Values were and still are a big problem zone. I have to overcome this problem. You can understand how I felt about it when Mark addressed this issues in his earlier videos (showed examples). I have understood something about brushes and brush grips. So, overcame that a little. Impressionistic and realist brush grips are different. Brush grip makes a huge difference in both.
I haven't done portrait painting. Have to do that. Love doing still lives but need to do more. Need to improve the shape thing. This involves seeing more intensely. Lastly, I need to create a unified style of my own. For Instance, when we see a painting by you or Mark or Martin J Crane, we do not look for the artist's names. We already know.
I am going steady, so probably I will improve in all of these areas. But it will take some time as there are other priorities as well.
@kaustav you say David Mark and Martin can all be recognized just by their work... Well my friend you have reached that level... I was on Instagram in the search section under a hashtag scrolling through a multitude of paintings when I spotted one of yours and instantly knew your work!!!!
Clicked on it and sure enough it was you... If that doesn't tell you something I don't know what will, because you are a great artist.
Thanks @Kschaben for bringing this back to recent discussions. I missed this first time around. Wow @Kaustav that first oil painting and the second oil pastel (waves) look so much like Van Gogh. I'm sorry to keep comparing you with him. I know how much you are searching for your own style. You have such intensity and power in your work but compassion and gentleness come though at the same time too. There is always balance in your paintings. Van Gogh didn't have that balance very consistently.
Thanks very much @BOB73 I posted these paintings to show what I was doing before DMP. I knew my paintings will take a different route after following DMP method. I thought these were better than what I did earlier. Now I see that except one or two rest are insignificant.
Not insignificant. You have a trained eye and a sophisticated mind. You simply don't think you did your best on some or you just don't like them too much. Other people who see them will feel new emotions. None of your works are insignificant. I don't care for abstract art too much but yours struck me in a way that I've never felt about a painting or image before. In this case THAT makes me the authority on the issue of insignificant.
All of them are fantastic @Kaustav ,I too can recognize your Painting from the paintings on web...you have your own style! Have you tried selling these?I am sure you can have your solo exhibition with your paintings
All of them are fantastic @Kaustav ,I too can recognize your Painting from the paintings on web...you have your own style! Have you tried selling these?I am sure you can have your solo exhibition with your paintings
Exhibitions are a long shot now. They are a matter of money and time. I don't have both presently. Also, the quality of the work should be better than what I am doing. I think after one or two years, my skills will be somewhat better. You know, once you are a professional you don't have time to guess. You have to be sure about your skills. I am building an online presence. Local galleries in Noida prefer only stylized Ganesh, Shive, Budhha, heavenly feelings etc. New Delhi also needs some time for realism.
Totally agree with you kaustav , the situation holds true in overall India.Every gallery is interested in some abstract works...it is deeply saddening that realism is kept aside and not even recognized.
Totally agree with you kaustav , the situation holds true in overall India.Every gallery is interested in some abstract works...it is deeply saddening that realism is kept aside and not even recognized.
I somehow feel happy that Maharashtra has generated so many watercolorists and realists in the recent years. I don't know who are the buyers but the more and more realists started to come in there, so the buyers are more interested I guess! Recently, Pramod Kurlekar received a grand welcome in Portrait Society of America by Richard Schmid, Susan Lyon, Scott Burdick, David Kassan and many others.
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Values were and still are a big problem zone. I have to overcome this problem. You can understand how I felt about it when Mark addressed this issues in his earlier videos (showed examples). I have understood something about brushes and brush grips. So, overcame that a little. Impressionistic and realist brush grips are different. Brush grip makes a huge difference in both.
I haven't done portrait painting. Have to do that. Love doing still lives but need to do more. Need to improve the shape thing. This involves seeing more intensely. Lastly, I need to create a unified style of my own. For Instance, when we see a painting by you or Mark or Martin J Crane, we do not look for the artist's names. We already know.
I am going steady, so probably I will improve in all of these areas. But it will take some time as there are other priorities as well.
Clicked on it and sure enough it was you... If that doesn't tell you something I don't know what will, because you are a great artist.
Exhibitions are a long shot now. They are a matter of money and time. I don't have both presently. Also, the quality of the work should be better than what I am doing. I think after one or two years, my skills will be somewhat better. You know, once you are a professional you don't have time to guess. You have to be sure about your skills. I am building an online presence. Local galleries in Noida prefer only stylized Ganesh, Shive, Budhha, heavenly feelings etc. New Delhi also needs some time for realism.
I somehow feel happy that Maharashtra has generated so many watercolorists and realists in the recent years. I don't know who are the buyers but the more and more realists started to come in there, so the buyers are more interested I guess! Recently, Pramod Kurlekar received a grand welcome in Portrait Society of America by Richard Schmid, Susan Lyon, Scott Burdick, David Kassan and many others.