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Five Blue Elephants (The Red Fort)

08 Friday May 2015

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Five Blue Elephants 8" x 10" Acrylic Copyright Kay Enns

Five Blue Elephants
8″ x 10″
Acrylic
Copyright Kay Enns

I visited the Red Fort when I was in Delhi, India, in 2010, and I always planned on doing something with my pictures of it… Little did I know it would end up as it has! In this painting I added in a number of elements to make it more “picturesque” such as the elephants (and Ganesh), Dharma wheel sun, and all the foliage, as well as the peacock roosting in one of the towers (how did he get up there anyway???). The Red Fort is a huge complex enclosed by the red stone walls and the Bhodi tree (India Series painting #2) was in there as well.  Such fun it is to discover these places so foreign to what we know at home!  I’m not finished with my India paintings yet but am taking a break and doing a few landscapes of favourite places in Canada at the moment.  Watch for them!  Blessings and have a great day.

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Delhi Rickshaw

23 Thursday Apr 2015

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Delhi Ricksahaw 11" x 14" Acrylic on Canvas Copyright Kay Enns

Delhi Ricksahaw
11″ x 14″
Acrylic on Canvas
Copyright Kay Enns

My “India Series” paintings were inspired by photos I took on my three trips to India between 2006 and 2011. I have been sitting on the photos for a long time, always wanting to paint from them but not feeling inclined to do them in watercolours. This year, in January, I decided to try my hand at acrylics and all of a sudden, the paintings came through, and still are. On a solo excursion to Delhi, I took a city tour, visiting several monuments and temples. I love India and wanted to immortalize some of the places I experienced in this way. I foresee quite a few more paintings to come in the near future as I explore and perfect my use of acrylic paints

I discovered this rickshaw abandoned in a disused lot in Chandigarh around the corner from my guru’s house. I set it into the park at Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi and it feels like it is at home there. Rickshaws are a very common means of travel in India and I personally rode in a few of them, always feeling sorry for the poor driver who struggled and strained for a few rupees. I was warned not to tip extravagantly because it would have negative consequences down the line for the driver who would start to think he was worth more, overcharge future customers, and end up losing business in the end. An interesting thought which most people do not consider.