Hi all

I was busy the whole of last month, painting for a project floated by an American art website called about.com  .  Finally I found time, and logged on today.  Welcome to all newcomers on rediff, and thanks for adding me as your friend.

I have just listed a painting called 'Bougenvillea' on ebay.in, and the picture of this painting I have specially displayed here for my rediff friends. You can also bid for it if you are interested by clicking  here , or just go to ebay.in , and enter 'original paintings' in the search bar.

This is a special painting, because it is done in a new style called the 'impasto' style.  In this method, big blobs of paint is taken and smeared on the canvas using a painting knife, while creating the art work.  This creates a beautiful texture effect on the canvas, which cannot be captured easily on camera, unless taken by a proffessional.

I am also working on my self portrait, which I hope to finish soon, and plan to display it specially for my rediff friends, and invite comments.

Meanwhile, if you are interested in seeing more of my paintings, plz visit my blog  http://usettyblog.blogspot.com  , and do not hesitate to leave your comments under each painting.  You can also subscribe to my blog to receive alerts whenever I post a new painting.

luv all

until next time

usetty