All Things Beautiful - Art show

My solo art show will start from January 15 at the Volo Bog Nature Center, 28478 Brandenburg Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041 Phone: (815) 344-1294  An artist reception will be held on Saturday, Feb 5 from noon. Please stop by and enjoy the show. 

Tulip Passion, Acrylic painting 16"x20" by Aruna Nitin Sarode

I was drawn to paint the vibrant red! Added a little texture on this one with Liquitex heavy gel. Thanks to Manon on instagram @manonpaardenkooper for the source reference. Message me if interested in this painting. 

Tulip Passion~Acrylic on canvas~16"x20"~by Aruna Nitin Sarode

Sneak peek Thursday, 6/13

Stop by Dandelion Gallery, 109 S Genesee St, Waukegan, Illinois 60085 from 6:30 PM – 8 PM for a Sneak peek Thursday, 6/13 night to see the show before Waukegan ArtWauk!

Art reception~Dandelion Gallery~Aruna Nitin Sarode

Summer Roses~Acrylic painting~14"x19"~by Aruna Nitin Sarode

Summer Roses~Acrylic painting~14"x19"~by Aruna Nitin Sarode
Currently on display at the David Adler Music and Arts Center, Libertyville through Wednesday, Feb 22, 2017
1700 N. Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, IL
Hours: Monday through Thursday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 
Phone:847-367-0707

Summer Roses~Acrylic painting~14"x19"~by Aruna Sarode

This one is for the cat lovers...

This one is for the cat lovers...

Golden kitty~Acrylic painting

Golden Kitty~Acrylic painting~Aruna Nitin Sarode

A dog is a man's best friend.

Diesel~Acrylic painting on panel~11" x 14"

Artist: Aruna Nitin Sarode

Kaffir Lily

Wow, it has been 10 years since I started painting in Acrylics. It was in 2005 that I received the 4th Place in the beginner category of the 13th Annual North Light Book Club Cover Competition. I'm sharing the page and the painting "Kaffir Lily".

Plein Air painting

Fall harvest~6"x6"~Acrylic on canvas

After a really long time, on Sunday, I attended a plein air painting session at the Perricone Garden Center in Volo, IL. They have created a variety of fall garden vignettes to inspire the artists. I chose to paint this grouping of pumpkin, kale and corn.

Plein air painting - Crabtree Nature Center

Crabtree Nature Center ~ 8" x 10" ~ Acrylic on canvas panel

I participated in a plein air painting session at the Crabtree Nature Center sponsored by the center, BCAC (Barrington Cultural Arts Center) and Dick Blick on September 19th, 2010.

Even though it rained earlier in the day, it then stopped and I had a great time painting with a group of wonderful artists. I had just finished painting the goose and a nice lady bought my painting! When it dawned on me that I had not taken a photo of my painting, I ran behind her and was able to take the photo. So, here it is.

Anemone flowers - Completed

Anemones~Acrylic on canvas panel~5" x 7"

Here is the completed painting. Hope you like it.

Anemone - Work in progress

Here is a photo showing the next step. Please visit again to see the progress.

New painting WIP - Anemone

I have started a new painting. I have posted the 2 pictures to show the steps in progress. Please visit again to see the progress. This one is in acrylics on canvas panel.

Golden kitty

Golden Kitty ~ 5" x 7" ~ Acrylic

Another painting of my cute little kitty with wonderful soft, silky hair.

Cat with yarn

Cat with Yarn~Acrylic~5"x7"

My calico cat grabbing on to the yarn. She can play for hours even with the simplest of things and also finds the sunny spots in the house. Please e-mail me if you are interested in purchasing this work.

My cat - I

Cat - I ~ Acrylic ~ 5" x 7"

Here is my cat sitting by the window taking in the morning sun. I worked on Claybord for this painting. The subtle reflections in the window pane was a challenge but I am happy with the end result.

Foxgloves - 12" x 12" - Acrylic on canvas panel

Foxgloves ~ Acrylic ~ 12" x 12" ~ (Framed size 15.5" x 15.5")

Thought I would post this painting of Foxgloves that I did some time back. I have the following picture when it was in progress.

Yellow Pansies - Final, SOLD

Yellow Pansies ~ 6" x 6" ~ Acrylic on stretched canvas ~ SOLD

Here is the finished painting. Did a lot of minor refinements and veins on the petals. Hope you like it.

Yellow Pansies - 3

I painted leaves and background. I layered the big pansy with orange veins. I can't wait to paint the center of the flowers.

Yellow Pansies - 2

This is how it looks so far. I am painting this in acrylic medium.

Garden Walk - Plein Air

Grandma's planter ~ 9" x 12" ~ Acrylic on canvas panel

After a nice vacation, I am back to blogging. I was invited to paint at one of the gardens selected for the Antioch Garden Walk. It was a beautiful garden with fragrant roses and a really nice host. After I wandered around the garden and took pictures of the roses, I decided on this subject for my plein air. I had never seen something like this before and did not really know what it was, but I thought it made a nice flower planter. (I was told by the host that it was her grandma's coffee grinder). I was attracted to the rustic beauty, the shadows, the bright red geraniums and the little pink blossoms swaying gently in the breeze. It was a wonderful day and the owner of the house also bought one of my flower prints. My thanks to all gardeners out there for bringing so much beauty into life!