Portrait is actually a drama of light and shadow”, said senior artist Manjiri More at Sarjana's Portrait Workshop held online on Monday.
Although portrait is an essential part of fine art education, yet students are not able to grasp its nuances. For this, constant practice and knowledge of the correct use of the medium is necessary.
This was stated by Pune-based artist Manjiri More at the Portrait Workshop organized by Sarjana Academy for Design and Fine Arts and Art Design Teachers Forum.
Showing a photo of a tribal girl, she said that one thing has to be carried forward by the grip, only then the portrait can be made and light and colour make it attractive. She said that for me the portrait is actually a drama of light and shadow and which is played with colours.
She emphasized over the light and shadow, proper colour mixing and how bring out the best fo the emotions over canvas.
She also gave a short demonstration of her paintings to the participants.
Manjiri More made the portrait with soft pastels and also explained the nuances of using the pastel medium while making the portrait.
She told that Pay Stell is a medium which is more than 300 years old which was used by many famous artists but in Madhya Pradesh there are few artists working in Pastel Medium.
The online workshop was attended by 50 participants, which included college professors, school art teachers, amateur artists and children. Senior artist Manjusha Ganguly introduced the artist and the session was conducted by Sunil Shukla. E-certificates were also given to all the participants.