Artist John Fernandes
John was
easily one of the most humble and unassuming artists I have met. He was gifted
and was a favourite of his guru K B Kulkarni. John was from Belgaum and was
nurtured by the well known artist and art teacher from Belgaum - K B Kulkarni.His
command on figures was exceptional. He was equally at ease with all mediums -
watercolours, oils, acrylic, pastels. He mostly painted young ladies and I can
visualise several of his paintings years after having seen them. While John had
great skill and he could recreate the exact skin tones, he did not make the
mistake of getting trapped in the technique. His art was more about portraying
the beauty and the sensuality of the subject he painted. While he was an
acknowledged master of figurative art, he did paint several wonderful
landscapes. John never speak negative about other artists or anybody else for
that matter. The only thing that mattered to him was his art. All those who
were fortunate to see him paint would get mesmerized by the easy manner with
which he would paint, the deftness of his strokes and the magical realisation
for the viewer to witness the painting getting created so effortlessly. His
brush strokes appeared so simple yet the end result of unbelievable just the
way we have seen the strokes of tennis legend Roger Federer.
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