watercolor on paper
12" x 16"
$200
$250 framed

"Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. These tail feathers, or coverts, spread out in a distinctive train that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s total body length and boast colorful "eye" markings of blue, gold, red, and other hues. The large train is used in mating rituals and courtship displays. It can be arched into a magnificent fan that reaches across the bird's back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains.
It is the national bird of India, and has several references in Indian myths, legends and religious scriptures.


The background design is done with a resist/masking technique in warm colors to showcase the purples and blues on the body of the bird. 

This year i have 3 commissions for peacock paintings, so i am going to paint several paintings of peacocks in various sizes. This is the first one!

Sold to The Lowell Community Health Center via the Art Up program.
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Watercolor on paper
20" x 16"
$500
$600 framed

On a recent trip to India, i had the opportunity to travel to Gujarat. This painting depicts the colors of Gujarat and Rajasthan ( Northwestern India).
If you love camels check out the Pushkar Fair-
"The Pushkar Fair, or Pushkar ka Mela, is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is one of the world's largest camel fairs, and apart from buying and selling of livestock it has become an important tourist attraction and its highlights have become competitions such as the "matka phod", "longest moustache", and "bridal competition" are the main draws for this fair which attracts thousands of tourists. The Imperial Gazetteer of India, mentions an attendance of 100,000 pilgrims in early 1900s"- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushkar_Fair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushkar_Fair

This painting has been accepted into the "Travel" show at the CCA.

Watercolor on paper
16" x 12"
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This is a first in a series of paintings i plan to do related to temples of India.