Chennai

A collection of landscapes that took shape in Chennai, created with dyes extracted from the Indian Avocado skin and stone (pinks/browns), Hibiscus flowers (greens), Black beans pigments (blues), Madder root (pinks), Turmeric, Pomegranate skins (yellows), along with Verdigris and Indigo powder (blues).  The consistency of the extracted dye concentration here made possible creating visuals with fine details.

Chennai Sky

October 2020

4.5 x 12 inch
Inks made from hibiscus flower dye; watercolour made from avocado skin lake pigment, black bean skin lake pigment and virdegris pigment on watercolour paper.

Painted Storks of Pulicat

December 2020

5.5 x 12 inch
Inks made from hibiscus flower dye, madder root dye, avocado skin dye and turmeric dye; watercolour made from avocado skin lake pigment and bought indigo pigment on watercolour paper.

Moment of Surprise

January 2020

4.5 x 12 inch
Inks made from hibiscus flower dye, madder root dye, avocado skin dye and turmeric dye; watercolour made from avocado skin lake pigment and bought indigo pigment on watercolour paper.

Pulicat in Indigo

January 2020

3.5 x 12 inch
Inks made from madder root dye, avocado skin dye; watercolour bought indigo pigment on watercolour paper.

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