Day 4: Duality - Camel No.1: The Dreaming Camel

Camel No. 1 - The Dreaming Camel: acrylic on canvas, 40"x30", 2010

This painting is yet another piece in the camel series. There was no initial inspiration for this painting, other than that.

Camel No. 1 - The Dreaming Camel: underlayer 1

So many people have given me such lovely feedback on my Sassy Camel piece. And many expats expressed a desire to have something that would eventually remind them of their time here in the Gulf; without it being like everything else available to tourists. So this is how the continuation of the camel series evolved.

Camel No. 1 - The Dreaming Camel: underlayer 2

Camel No. 1 - The Dreaming Camel: underlayer 3

In these photos of the underlayers, I continued to build up the body and the decorated harness until I decided that those aspects were complete. But when it came time to work on the eyes, I had to come to a decision as to what emotion or look to express.

Camel No. 1 - The Dreaming Camel: underlayer 3

But with the idea of "remembering time spent in the Gulf", I chose to leave them as they appear in the final stage.

Camel No. 1 - The Dreaming Camel: acrylic on canvas, 40"x30", 2010

Camel No. 1 - The Dreaming Camel is on display at Yama Yoga Studios from May 27th to June 6th, 2010. For more details on timings and directions, please click here.