Sunday, March 11, 2012

Springtime...

     It's spring time and the colors that this season throws are at times amazing. No better example of this than the Palaash flowers (Butea Monosperma). Bright orange and red in color, this flower was compared to Fire by the Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore in his poems. It is even called a form of the God of Fire by some. The flowers are also used to make colors for the Indian festival of Colors- Holi.
     Painting this was fun. It was a pleasure playing with such bright colors. It really brightens up ones mood. Hope you all like this work.
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21 comments:

  1. Christiane KingsleyMarch 11, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    Asit, this is beautiful and so serene. It certainly brightened up my day with its beautiful colors. Really well done!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 11, 2012 at 11:00 AM

    Ahhh, thanks fot making me smile :). Lovely, simply lovely.
    Stay inspired!

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  3. RH CarpenterMarch 11, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    Beautiful painting; just loose enough and still detailed enough and the colors are very appealing.

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  4. Dottie T LeatherwoodMarch 11, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    What a beautiful composition! Love all the soft edges.

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  5. padmajaMarch 12, 2012 at 1:03 AM

    Though you have painted it loose, I still see so many intricate details that you incorporated in to the painting, very cheerful and mood uplifting! I didnt know any of the details you have mentioned about this flower, thanks for sharing. Also thanks for your visit and feed back!

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  6. TitoMarch 12, 2012 at 3:29 AM

    Beautiful flowers and composition. Great job Asit! Ciao.

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  7. Studio at the FarmMarch 12, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Hi Asit. This painting looks like you enjoyed creating it - beautiful colors and sinuous, fluid lines.

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  8. JANE MINTERMarch 12, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    esp like focus and light on the the flower buds.. must be incredibly beautiful tree .

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  9. JaniceMarch 12, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    Your direction of movement is very captivating in this piece!

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  10. Meera RaoMarch 12, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    Very nice details, color and movement!

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  11. Mary Anne CaryMarch 12, 2012 at 10:06 PM

    Your colors are amazing, a great loose and expressive painting! Love your style!

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  12. Manuel MoyanoMarch 13, 2012 at 2:32 AM

    Very well done !!

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  13. Rajeev MohanMarch 13, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    Hello Asit, Good to see a new painting from you. Enjoyed this.

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  14. JaneMarch 13, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    It's a wonderful flower Asit, completely unknown to me, so I looked it up in one of my big botanical books and it wasn't mentioned in any of them, so probably it is an Indian 'speciality' :-) Looks really superb!

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  15. ElviMarch 13, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    Un soggetto nuovo per te. E' bellissimo. Una bella composizione e dei bei colori. Elvi

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  16. Floriana QuainiMarch 14, 2012 at 2:58 PM

    Ciao Ak, very good your flowers because there is life, mouvement and colours. Generally the men paint flowers too rigid loosing life.
    This is not a problem in your work.
    I don't write english very well and I hope you can understand.
    Ciao, ciao, Floriana

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  17. BlagaMarch 15, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    Very beautiful watercolour, Asit, I especially like the composition and the loosely done background. Yet, there's enough detail to see how lovely these flowers are.

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  18. CarmenMarch 15, 2012 at 12:28 PM

    What a beauty!
    these flowers are alive. Congrats!

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  19. hmuxoMarch 17, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    You painted these flowers so beautifully, Ak!! You're right! these Palaash flowers are truly beautiful in color.

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  20. NATIVIDADMarch 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    !!!!!!SALUDOS, BONITAS FLORES Y MEJOR SUS ACUARELAS ES UN PLACER VISITAR SU BLOG!!!!!!

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  21. AKApril 1, 2012 at 7:19 AM

    Thanks friends for all the encouragement.

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