About me

"A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires" - Hedy Lamarr

Welcome to a short trip to my creations – paintings I made over a period of time, paintings that reflect my passion
for the art, paintings I expect would give me a strong footing professionally. I have displayed a few of my paintings in this blog to share with you all. I will try my best to make your every visit to this blog fresh by updating with my current projects.

I am a Mumbai based artist, now living in The United States Of America. After completing my M.Com & MBA in Finance, I chose to take up painting as my full-time profession. Painting has always been part of my life and now it has become the most important one. I would always be thankful to my Guru Mrs. Neelam Hemrajani, who not only helped in fine-tuning my painting skills but also helped me think big in the painting world.

Eventually, I would like to use this platform to share my thoughts and experiences with painting and related topics
and invite enthusiastic folks to share their opinions too. This effort I am sure will be a small contribution from my side to the big ocean of art. I would also like to get in touch with like minded people, artists, and connoisseurs of art through this forum, share ideas and promote mutual learning.

I would encourage you to contact me at reena.pch@gmail.com


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Lady with a horse

This is a 36"X36" Oil on canvas. A lady standing by her horse.

White Horse

This is a 24"X30" Oil on canvas. A painting of a white horse with some dreamy and shallow background.

Pets - portrait ~ SOLD

This is a 24"X30" Oil on canvas. Portrait of two pets hanging out in the couch. The eye of the dog is blue in color because that is how he was in real life.

Paramahamsa Yogananda - SOLD

This is a 24"X30" Oil on canvas portrait of Paramahamsa Yogananda. This painting was made for a client who is a noted astrologer in Kerala. A few of his saying are quoted below: "Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations. The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn't belong to the soul. Smiling away your troubles requires a clear conscience that harbor no insincerity. Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it. Faithfulness in the performance of small duties gives us strength to adhere to difficult determinations that life will someday force us to make. Learn to be calm and you will always be happy. -- Paramahamsa Yogananda

Shirdi Saibaba - Small ~ SOLD

This is a 12"X16" Oil on canvas. It is a relatively smaller paintig compared to the sizes of most of my other paintings.

Shirdi Saibaba - SOLD

This is a 24"X30" Oil on Canvas. Shirdi Saibaba.

Knife painting - Venice

This is a 36"X36" Oil on canvas. It is a beautiful piece of an old building in Venice. This entire painting is done using a knife. Only the flowers were painted using a brush.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Buddha - Wall texture art ~ SOLD

This is a 30"X30" oil on canvas. This is a portrait of Buddha in an inclined posture. I used wall texture powder in its background to give this painting a real wooden texture look.

Durga Maata - SOLD

This is a 16"X20" oil on canvas. This painting depicts Goddess Durga in a traditional Bengali style. There is a lot of glitter and stone work in this painting as this is how the Goddess is depicted during the auspicious festival of Navratri.

Gautama Buddha - SOLD

This is a 30"X36" Oil on canvas. Lot of people are showing interest in paintings of Buddha. His paintings are tied to peace and calm, hence creating a very relaxing environment.

Dyed Canvas

This is a 36"X48" Oil on canvas. Interesting thing about this painting is that I got the canvas dyed with the background color and painted on top of it.

Dancing Couple

This is a 36"X36" Oil on canvas. A colorful painting of a dancing couple.

Mermaid Couple

This is a 36"X48" Oil on canvas. An underwater romantic moment between a mermaid couple. I used glitter on the gills to bring a water shine to this painting (Might not be very clear in this picture)

Along the river side - SOLD

This is a 30"x36" oil on cavas. This was done for a client who wanted a village atmosphere with some waterbody by the side. The brown tone of the painting depicts the earthy enviromnent.

Krishna - SOLD

This is a 20"x24" oil on canvas. I have used beads to give this painting some depth. Painting the beads instead of sticking them on the canvas is a good option too.