Amid the global pandemic situation and the ongoing lockdown, he is busy in his artistic creation under the Rupantarana programme launched two months back in the Kendrapara Municipality area.
Meet artist Soumyaranjan Pattnayak (35) of Balarampur town. He is working as an art instructor at Kakat Mangala Upper Primary School and also the Director of Kendrapada based - Krishna School of Art and Crafts .
As the Kendrapada Municipality is celebrating its 150th anniversary fest, so the civic body authority has decided to paint the Government walls, relating to the history and mythology of the district through paintings. Executive officer of municipality Debabrata Bal entrusted him the painting work.
“I have painted the walls related at several tourist places of the district and also of the Bhitarkanika National Park to spread message on communal amity and brotherhood. I created awareness on global warming , climate change,” said Pattnayak.
Besides this, he also created awareness through his painting to protect the marine species, especially the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles.
Notably, Pattnayak has bagged several awards and prizes ,including at international, national and State levels.