Samosas... Jalebi... Yummy 😋

वो हसीन शामें। 

हम और चाय की प्याली। 

समोसा और जलेबी भी सात हो तो क्या बात हो जाती।

Mmm... Those pre-covid days...

A dedication to those evenings... Unhurried... stress-free... Absolute bliss!

Started with a pencil drawing of an outline of the image I chose from the Internet!

Colours used mainly are yellow ochre and burnt siena for the samosas and tea cup, respectively.

Cadmium orange, lemon yellow for the jalebis.

Prussian blue mixed with scarlet will give a gray shade. That's used for the shadows of the plate and on the plate. Mix of the gray with other colours for the shadows and folds in samosa where light doesn't reach!

Brushes used are size 8 and size 0 round brushes.

It's supposedly a steel plate... They have lots of dark and light shades due to reflections and shadows of the items on the plate and the curves and bends...

For the surrounding, it could be a table mat or a table top. I guess its a table mat... Used crimson, white, burnt siena and yellow ochre for the gradations and design. Light is from left to right... Hence the right side is almost dark from the shadows... Used a mix of gray previously prepared with burnt siena and yellow ochre.

And.... Whites for the reflections... Areas where light falls directly...

There you go... 

भूख लग गई बनाते बनाते। चलो कुछ खा लेती हूं, मम्मी के डोसा ही सही। 😁

तब तक, लगे रहिए। प्रयत्न करते रहिए। सफलता दूर नहीं...

“The most challenging times bring us the most empowering lessons.”

                              —Karen Salmansohn

Keep painting... 

Till we meet again with another delicious piece... 

Adios amigo 🙏

24.08.2021