The Box

This is a  painting done wiht acrylics on a wooden box. I was wondering what to paint and I decided to go for the vibrant green of a parrot which seemed apt for the sliding cover of the box. I mulled over the accessories that came stuck to the box.  They looked pretty as they were so I decided to not to touch them and instead, work around them. They added to the vibrancy and richness of the box in the end. The perfect blend of the traditional with the modern.

Smiles

This is a mixed media on oil paper. I tried my hand at merging the magazine cut out with acrylics. It was fun doing this one and the look turned out to be better than my expectation. Actually, I didnt have a fixed idea when I started. The painting shaped up along the way. The end result was better than even a vague imagination I had at that point. Imagination is sometimes limiting hence, its best to give it a free rein to get some interesting results! Hope you'll enjoy it too.