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My childhood growing up in Mukkam orphanage, the years I spent as a photographer in the Middle East, and my interest in Indian mythology inspire my art
The prizes won in the State Level Drawing Competitions in my schooldays were a source of inspiration to take up drawing as a profession after my studies. Nonetheless, circumstances didn't let me continue with my studies. Orphancy at an early age and a huge family's financial dependency on me compelled me to fetch a more secure job for the sake of my family. Despite this, I completed a drawing diploma through self-study while at work. Later, I joined a Government school as a temporary Drawing teacher.
I have been experimenting for years with Oil color portraits teaching myself the tricks and techniques through my works. My first solo exhibition was conducted in 2006 and included the portraits of Kerala State's Political and Cultural leaders. I am more interested in working with watercolors. Capturing beautiful landscapes and natural beauty fastly with strokes can be considered my specialty. I continue my experimentation with mediums, styles, and genres. A solo exhibition in a nearby district in 2007 was quite successful and got me recognition in the media.
Pastels were prey for my experimentation too, both oil and dry. I tried them on different surfaces- velvet cloth, the smooth side of the hardboard, different types of canvases, etc. Working on color pencils became easier once Good quality color pencils were available in the Indian market. I made a few portraits with just as much finishing as in an oil color painting.
Despite being a self-trained artist, I have managed to establish a drawing training class for children in Kerala where art education was not much entertained before. I conducted an art exhibition with artworks pooled in by my students in 2008 at Malappuram Lalita Kala Acadamy Art Gallery (Malappuram). This was an opportunity for most of them to get recognized and introduced to the field as well as the media.
One of my most significant achievements, or what I consider to be my achievement was the success in helping many children with inaccessibility to train to excel in this field. I have trained a lot of physically disabled and financially suppressed students to learn. I have trained students with paralysis to use brushes, pastels, and knives with their mouth and toes, thereby breaking the wall between their differences and colors.
In 2008, I started working on Mural paintings. I tried the traditional Kerala style of mural art found in most of the ancient temples in Southern India and experimented with it. Sticking to the restrictions on strokes and colors was hard but the works were beautiful.
While continuing with "Kabani"- the training institution I established and experimentation, I now have my own collection of realistic and abstract paintings ranging from portraits, landscapes, still life, and illustrations in my signature styles. I am highly motivated and passionate about experimentation.
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