Winter Tales Collection Launch

Living in Minnesota has its challenges.. and for me, it’s during the winters. I know the diehard Minnesotans would disagree. But, I have not grown up here. I grew up in a tropical climate on the east coast of India. So, can you blame me when I complain of the frigid temperatures? 

Despite my constant grievance against the winters here, I have to say it’s a beautiful place. The summers are gorgeous, but you wink, and it’s over. The best thing about living in the midwest is the experience of going through all four seasons. Having lived in the land of 10,000 lakes for almost 13 years I am beginning to enjoy the subtle nuances of the winters here. 

This year I looked at the landscapes around me with renewed interest... through an artist’s eye. A couple of my friends’ posted photographs of the North Shore area and in and around the Metro, and it occurred to me that I had never attempted to paint the winter season in all its glory. And so I checked with my friends, for photo references and challenged myself to paint with a muted palette and see if I could capture the winter landscapes in Minnesota. 

So, throughout January I painted winter landscapes and this collection emerged. I call it The Winter Tales collection. Painted mostly using watercolors, gouache, and acrylic ink this is a collection created with a couple of shades of blue, black, and white. It was challenging as well as exciting to create this. I am compelled to paint similar scenes using acrylic and oil paints. What do you think? Should I?

The collection launches today Jan 29th for my email subscribers and Jan 30th for everyone. 

It would be great to hear your thoughts on this winter landscapes collection. I would be equally grateful if you share this collection of launch information with your friends. 

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