I started my maternity leave at 36 weeks pregnant, which gave me a good 4 weeks to indulge in all my hobbies before the arrival of the baby. I took out my art supplies and did a lot of watercolor and acrylic painting following tutorials on Instagram and YouTube.
I am a complete newbie at this. The funny thing is I only got a set of primary colors, so you can imagine my struggle every time I wanted a different shade. I was googling things like “how to create green from red color“. 😅
One important lesson I learned from reading articles on how to start painting is – do not wait for the perfect art material. Start with whatever is at hand and then slowly build from there. Although, I did buy basic acrylic and watercolor paper because the normal paper would shrink and colors might not look as you expect them too.
Here’s a bunch of painting ideas for you to get started. 😊
Let me know which one you liked the most. I share all my artworks on Instagram – @paperandprose. Come say hello. 🙂
Linking to Image-in-ing, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday by Natasha and Esha.
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So lovely Raj!! I loved each one! Nothing like art to destress or get the creative juices flowing! You’ve done a fabulous job! I want to see them all framed and up on a wall, it would be a knockout feature!! Marvelous!
You are extremely talented Raj. Each and everyone one of the painting is beautiful.
Watercolours is my favourite medium. Love all your paintings but the cosmic love is just simply divine.
You, beautiful talented soul! Loved all, cosmic one being my favourite!
I recently did a canvas painting at a social painting session; might have picked up a brush after 20 years! What joy!
Wow! I like these!
You’re very creative and all the pictures are lovely. My favorite is the house surrounded by flowers.
WOW! These are all very beautiful! The cactus is my favourite!
Happy Thursday, Rajlakshmi !
So hard to have to choose. I’d say they’ve ALL come out very beautiful, Rajlakshmi! So inspiring to see you try your hand at different kinds of art. There is so much to learn from the youtube tutorials, no? After reading your post, and seeing these fab paintings, I really feel like getting my paints and brushes out now. Only concern is, since it’s been such a long time, that my confidence levels have dipped really low.
What is that they say? “Perfect is the enemy of the good.”
Beautiful, beautiful work. I especially love the two paintings with the house and the door.
Such beautiful paintings! I love the one that was inspired by a door you found on Pinterest.
I loved them all, Raj! Such beauty! I especially liked the Monstera leaf you painted, and I am going to draw it in Zentangle. Water colours and I haven’t been great together until now 😛 And, each time I decide I will make a fresh attempt, I take a step back in fear for I know I will spoil it.
Beautiful! I’ll come and say hi on instagram to you!
‘Do not wait for perfect art materials.’ Well said! I started painting with this very thought. On a regular drawing sheet, with old brushes.
Your artworks are beautiful. You are very talented. Keep painting. 🙂