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Mind blowing impressions

These medical professionals with a creative zeal share a common passion for painting, writes G. Prasad

OF DIFFERENT HUES Brilliant portrayal PHOTOS: M. MOORTHY

Art transcends all boundaries indeed. All one needs is a sense of creativity and passion. It is not necessary that one needs to be a professional as many amateurs have excelled in the field of art.

A group of medical professionals, with a creative zeal, exactly proved this point through an exhibition of their paintings hosted by the Government Museum in the city recently.

They share a common passion for painting that has helped them look beyond their profession and venture into the realm of art.

And when an opportunity presented itself to let the world know of their artistic achievements, they took to it with gay abandon.

About 25 pieces, mostly oil canvasses, which came from the brushes of Dr. Shanta David, Dr. R. Shanthi, Dr. M. Arularasi and Dr. K. Serene, were on display at the event.

Semi-abstract

Oil paints do give richness to the art and their magical combination with canvasses will charm the onlooker. While the works of the first three were mostly figurative, Serene's paintings bordered on the semi-abstract.

Two of Serene's paintings on Radha Krishna showed a glimpse of her free and spontaneous brushwork.

The first one demanded a closer look, which revealed Krishna and Radha dancing in a joyous mood.

In the other, Krishna could only be identified through his flute.

The common element in both the works was attractive and flashy colours. Says Serene: "It is the colour that makes the art vibrant and attracts the onlooker."

Realistic portrayal

She seems to be impressed by the works of Van Gogh. A painting on `books' was an inspiration from his works. `Towards Pasture,' depicting a young boy moving along with his cows from his village, which seemed to be hit by famine, in search of greenery, was very realistic.

Shanthi's works mostly dwelt on Nature. Through her individualistic taste she had depicted the scenic beauty. A cottage near a lake surrounded by trees and meadow was a treat to the eyes. And the depiction of a bullock cart on a road brought to light the pleasant atmosphere in villages. "The places I visited in the past have certainly created an impression in my mind. Even the trivial things that attracted me have been painted on canvas," she adds.

In `Rain rain go away', the artist explained the desire of a young girl to play after school on a rainy day.

A puppy and kitten sitting comfortably in a tub indicated that there was no enmity among younger ones even though they belonged to different groups.

Appreciable colour sense

Shantha David's painting on the expectation of a girl is worth mentioning. The girl's face filled with anxiety seemed as though she was expecting her examination results.

The effort the artist had put in to give such an expression to the girl's face was visible. The colour sense of Shantha David was appreciable in her work that depicted a woman about to take bath.

She claims that she was inspired by a picture in a calendar on `Chicks and Calves' and immediately transferred it into the canvas. She has taken utmost care, while painting the ornaments worn by a tribal girl in one of her works.

Message through art

Shantha David wants to deliver a message through her paintings and that is the reason why she prefers to paint Jesus Christ these days.

Her painting, `Christ with a Samaritan woman,' is testimony for this.

Arularasi has fixed her thoughts on tranquillity. The waterfall in the midst of greenery was so realistic that it urged us visit the place. `Dusk' made us feel relaxed. Sitting on the rocks near the river, it was a perfect place to unwind after a day's work. Says Arularasi: "I take a look at lot of photographs and get ideas from the them. But most of the paintings are based on my imagination."

According to the curator of the Museum, P. Rajmohan, apart from taking a look at the paintings, the people who turned out in large numbers also showed interest in knowing about the museum.

"The idea behind organising such events in museums is to popularise the place and inspire people to visit the museum which is a storehouse of information on history and tradition," he says.

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