Holi | Indian Festival Painting

Holi Indian Festival Acrylic Painting
Holi. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 cm. Background: January 2015.

This is an old painting, but I made a new background for it one evening at the end of January. I was feeling really stressed at the time and painting something colorful and abstract was relaxing. I was inspired by Tanya Shatseva's painting process: painting with very watery, dripping acrylics on canvas so that the result looks like watercolor. I renamed the painting as Holi, which is an Indian festival of colors. I thought it was more fitting. The older version of the painting was this: Within Your Reach. 

Here are some progress photos and close-ups:

 Tämä on vanha maalaus, mutta tein sille uuden taustan yhtenä iltana tammikuun lopussa. Olin stressaantunut tulevasta lopputentistä, gradusta, esitelmistä ym. ja värikkään ja abstraktin taustan maalaaminen oli rentouttavaa. Sain taustaan inspiraatiota Tanya Shatsevan maalaustyylistä: märkää akryyliä kankaalle niin että tulos näyttää vesiväriltä. Maalauksen uusi nimi on Holi, joka on intialainen värien juhla. Edellinen versio maalauksesta oli tämä: Within Your Reach.

 Lopuksi vielä kuvia maalausprosessista ja lähikuvia valmiista maalauksesta:


Holi Indian Festival Acrylic Painting
Holi Indian Festival Acrylic Painting
Holi Indian Festival Acrylic Painting
Holi Indian Festival Acrylic Painting

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