Black and White paintings - Impasto - Lal Bagh series

Here are a few more of the series ' Lal Bagh Lake Reflections'. Did these paintings using only black and white artist acrylic paints, applied with a palette knife. The technique is called 'impasto'. Thick paint is lifted using a palette knife and applied on the canvas just like applying butter on bread. Love this technique. Note the beautiful shadows formed when clicked with a camera.

Lal Bagh Lake Reflections 5

10x8 inches

Black and White series - impasto

acrylic on Blick canvas board

Lal Bagh Lake Reflections 6

10x8 inches

Black and White series - impasto

acrylic on Blick canvas board

Lal Bagh Lake Reflections 7

10x8 inches

Black and White series - impasto

acrylic on Blick canvas board

Black and White paintings

My recent group art show at Venkatappa Art Gallery called 'Black and White' inspired me to paint a number of smaller paintings. The subject matter is the famed 'Lal Bagh Lake' of Bengaluru. Executed in the 'impasto' style, these paintings are not only visual, they can also be felt by running the fingers across the canvas.

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Lal Bagh Lake Reflections is Black and White 3

Size 8x10 inches

medium - acrylic on canvas board

Lal Bagh Lake Reflections is Black and White 2

Size 8x10 inches

medium - acrylic on canvas board

Lal Bagh Lake Reflections is Black and White1

Size 8x10 inches

medium - acrylic on canvas board

Fathomless - Black and White painting

Fathomless

acrylic painting on stretched canvas - gallery wrap

painted on the sides

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The beautiful and serene Lal Bagh Lake is the inspiration for this painting. For regular morning walkers at Lal Bagh, this is a familiar sight while walking on the jogger's path around the Lake. Loved capturing the reflections on canvas. This time made away with the brush, and used a palette knife to spread the buttery paints on the canvas. You can see the strokes, and even feel the raised surface by running your fingers on the canvas.

By the way, Lal Bagh is the famed park situated in the heart of Bengluru city- a breath of fresh air for the ever busy Bangaloreans. 

This painting was recently displayed at my group art show called 'Black and White', held at Venkatappa Art Gallery Bengaluru.

Infinity in Black and White - acrylic painitng

The Lal Bagh Park and the Lake has always been an inspiration for many of my paintings. But this time it is a visualization of this beautiful park in 'Black and White'. Is nature any less beautiful without its colors?  Never. We can still enjoy its hidden shapes and shades. 

I have executed this painting using the palette knife and large blobs of paint, forgetting for some time that the paint in the pot was disappearing fast. It was a large surface to cover - 28x34 inches in fact. But it was just an amazing experience painting this with palette knife.