My S(e)oul Inspiration

I am back painting again. After soooo long. I was so uninspired for the last 6 months until recently after coming back from a trip. I went to a few art galleries and was in awe of their creativity.

So here I am again, one fine morning, picked one colour to start the on blank canvas and I just let the colour flow. Then another. And another. The result is My S(e)oul Inspiration.

Peak 1

Acrylic on canvas

I call this Peak 1. Somewhere I am currently residing. The imagery of this painting should give you and idea of how this place is. Though notoriously famous for its past, I do love the quietness. It has been awhile since I last used acrylic cream with knives. So this is it.

Mama Fish

Acrylic Ink

I was getting restless last couple of days. After the trip with my girlfriends, I was itching to reach for my brushes again. I was inspired with all the paintings at Kuningan Suites where we stayed. Lots of naive and abstract paintings hung on the walls at the lobby and along the room corridors. The moment I got home I already knew what I wanted to paint and set to work the very next day. I came up with this. A naive painting of a fish. Now, this gives me an idea to make this into my sister's 38th bday present. I will scribble at the back "Happy Birthday Mama Fish Fina!" I hope she will get the message..hehe. Ok. Going back to bed. This fever I'm having is so not fun :(

Test board with acrylic ink

I recently bought a set of inks. Experimenting was fun! I did this on a small canvas board. The flow of the ink was so smooth and vibrant akin to watercolour except this was a mixed media as I sprinkled a bit of white sand texture gel.

Colour Play

No, it's not what you think it is! :p

This is what it is. A fun play of colours on rounded shapes.

I recently painted this. I was inspired by Kadinsky's work. He used a lot of vibrant colours. I toned down the colours a bit in this painting by washing it with very diluted gold and a glaze of rose madder on top to finish it off. The result - not so garish but iridiscent and floaty. Like there's a soft transparent veil draped over it. I like the effect. It brightens my wall in my room now :)

Child In My Dream

Acrylic on canvas

I had a dream before I painted this. There was a child in it. As with dreams, you can't recall much once you are awake. So, I painted this. A child in a gown. This painting was done with lots of colour glazing effects. The top layer lets the bottom layer shines through. The repeated process resulted in multi coloured layers of paints. Each a thin veil. This painting now resides in Beverly Heights.

Woman in Kimono

Ink and acrylic on paper

I was having fun with diluted acrylic on paper. The effect is astounding. Just like what you get by using water colour. It looks easy but I can tell you that acrylic wash/water colour can be so unforgiving. It is hard to cover up mistakes. Basically what you paint either becomes a happy accident or a disastrous one. This was done in my sketch book.

Old Shophouse in Malacca

Ink and Acrylic on paper

This is done on a whim after a trip to the historical Malacca. Another inspiring place to visit. I was dabbling with ink and finishing it off with a wash of very diluted acrylic. Done in my sketch book.

p/s the house looks a bit lopsided though...LOL

Three Bali Dancers

Acrylic on canvas

Another inspiration I had after returning from one of my Bali trips. This is what typically they call naive painting. Three Balinese in their regular "kemban" attire. This painting is still in my possession :)

Lilly pod

Acrylic on canvas

Personally, I feel this is not one of my best productions. However it has its own fan and now resides in Shah Alam. I don't like painting flowers, so whenever I do that, I tend to twist it a bit. In this case, I don't make it life like. The presentation is more focused on the colours and layerings. It is striking though.

Bubbly

Acrylic on canvas 24' x 27 1/2"

This is still in my possession. I love it for its simplicity. This piece was inspired by the song Bubbly by Colbie Caillat. The happy tune coupled with an imaginary glass of bubbly drink just completes the scene of lurrve between two lovers ;-)

The Storm

Acrylic on canvas.

This is another unrestrained acrylic painting I have done. What I like about this painting is the contrasting colours and the chaos it depicts. The earth of molten lava, the landslides, the storm wreaking havoc, the trees, the fire all rolled into one. I love it and so does a few people with their comments below:

• bravooo...is this for sale?? I would like to buy this masterpiece.. - Kamal Ishak
• got storm outside there... - Darlene Abdullah
• Baru ada sinar dan cahaya....orang kata ada "Soul"Bagaikan lava yang mengalir ke dasar laut."Tandus hati kegersangan pasti lenyap bila dipupuk dengan kasih yang mengalir". - Alfie Lensa
• this is lovely elita!! i didnt know u painted.....and yes is it for sale? - Marina Hussain

This painting is sold. It resides somewhere in an office in Cyberjaya.

Dancing With Grace

Acrylic on canvas 24" x 36" (framed)

One of my favourites. This is a freestyling acrylic painting I did in 2008. I am still holding on to it despite offers and pleas. I like it for its movement. It looks like a graceful storm sweeping over.