Artists by their very
nature are a susceptible
lot. Their
surroundings have an immediate effect. The effect may take its time to
come to
the canvas.. sometimes it just stuns the artist and for a long time
there is no
change and for some events and happenings around them have an immediate
effect
that is visible in their canvases. For some it is a prolonged silence
and then
a sudden outburst of things which were lying dormant in the sub
conciousness
for a long time.
Horse
Series of
Paintings
Nearby my home there
used to be a Sewania State Farm (A place for breeding
Stallions/Race
Horses etc). Horse movements fascinated me a lot and I used to sneak in
and observe
horses (should I say horsing around ;-)
)
These horses were
different then the normal run of
the mill
horses you see on streets as beasts of burden or tied in a
Tonga|Baggi|Chariot (Actually these 3 have their
own subtle connotations) .The Horses I saw in the farm liked a good
run. They
were not scared of competing when they were running they seemed to
glide they
were no longer heavy ground pounding beasts but floating airy forms in a perfect dreamy rhythm. This is what I
strived for, when I was painting the horses.
Incidently the horse paintings got lot of appreciation in the art circles
Colors of Malwa
...
My earlier works were mostly in shades dark
schemes.. these were mostly
inscapes, civilization and megalith series of works which contained
abstract
landscapes, old monuments, forts and river banks, civilizations people
and
buildings woven together giving an old
used look.
These cities as if came alive in multiple series of my works “Dusk to Dawn” was one such series of my works. Mostly in dark shades with a hint of incoming dawn. My landscapes have since have become more and more colorful. These are the colors of Malwa where I belong. We usually have a very bright sunshine and and shades of red from vermilion to scarlet red Ghagras and Lughdas.
My Seniors
During the
early days of
learning/struggle I consider Mr D
J Joshi used to be one of the major influence. His way of approaching
at a
problem and his relationship with the students was
unique in itself. He wanted his students
“to
create” value.
We also had Vishnu
Chinchalkar, Mr Chawla and Shriram Dubey Sir. These
were the people who initiated a good
relationship between students and the
teacher.
One of the good link I found is of Robert Genn
