A collection of landscape compositions that started as explorations in painting recognisable forms and scapes using natural dyes, while in California. Painted predominantly using dyes extracted from Black beans, Indigo (blues), Spinach, Hibiscus (greens), Rosewater (pink-purple), Madder and Avocados (reds, browns), these are views of Los Angeles. These have progressed to become detailed landscape paintings, in India.
Evening Walks, Palisades
May 2020
6 x 9 inch
Spinach leaf dye, black beans skin dye, red rose dye and avocado skins dye on watercolour paper.
California Sky
May 2020
6 x 9 inch
Red rose dye , black beans skin dye, spinach leaf dye and bougainville petal dye on watercolour paper.
The Happy Place, Chautauqua
June 2020
9 x 12 inch
Black beans skin dye, beetroot dye, avocado skin and onions skins dye on watercolour paper.
Avocado Sky
July 2020
6 x 9 inch
Avocado skin dye along with bought green watercolour paint, on watercolour paper
Cabin No 17
November 2020
7×4 inches approx
Ink from avocado skin/stone dye; watercolours made from avocado skins and black beans lake pigment and verdigris on watercolor paper
California Palms
November 2020
7×4 inches approx
Ink from avocado skin/stone dye; watercolours made from avocado skins and black beans lake pigment and verdigris on watercolor paper
Twilight Los Angeles
February 2021
6.5 x 9.5 inch
Inks made from hibiscus flowers, madder roots, avocado skin/stone dye; and watercolour made from bought indigo pigment on watercolour paper.
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