Portrait demonstration by Rajesh Sawant

Few days back a Portrait demonstration was held at the Art society of India's office by Artist Rajesh sawant from Nashik. The medium was oil pastels.
I took this snap to capture the model as well as the painting in progress.When you see a portrait demonstration it is very important for you to see the model and as well as the coloring process or the application, the color mixing etc.which is going on very closely.

Many time you are standing in the back of the crowds and you don't know what's going on.
This time i was lucky, as i was standing just next to the artist.


The tinted sheet which was used for the demonstration here is not really the shade which is showing here.You can see the actual shade of the paper in the image below of the completed painting.

After every demonstration there is a interaction session of the artist and the audiences, students. One funny thing what i have observed after many demonstrations. A very common question which is asked is, which quality-brand of paper or colors should be used.

On the back side wall you can see the original paintings of Masters like John fernandes, Vasudeo kamath, Shivaji Tupe, Suhas Bahulkar, Anil Naik etc. who have given demonstrations in the society. You should atleast visit the office once to have a look at them. I am sure you will get good inspiration to work and it would refresh your mind if you have got stuck anywhere in your practice.