which is good.

Goa house

2008-11-19T10:14:00.000-08:00

Somene long back said -there is no artist studio in the world where you will not find a study-sketch superior to the finished painting. unfortunate and unfair but true i believe.

Ranade gate

2008-11-17T09:13:00.000-08:00

Again I probably had Wyeth in mind somewhere..anyone to agree?

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I Got tagged by http://carolschiffstudio.blogspot.com/ This says

1. Put a link in your posting to the person who tagged you.2. List 7 unusual things about yourself.3. Tag 7 other bloggers at the end of your post and comment on their blogs to let them know.

seven unusual things about me..most might be very usual

1.I studied engineering to find out i wanted to be an artist

2.I can play guitar pretty well but I think painting is a better solo game.

3.though iwear shoes I never wear socks exept for really cold season.

4.I dont have a single pair of casual wear on which I have not spilled some acrylic paint.

5.have 2 kids and a wife who is a good critique.

6.I rarely start one painting and finish it rather start many and leave them for later date.

7.I like internet and blogging yet i keep on thinking i should be painting

Now list of 7 bloggers to tag,I am not too sure how to create hyperlinks so...

http://aaronlifferth.blogspot.com/

http://carolmarine.blogspot.com/

http://www.colinpagepaintings.com/journal/

http://davidlobenberg.blogspot.com/

http://www.jasonwaskey.blogspot.com/

http://mebaileyart.blogspot.com/

http://nicholassimmons.blogspot.com/

Manali Road

2008-11-14T09:16:00.000-08:00

Sunday noon

2008-10-31T11:07:00.000-07:00

In her hand is morning paper..Sunday man..it is not everyday.
Once more i am happy with a kind of Blurr impressionist look which I could retain.Yes..I want to paint like Benard Dunsten.The small painting you see on top corner is "Red Zinger" by Jason waskey.If you have a good eyesite you might even notice all his brushstrokes on the spoon.

Rustic Beauty

2008-10-29T08:50:00.000-07:00

Rather a quick attempt, not the best face I have painted but i was quiet happy because i managed to leave some under painted green in the face and hopefully have caught the rustic look intended. During the exhibition we put red dot on a painting sold. A friend of mine asked weather the custom came from the same Indian red "bindi" tradition denoting the unavailability.

bouncing reflections

2008-10-23T11:00:00.000-07:00

invitation

2008-10-20T10:47:00.000-07:00

All of you who are in Pune pl. dont forget to drop by in person, those not in Pune try if you can visit by any astral traval means.

Kitchen

2008-10-19T09:55:00.000-07:00

It took me about two months to finish this..dont believe? Very ambitiously I started this interior setting up my easel on Sunday morning. The light would change but I had taken a digital picture as well blocked in the masses within 15 minutes. Soon after a heavy lunch I found myself dozing till the end of daylight. The next few days I started working further on this one and would keep it away in less than 5 minuets. Finally yesterday I put a final word and fished it since I have to put up in my solo exhibition called “At Home” starting day after tomorrow

Puddle mirror

2008-10-11T10:02:00.001-07:00

I loved those puddles and reflection. On our roads you get lots of such wonderful reflection puddles in a single shower .This is why I am happy with our town road building authorities while most people are cursing them. this is acrylic on some kind of oil paper, though a bit illustrative I was happy doing more detailed work than usual.

Bicycle on orange wall

2008-10-09T09:44:00.000-07:00

I dont know why but somehow I was thinking of Andrew Wyeth while painting this one.

Old man

2008-10-06T11:30:00.002-07:00

I guess he was a very honest looking old man. Some of my friends when I show them this portrait say he looks a bit like Osama while the other say he looks like Osho.Some just say I have painted the beard very good.

Rooftop

2008-10-05T04:56:00.000-07:00

Morning

2008-10-03T09:18:00.000-07:00

Blue Wall

2008-10-01T09:16:00.000-07:00

How is this one? Blue wall with a pinch of salt. For a long time I wondered how some of these guys in typically low income housing areas of India paint their walls all blue, I mean such a strikingly bright cerulean cobaltish blue even a "colorist" architect/designer would not dare to use in such quantity Later I realized the color actually comes in powder form for a very cheap price, mixed with water and serves the purpose of paint and plaster together.

Mix Media

2008-09-30T04:14:00.000-07:00

this is mix media,acrylics combined with some oil pastels on untreated mdf board. For long time I struggeled creating texture layering with oil pastels over acrylics over oil pastels over acrylics.
The final dark ultramarine blue has pulled it together,i think.

Dubai visit

2008-09-29T10:04:00.001-07:00

Last week I had a demo and slide show followed by a mini workshop in Dubai.
The event was organized by “Maharashtra Mandal” in Dubai. The response was indeed overwhelming as very satisfying. More and more people out there are becoming aware and interested of visual art along with music and theatre.
The following mini workshop as we called it “watercolor creativity experience had about 70 participants including some very young kids along with both parents. we had a wonderful time together.
The nest day was a quick demo organized by Mr. Panse at International art centre for some serious art pursuers.

On FC road

2008-09-15T10:24:00.000-07:00

Someone long back said "Less is More".may be not everytime but sometimes, Yes.

Jyotiba and Mukhia

2008-09-14T11:32:00.000-07:00

two faces,you can tell both are wise men.

mother and child

2008-09-11T09:52:00.001-07:00

Something I never thought I would do but I just did,painted two pictures on a subject for a galleryowner friend of mine for a group show.No idea why she choose to do a group show on a theme such as this,probable somekind of mother and child day or just her whim or she thinks this kind of subject ....

kid stuff

2008-09-02T22:13:00.000-07:00

This is one of my gouache attempt done long back.Inspired after seeing the work of a great artist called Charles Sovek.Sadly he passed away little more than a year.Along with his four books his wonderful collection can be seen on his website http://www.sovek.com

Symbiosis

2008-08-21T09:30:00.000-07:00

I started this blog for showcasing and sharing mostly the small interiors and still life done at home on the lines of everyday painters, however I found myself I paint mostly everyday at home
for sometime but never wish to finish any piece and start another next day. May be someday many of them will get finished at one time and I will upload the lot. Meanwhile thought the blog appears very redundant so decided to upload one of my larger works from daytime studio stuff

In and out

2008-06-27T09:37:00.000-07:00

this is a very small painting,what I am trying to get is the the play of positive and negative shapes.

Lone chair

2008-06-27T09:32:00.000-07:00

Once more the Malysian chairs ,moves to the right and stand alone.

TV corner

2008-06-26T10:15:00.000-07:00

I am not sure this one is complete or not,It was rather late at night and i left for bed leaving the painting.Next morning I am very happy with what it looked like
and I dont want to mess it to "finish".I am always awed by work of Benard Dunsten who left his work at such a stage yet absolute completeness.I have mentioned on my website..Benard Dunsten is probably my most favorite painter,If anyone has seen his work they know what I mean.

small bedroom

2008-06-26T10:06:00.000-07:00

this one is after my son,13 years old drew a picture sitting on the bed what was in front of him.once more there was a revealation,the "seen" in front of you is the best thing to paint.

red guitar

2008-06-25T11:22:00.000-07:00

If there was no highlight at the bottom(which is a tube light reflection)there wouldnt be anything worth painting.

catch-up

2008-06-25T11:15:00.000-07:00

This is one of my attempt where I was happy with the rather unusualness of composition.there is no specific center of interest or any usual eye holders ,yet the whole thing is pulled together well.

Three is good company

2008-06-24T11:10:00.000-07:00

Still life take longer time to paint than you think,It appears like just 3 objects to paint.but the more you observe ,more and more tones and colors and small shapes start catching you.the challange is always to strike a balance between "painterly" and being true to the visual perseption.i guess with this I am equally happy and not happy.

10 pm

2008-06-24T11:01:00.001-07:00

This is one of the malaysian steel chairs ; we bought very cheap at an exhibition to use as dinning chairs. Within two months they started showing their characters. Either screw-nails falling out or unbalanced movements. None of us use them too often to sit, but I love to paint em.

chair

2008-04-30T22:36:00.000-07:00

Never thought earlier this chair could be a subject to paint.not any more

twins

2008-04-29T11:02:00.000-07:00

this was one of my first "everyday"attempt.2 jars of suger and tea powder

At Home

2008-04-29T10:45:00.000-07:00

Recently after being inspired by "everyday painters"I have been painting almost regularly at home after dinner. Painting small is good enjoyment but besides I have found a new vision of home environment.