Nothing ever could…. or so I firmly believed. Actually, that is a bit of an exaggeration. I felt that I needed to learn a lot more before I could just sit in front of a blank canvas and start to paint.
I was given two challenges by my friend Sangeeta during my recent visit. One was to make an abstract piece and the second was to paint something without a reference. This started out as my attempt at making an abstract piece and then before I knew it it had turned into a face or at least what I thought resembled a face 
Acrylic on canvas. Made the background first with a largish bristle brush and the face with a palette knife. Roughly 18″ X 12″.
Update: Aug 1, 2007 : Decided to get adventurous while framing my first painting. Lesson learned – tried and tested ways may be better 
I need to find a way to subdue the colour of the inner frame either with a rough coat of paint or with a mat insert. What do you think?
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Great work! I think you can feel good about this one…very striking, I do like it.
Ronell
Very interesting Ujwala – great texture on this.
This is wonderful! Love the choice of colours and style.
Thank you. I was apprehensive about just picking up a brush and painting without some sort of idea in mind about where i’d be heading. To my surprise, i enjoyed the whole experience thoroughly and intend to try it out again once I get back home.
Beautiful. Read Jana’s last entry – if you already haven’t – about ART. Her quotes are inspiring
Hi Ujwala,
I think the colours are fabulous! Its a very interesting piece of work. Would love to see more framed!
Smita, good to see you here
need to paint more to frame more! Hope you’ve started painting again.
ujwala
ur thinking is crystal clear. u express very well. may god bless you
Loved your work – enviously. Great to see you stretching your boundaries and enjoying every moment of it. God bless…
Niti : Thanks and good to see you here
Looks quite abstract to me, at first glance I got the feeling they were thoughts escaping the person’s mind, liked it more outside the frame, there’s more in the painting which the frame hides
thank you. i can tell you i had fun making this. absolute freedom which comes when you’re trying something for the first time. there are no expectations and so i was happy with the results. one thing i realised is that it isnt easy for me to get away from faces.
on that frame – i messed up 
i’m planning on roughly brushing some off-white paint or inserting a mat. the wood grain is extremely distracting. i guess you learn from such experiences.
hi bell…i think the frame is too big n bold for it. i don’t much care for framed canvasses unless these can add something to the work which this one doesn’t…it kind of competes the work for attention…love.s
true
ramesh has told me to scrap it but i hate the thought and have been thinking of alternatives but you’re right. will do something about it soon.
Hi Ujwala,
I like ur paintings. I think painting the inside of frame white would make ur picture pop. I am a painter too and live in upstate NY. Please check my blog http://vanisdailypaintings.blogspot.com/. working on getting a slideshow setup.
Vani : thanks for dropping by and the tip. I hope to see you back here soon.
look like abstract ujwala! i like the frame too.
thank you mangosteenskin. i’ve had the middle section painted an off white/ peachish shade. will update this post with it soon and would love to hear what you think of the frame with the change.