State Capitol Archives - Tesh Parekh Art

Painting of NC State Capitol for the Downtown Raleigh Alliance

teshparekh — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:09:56 +0000

Last week, I was invited by Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) to paint at their annual meeting. The meeting with art theme was held at the Raleigh Convention Center. I painted 16×20 watercolor of the NC State Capitol. I decided on this view since it seems to be painted less than the other views. I had...

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Raleigh Downtown at Christmas – A watercolor painting by NC Fine Artist

teshparekh — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:52:52 +0000

This is the view of Raleigh Downtown from NC State Capitol. Painted on a tinted paper with both watercolor and gouache. Gouache was used for creating lights and accents in the painting. This is one of my several paintings of Raleigh downtown. I often paint there en plein air. I did a sketch yesterday evening...

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Raleigh Downtown on a Rainy Day – A watercolor painting by NC fine artist

teshparekh — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:11:19 +0000

Rain. Autumn. Raleigh downtown. State Capitol. What is not to like?! This was not an easy painting! I had to really work at it to make it all fluid! One thing I have learned about watercolors is that each painting requires a different plan of attack! What worked yesterday may not work today. Different humidity....

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First Friday at Raleigh City Museum- A Live Event Painting by Tesh Parekh

teshparekh — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:59:10 +0000

First Friday at Raleigh City Museum. 11×14. Watercolor. Painted live. Raleigh City Museum is hosting an exhibition of Plein Air paintings. This is a juried exhibit which includes paintings of different parts of the Capital city. My two watercolors are part of this exhibit- “State Capitol, Raleigh” and “Raleigh Downtown”. The “State Capitol, Raleigh” was...

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My paintings in Halle Cultural Arts Center’s “A Sense of Place” Juried exhibition

teshparekh — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:38:06 +0000

It has been busy last few days! Although I have not been able to paint much, I have been really busy promoting my Wedding & Event paintings. My wife and I own IWP Photography (www.iwpphotography.com). We had a booth at Forever Bridal Show for both photography and painting. I received lot of interest in the...

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