about the artist

Let me quickly share with you my journey in painting art.

I have been involved in painting art for more or less 70 years.

I recall the very first time for our art & craft homework, the teacher wanted us to make lanterns. I was then 11. My father who taught himself to draw & paint in his younger days was ready to help. Together we took an egg, emptied it through two holes top & bottom. We wrapped it with white tissue & glue. Then we painted it in bright colours. A string was used to thread through the two holes and the work completed with a streamer & a holding stick. This work got me the envy of my classmates & top marks from our teacher. Hence, I was initiated into the world of art. 

During my school years there was no formal art lessons. So, painting art was for me & my contemporaries largely self-taught. However, time available for painting had to compete with time spent on building my career.

Now when the work is done, I have time to pursue art as an enjoyable and rewarding past-time. In the process I have learnt a bit more about painting art.  I looked in the cyber domain and practised the techniques demonstrated in videos. Apart from abstract art which I could not aspire to, there are two different styles in painting that I know of. These are paintings in realism & impressionism. Realism art is painting done in lifelike details. My style as you can see in my art work is in realism. I have compiled a booklet in which I shared what I learnt about impressionism, realism, painting mediums & materials. This information is mostly left out during art lessons, I am told.

Where have I found time to do all these? Short answer is you don’t have to retire into doing nothing. 

30/10/2024