To start with , I am a member of the Art Society of India, Mumbai. Their are some members in the society who really strive and are dedicated for the development of artists and art. The society organises outings for artists to paint outdoors. Which are like one day tours just in the outskirts of mumbai.
We go out in small villages to paint and sketch. Last month it was a small village called Jamrukh, near karjat.
It is a very satisfying experience for any artist when he works in these kind of locations for the whole day leaving your worries back. You get more close to nature with so many beautiful subjects like mountains, Farms with so many shades of greens, cows ,sheeps, buffalos, bullock carts, small huts etc. around you to sketch and paint.
This a very common scene when we start to paint. People gather around you and even in front of you unknowingly when we start our work. It is really a test of your patience and concentration to work in such a crowd. But it is still a lot of fun.
Our friend here, has got a lot of young audiences.
A demonstration of watercolors was given by Mr. Kishore Nadavdekar. During such demos you get a real close look at how a artist apply there skills and how they simplify a complicated subject in their paintings.
The artist group of the society can also be seen watching the demonstration here.
Work in progress.....
And the finished painting......
