Tuesday, 14 March 2017

My tryst with painting

Painting was one of my hobbies when in school. I had used acrylic, poster and water colors. I never used oil paints until was gifted a set by my brother. Well, I was never a pro at painting but had good instincts at the strokes I delivered with my brush. I never pursued my interests later and never took out the time to get myself trained at the said art.

Many years later, my brother gifted me set of paint brushes and oil paints. Voila! I was so very happy and couldn't thank him enough. But on second thoughts, I believe it was so cruel of him to think that I could use those costly paints without feeling guilty of wasting them on my long forgotten art of painting. But nevertheless, I decided to put them to use one day. To bring out the hidden talent in me(which is still hidden). And sat down to paint the below painting.


But I realised that I neither had a color palette to mix the colors nor any thinner to use with the paints.
My brilliant brain gave me the idea and I used a plate for a palette and the asian paints thinner which gave the strongest stench. I patiently gave the strokes for the sunrise trying to avoid the stench in the background and was quite happy with the effect. But would have been happier if I hadn't smudged the already colored portion again and again forcing myself to redo the painting again and again, thereby wasting the colors again and again. And my paper now looked many times thicker than its usual self.

Now when I washed my brushes, I realised I couldn't wash them with water. So I made a failed attempt at washing them with the thinner. And as a final attempt to clean my brushes, I wiped them with a cloth. This is what attempting to paint after a decade taught me. Painting is a lot more messier than crayons or color pencils. Paints don't color just paper or canvas. They can also color your flooring, clothes and hands. Its impossible to paint without unintentional smudgings. Now you know why my sun has a black spot. No. Its not the ozone depleted spot. I am yet to figure out how to wash my brushes they are still stiff hinting the need of proper washing. Nail paint remover? Do you think I should give it a try?

P.S. My painting still carries the stench of my thinner. 

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