Speed Paintings!
Hello World! Welcome to my blog. It is great to finally get off of my lazy butt and start posting some real work for a change.
But first some boring background information about myself.
I graduated with a dual bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design and Interdisciplinary Engineering with a main focus in Mechanical Engineering. Currently working the exciting life as a lead engineer in the automotive field on my 10th year, I have been having this itch to explore my alternative interests and talents. Of course I have been scratching this itch for the last 4 years (on and off) trying to figure out what it is I want to accomplish.
Not really knowing…I decided to take the journey and explore my artistic abilities and see where it can lead me. So I started sketching, learning, and understanding the fundamentals and basics of design and illustration. Energized by the entertainment guru’s such as Scott Robertson, Sparth, Craig Mullins, and my Industrial Design colleagues at work, I decided to set forth my journey to continue to create, understand, inspire, and be inspired.
So from this point on I will start to post my work and explain the reasoning behind my creations and I only hope that you can spend just a few minutes to sit back, enjoy yourselves, and provide some constructive feedback.
So here we GO!!
Here are a couple of speed paintings from our trip to Niagara Falls about a month ago on the Canadian side. As we walked through the White Water Walk, I snapped a few pics and then painted them in photoshop. The first pic “white water” took approx. 30 min. The second took speed painting took about 2 hours. That shot was from our hotel room from the 18th floor. Gorgeous view I might add. Each piece is merely trying to capture the essence and energy of the moment.
This was my first attempt at painting a mountain…..ok…I… lied…I tried to do these mountains before but failed miserably. So I tried and tried again…and after a few attempts and references from others such as Mullens from www.cgpad.org, I think I finally got something l was somewhat satisfied with. As I perfect the technique I will try to add some more visual interest.
More to come and looking forward to your visit.
- Arvind
September 4, 2008 at 7:09 am
You certainly have made a good beginning. I look forward to more such pictures which will mean something to people, convey some meaningful message. Art shouldnt be only for the connoisseurs of Art. The layman always looks for relief from boredom of his routine of daily life and would welcome and appreciate any kind of meaningful art.
Good luck to you and looking forward to more such creations!
Sukumar
September 4, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Well said and thanks for the response! Art is definitely a creative outlet for anyone….no matter what your skill level is. It’s a wonderful opportunity to draw people in and help create excitement and instill an emotional response from the viewer.
Stay tuned…more to come and please visit again.
September 5, 2008 at 12:09 am
Your pursuit is well placed. you have posted pics. that deserve the
attention & appreciation from all the viewers. Keep posting more of this
kind. I am sure people will look forward to cherishing more of your
creative art.
Good luck.
September 5, 2008 at 7:57 am
Great stuff!
September 6, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Good stuff! Aim high!
September 8, 2008 at 11:51 am
HOWZAAAAAAAATTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!
September 9, 2008 at 4:52 am
Gosh!!! This stuff is truly mind blowing!!! I’m really eager to see what else you will churn out!!
September 11, 2008 at 4:22 am
Anu told me that you’re blogging and the stuff you’ve posted is amazing. So I decided to have a peek at it.
Needless to say that your is brilliant and fantastic. I’m sure you’ve lot more of these that you’ve been working on for a long time now. I suggest that you post the same as well .
Looking forward to many more interesting and brilliant work like the pieces, you’ve dsplayed above.
Take care.
September 11, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Thanks for the kind comments Ramesh. It is very much appreciated! Please take the time to visit again.
September 12, 2008 at 12:59 am
I am glad to see your talent being revealed to more of the world. Your ability to bring out the essence and emotions of your subjects is exceptional, and I hope to see many more works and be able to say one day “Oh yeah! I knew that guy when he was just getting started showing his art”.
September 12, 2008 at 1:03 am
Your drawings are BEAST (in teenage lingo it means AWESOME)! I really believe you show the capture (with your character drawings) the true essence of the character. And in the drawings with nature and the car/plane ones you capture the glow I could imagine from the lighting being there. You are truly an awesome artist and I think that you should try and find places where you can get a title as one. You could really do it because your drawings are truly artistic in a one-of-a kind way. Keep drawing more!!!!
September 13, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Wow! That is quite a comment. You are very well spoken. Thanks for the encouraging comments. It’s great to have your support on here. It is a pleasure to have you visit and check out the work. It’s young folk like yourself that really make this all worth it. Thanks for the feedback and please keep visiting!
July 17, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Amazing paintings, Arv! The Niagara Falls pics look really life-like. Loved the color pallette and tone of the mountains. Looking at your work really made me want to get back in touch with my own little hobby which has been buried somewhere for the last 15 years.
July 18, 2009 at 1:52 am
Thanks Indu! I definitely think you should bring out your talent to the world. The world deserves to see your beautiful art! A blog would be perfect for you to discuss and show your talent because you are such a natural at it!