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Here many of the - [Process of Learning](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/process-of-learning/) - Do you remember when you started to draw? I think it is a little bit difficult to remember when we started to draw. Some day we began to scribble some pictures on paper. Usually those pictures might not be clear. But that day, really it would not matter to us. Just we love them. - [It would be too late](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/it-would-be-too-late/) - He is an artist. He does paintings regularly. To him it's passion. For livelihood, he used to paint sign boards for shops and offices. He is living with some happiness, because he is getting some money for his day to day needs from sign boards and he is doing paintings which he likes very much. - [It's your life](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/its-your-life/) - Does intuition work all the time? He is an artist. I know him well. Very hard working. Having a lot of passion for art. A simple human being. Never bothered about luxuries. The only problem with him is he didn't learn language of art and he is not interested to learn it either. Because - [Volcano](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/volcano/) - One day she came to me. She said that she loves art very much, she wants to be an artist, for that she is willing to give even her life. She looked very emotional. I didn't say anything, just smiled. I have been seeing throughout my life many students like these. She was enrolled in - [Is better than you ?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/is-better-than-you/) - He is an upcoming artist. He is doing paintings well. His work has been appreciated by many people. One day a client called him to commission a portrait. He went to their house with excitement and a little bit of tension. He knows getting a commission for portrait means definite money. At the same time - [Very good at Art](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/very-good-at-art/) - '' You are very good at art. '' Someone told him in his childhood. '' You are a born artist. '' His drawing teacher said. '' What a great artist he is! '' His friends praised him. '' God gives that gift only to a few. He is one of those few fortunate people. '' - [I don't like realistic paintings](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/i-dont-like-realistic-paintings/) - '' I don't like realistic paintings. '' he said. '' What do you mean by realistic painting? '' I asked him. '' Painting things the way they appear. '' '' Do you call it realistic painting? '' I asked him. '' is it not? '' he was bewildered. '' Not at all. '' ''Why?'' - [Don't have anything to express…](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/dont-have-anything-to-express/) - '' I have always been trying to get some unique style in my paintings, you know … '' he said. '' Then your paintings don't have anything to express... '' I thought. One should not think about style. He should think what he wants to see on canvas. What he sees, viewer will also - [You know...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/you-know/) - She is middle aged. I met her in a function. Someone introduced her to me. He told her that I am a professional artist and do paintings beautifully. Immediately she said '' Oh! My kid who is nine years old does beautiful paintings. He is very talented you know … '' I smiled and - [You know, my wife is a very good artist](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/you-know-my-wife-is-a-very-good-artist/) - He is a top executive in a multinational company, middle aged. One day he came to me with his wife, to enrol her in my art classes. In general view she would be considered as a good looking lady. He started to talk about her, her abilities, her qualities, her skills … ! The way - [They didn't teach her how to paint](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/they-didnt-teach-her-how-to-paint/) - I met her in one of my friend's house. She told me that she is an artist. She did few paintings also. Now she is not finding time to paint. I listened silently. She invited me to her house to see her paintings. For courtesy sake I said '' Sure. '' Later I forgot - [Ignorance](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/ignorance/) - One day a young lady came to me. '' I wan to learn Modern art. '' She asked me. '' What do you mean by Modern art? '' I asked her. '' … modern art … modern art … '' she didn't know what to say. Simply she was bewildered. I waited for her - [How do they run an art school !?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/how-do-they-run-an-art-school/) - She is running an art gallery since twenty years. I knew her. In last fifteen years we met only two times. Recently she called me. I was surprised by her call because i am not a gallery artist and she would not call anyone without a purpose. For few minutes, we talked formally, then - [When they are doing that, why not you?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/when-they-are-doing-that-why-not-you/) - One day two old women came to me. Both were in their early sixties. They told me that they want to learn painting. I told them '' it's O.K. But you shouldn't start painting directly, first learn drawing. '' They were surprised and one of them asked me, '' Why don't - [Self proclaimed artist](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/self-proclaimed-artist/) - Recently I met one young woman just by an accident. Usually I would not meet many people because rarely I attend events. She told me that she had studied 'six weeks art appreciation course' in London and is now writing reviews on artists' work. I listened and left. Occasionally I read her reviews in - [Some notes on Pattern and Texture](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/some-notes-on-pattern-and-texture/) - A small or large unit of shape or color repetition is Pattern. We can see these patterns on Architectural buildings, Persian Carpets, Decorative ornaments and temple structures. When we do our art work understanding these patterns and using them in a right manner will help us to create powerful visuals. Vincent Van Gogh - [Some notes on Line, Shape, Size, Proportion and Movement](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/some-notes-on-line-shape-size-proportion-and-movement/) - Here I am not going for theoretical discussions or definitions, rather I would like to give simple clarifications. We all knew what is Line. When we were children, we used to draw vertical and horizontal lines in our exercise book to put our writing in order. As children, even though we didn't know what is - [‘Color as a value’](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/1570/) - Color. Honestly I am telling, It always confuses me. Whatever I learned It still remains a mystery to me, like John Carlson's ' Landscape Painting ' book. Paul Strisik said in his ‘Capturing light in oils’ book.' I read Carlson book many times. But still something remains which I do not understand.” - [Some Notes On Value and Color](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/some-notes-on-value-and-color/) - Here is one example... There is a room. Dimension of that room, Say it is 100 square feet or some thing. You call it a space. In that space you want to put few objects, may be seven or eight. So you arranged these objects in that space. Light is the key. Without - [Some Notes On Drawing](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/some-notes-on-drawing/) - I had been teaching art for nearly ten years. Some students had learned it for hobby and some others to become professionals. They all asked one question...'' How to be a good artist?'' Always my answer is ... '' Be on the right path,'' '' What is that right path? '' '' ...like any other - [Is he not an illiterate?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/is-he-not-an-illiterate/) - I knew him for many years. He spoke reasonably good English. He used to write some news in daily papers on artist's shows in the city. He was trying to draw some pictures on and off. Later what I heard was, he had been doing some business related to artistic goods and he was earning - [Than becoming a great artist...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/than-becoming-a-great-artist/) - ''I will devote my life to paintings. One day I will become a great artist. ’’ he said with confidence. '' Once you become a great artist...what you will do after that? '' I asked him. '' I will earn lots of money by selling my paintings. '' '' After that....? '' He became - [It’s the name](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/its-the-name/) - In an exhibition hall, one of the artists was saying emotionally, '' Our paintings are priceless. when the time comes, our name itself will fetch millions. That’s the value of our work '' '' Yes, they are priceless. That means ... not having any price. That's why artists could not sell their work, - [How do you call them...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/how-do-you-call-them/) - “You know ...’’ some one said to me sympathetically, “Many of the artists are innocents, they don’t have much intelligence to survive. They don’t know anything other than painting. ” “Then how do you call them artists?” I asked him. - [No Glamour](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/no-glamour/) - An exhibition was going on. Many artists attended the show in the gallery, as usual. '' I love to die as an artist, even if i have to starve till my last minute’’ One of the artists declared emotionally. '' Death is death, whatever way you die or whoever you are. No glamor - [The Framer](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/the-framer/) - Many artists are living in that area. They do paintings everyday. Framing the paintings is always a problem to them. One day a person opened a small frame shop in that area. Every artist enjoyed having that shop close to them. They used to go to that shop to frame their pictures. The framer was - [Why they are good...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/why-they-are-good/) - A friend advised me, .. You are not good at marketing. Everything needs good marketing strategies to sell. Hire a good marketing person. He will sell your paintings.’’ People have an opinion about me that I won’t listen to their useful suggestions. They think that, if I listen to them, my life would have - [Very expensive](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/very-expensive/) - She said '' Your painting classes are very expensive. '' I am used to these kind of words. I asked her, '' Why you want to learn art? '' '' It’s my childhood dream. '' she said '' How much do your shoes cost? '' I asked her. She got confused. She had no - [Prerequisite](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/prerequisite/) - '' Many artists starved in their lifetime. Later they were recognised as great artists. '' he said to encourage me. '' Is starving a prerequisite to become a great artist? '' I asked him. - [Success](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/success-2/) - '' Your paintings are masterpieces. One day you will get recognition. See...sometimes artists will get their success at the end of their lives or after their death.’’ he said to me sympathetically. '' Do you call it success? '' I asked him. - [Color mixing](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/color-mixing/) - One day a student came to me to join in my art classes. She said to me '' I know painting. All I need is some color mixing tips... Could you tell me? '' I told her, '' I have not yet understood painting completely. So you are more knowledgeable than me, '' and I - [Questions on Composition and Design](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/questions-on-composition-and-design/) - Line, Value , Color , texture and many more of these things are the parts of Composition and Design. These are the structures of Painting. Every art student should understand these things properly. Otherwise whatever skills he has is useless. After learning Drawing, Value and Color, student has to enter into the world - [Questions on Perspective](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/questions-on-perspective/) - If we have to define Perspective in the simplest way … The way the world appears to the eye, in the same way an artist has to show his visual on two dimensional surface. What is perspective? What is one point perspective? What is two point perspective? What is three point perspective? How - [Questions on Color](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/questions-on-color/) - Color comes out of Light. We see light through Colors. To paint, to design Interiors, to illustrate Fashion design, to create Animation world, to do anything with Color ,we should understand Color and its theory, its interactions, its Contrast... everything about it. Why Red is more intense besides Green? Why Yellow is more appealing - [Questions on Value](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/questions-on-value/) - Value is one of the key elements in picture making. In other way we can call it as light and dark. It's a gradation between highest light and extreme dark. Every color has its own value in color wheel. Value key is the key to successful painting. Do you know the meaning of - [Questions on Drawing](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/questions-on-drawing/) - Did you know all Drawing is …' Learning to Look ? ' Do you know what is ' Imaginary Scale ? ' Do you know the importance of the Positive and Negative Spaces? Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal, Zigzag, Curved and many of these Lines will express different feelings ...Did you know that? Do you know - [Without questions answers won't exist.](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/without-questions-answers-wont-exist/) - Every creative act start with questions. To understand any subject student has to get hundreds of questions. Without questions answers won't exist. Once he got the questions he has to try to find the answers. This is the only way to master any subject. This is the pathway to become creative. Some students might get - [Understanding](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/understanding/) - Someone asked me..'' why you are teaching painting is such a serious way? '' I told him...'' It’s understanding the beauty of life. '' '' Beauty of life ! ... I don’t understand. '' he said ‘’ Beauty of life means understanding God...” I told him '' What is the connection between God and - [I am busy](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/i-am-busy/) - One young lady came to me and asked me, '' Sir. I want to learn painting. How much is it going to cost me? '' I replied, ''Now I am busy. Come after some time. '' She came after few months and asked me. '' Sir. I want to learn painting. How much time it - [Our rules](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/our-rules/) - People called him a good artist. Everybody praised his paintings. One day he went to a gallery with his works. Gallery owner also praised those paintings. Then he asked the artist...'' where have you got your degree?'' '' I am a self taught artist. '' '..Oh! Any awards? '' '' No sir... I have never - [Art Critic](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/art-critic/) - An art critic went to the opening of an exhibition. All the paintings were modern art. He praised them with a lot of words along with many descriptions. His wife listened all that praise. When they came back to home, she asked him, '' Are they really that great dear? And when did you - [I don’t know....](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/i-dont-know-2/) - Some one asked me...'' You are an artist. Do you love nature very much? '' '' I don’t know '' He paused for one moment, then asked me...'' Do you love money? '' '' I don’t know '' '' Do you love beautiful ladies? '' This time I paused for one moment and replied - [At that moment...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/at-that-moment/) - One day a student came to me to join in my art classes. She told me that she wants to be a nationally famous artist and sell her paintings. She asked me whether I can do that for her? I replied '' Lady... If I know how to sell paintings why should I - [I only know...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/i-only-know/) - Someone who knows about my financial mess, asked me, '' You are a great artist. Many artists are selling their paintings for huge amounts. Why don’t you sell your work? If you sell, your problems will be solved overnight.” I told him '' They know how to sell. I - [What will I do with all those paintings !](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/what-will-i-do-with-all-those-paintings/) - One day a student came to me to know about my art classes. She told me that she wants to join to learn art. I explained to her what I teach in my art classes. After listening to me, she asked a question '' Do you mean I would be able to do ten paintings - [Oh...! Wonderful!](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/oh-wonderful/) - One art promoter called me. She said ''Oh...! Wonderful! What a great paintings they are! I never seen such a beautiful light in any paintings. I love to sell your paintings. Send a few of your paintings.’’ I sent a few of my paintings. She told me that she sold two of my paintings and - [You are a great artist!](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/you-are-a-great-artist/) - One day an art collector came to see my paintings. After seeing the paintings he said to me '' You are a great artist. These paintings are priceless. Especially ...that light...it's wonderful. I want to buy a few paintings...” he paused for a few seconds, again he said... ‘' But you know I am not - [Is Heart... the enemy of artist’s survival?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/is-heart-the-enemy-of-artists-survival/) - Today one man came to my studio. He said that he wants to see my lightscape paintings. He is a driver to one of our children who comes to my school to learn art. After seeing for a few minutes, he felt the magic of the lightscape paintings. When he saw them from close distance, - [My Journey Through Science Of Painting – Weekly Column](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/my-journey-through-science-of-painting-weekly-column/) - My journey through science of painting ! How I started to draw, how I had begun painting and how I faced continuous failures, there was no help available to me. Frustration … depression … struggle and pain. A sea of misery. How I had come out of that struggle, how I had come to know - [My first Book - How To Start a Painting And How To Plan It ?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/to-all-art-students-of-my-country/) - Like Elements of nature there are a few elements in art also. Those elements can be played with using principles (tools) of Composition. Whatever art form you may work with, this knowledge is a must. If not, your work looks like a work of craft rather than a work of art. Western great artists work - [My New Book - How To Finish A Painting ?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2018/02/1488/) - HOW TO FINISH A PAINTING? My first book is 'How To Start A Painting And How To Plan It?', It focuses on the importance of planning a painting with Value, Color and Composition. This is the follow-on book. Although this book is self-contained, I suggest whoever is reading this book to read the first book - [Visual Imagination...what is it?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/visual-imagination-what-is-it-2/) - Every artist however skilled he is, always gets doubts on Composition and Design at least once in awhile, if not every day. The nature of the subject is like that. If it's easy to understand, we won't be talking about it. One of my students asked me.... '' Sir. You are saying Composition is more - [How beautiful it would be if you know ….](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/how-beautiful-it-would-be-if-you-know-your/) - It's only one line where I am trying to find the beauty of life and where it lies. Beauty and problem lie side by side. If you remove the problem then beauty only exists. Few human beings who try to live always creatively , sometimes suffer from emptiness. The reason... they want to do so - [Many people are asking me ... what is the language of art?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/many-people-are-asking-me-what-is-the-language-of-art/) - Many people are asking me ...' what is the language of art?' It's not possible for me to answer everyone individually. Here I am explaining about it. 'Every subject has its own language. For example if you want to learn English, you should start with alphabets, words, sentences, grammar and like that. Once you study - [Who said, if you are a painter you have to sell paintings ….](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/who-said-if-you-are-a-painter-you-have-to-sell-paintings/) - ''Are you promoting your work now!?'' Some people who know me from a long time asked me with surprise. I was not surprised by their question. People who know me well would ask that question after seeing what I am doing now. Since two months I have been writing continuously on my blog, posting on - [Creative instinct survives only in that way](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/creative-instinct-survives-only-in-that-way/) - There is a wrong notion in many of the art students and art lovers that realistic artists are able to paint only realistic paintings, Abstract artists will be able to work only abstract paintings … Similar notions are that oil painters are capable of working only in oils, water colorists only in water color and - [What is Originality in Paintings?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/what-is-originality-in-paintings/) - To paint means to create movement. Movement is life. Life is precious. You could not buy a life for a dying person, however rich you maybe. To create the movement on canvas is an artist's work. If he captures movement, life follows it. Then his work will survive forever. To capture life, an artist needs - [I enjoy it like a game](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/i-enjoy-it-like-a-game/) - Whenever I start to paint my imaginary landscapes, I feel that I am playing chess with a grand master who has never been defeated. That grand master is no one … it's my canvas. Every moment I use all my visual imagination skills to win over that. I use composition as my weapon along with - [Doing Painting is a Mind Game, where your wisdom is your opponent](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/doing-painting-is-a-mind-game-where-your-wisdom-is-your-opponent/) - How is this painting? I have done this to enjoy the fun of doing painting. Yes. Doing painting is fun, if you have understood the language of art. Painting is fun if we know what we are doing and what we have to do. What I have realized while doing painting is, its a mind - [Why Artists Paint?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/why-artists-paint-2/) - In the early hours of the day, this question suddenly flashed in me. At the same moment, I have also got the answer. Every human being on this earth will struggle a lot to survive, whether they are poor or rich. If they are poor they will struggle to meet their basic needs, if they - [This Is The Way Artists Have To Live](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/this-is-the-way-artists-have-to-live/) - Most of the people have a tendency, that whenever they see a painting, it does not matter who painted it they will praise it …'' It's good.'' It is their good heartedness towards painters. But it is creating a big problem for artist's growth. Most of the artists believe what people are saying is true. - [What is the Reality in Art? How to achieve it?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/10/what-is-the-reality-in-art-how-to-achieve-it-2/) - In Drawing they say … “Learn to see” In Philosophy they say … “ Know your self” Wise people say …”Put yourself in other people’s shoes.” The Buddhists say, “Truth waits for eyes unclouded by longing.” American Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald who is considered to be among the greatest twentieth-century American writers, said “The test - [Magunta Dayakar’s interview with Magunta Dayakar … On Art](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/magunta-dayakars-interview-with-magunta-dayakar-on-art/) - Who is an Artist? One who never stops to learn. Continuous Learning means being Creative. Art is Creative. What is art? The ultimate outcome of an artist’s understanding of life. An artist has to achieve perfection in art? Trying to know what is perfection is art. How it can be achieved? Through learning language of - [Every master artist says ” Paint thick in light areas, paint thin in dark areas.”](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/every-master-artist-says-paint-thick-in-light-areas-paint-thin-in-dark-areas/) - Every master artist says ” Paint thick in light areas, paint thin in dark areas.” … to understand this we need creative thinking. Why do they say that? What does that mean? Usually they won’t elaborate on this topic. They won’t give you much clarity on this! Why? Art students don’t know. But we all - [If I had known this truth in my younger days…my life would have been more beautiful.](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/if-i-had-known-this-truth-in-my-younger-daysmy-life-would-have-been-more-beautiful/) - It’s only one line where I am trying to find the beauty of life and where it lies. Beauty and problem lie side by side. If you remove the problem then beauty only exists. Few human beings who try to live always creatively , sometimes suffer from emptiness. The reason… they want to do so - [Keats says “Beauty is Truth, Truth is Beauty.”](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/keats-says-beauty-is-truth-truth-is-beauty-2/) - From artist’s point of view truth and beauty can exist together in his work. The search for the inner truth is the search for the beauty. If we don’t understand the inner truth, the external beauty will fade away with time. We can say it this way. ” Do not deceived by appearances, look at - [How to Create Drama in Painting?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/how-to-create-drama-in-painting/) - To paint means to create drama. People love drama. But the drama should appear realistic. If it doesn’t appear realistic, viewer will get bored of it. That means rejection. You call it … Failure. Reality is a Documentary. Drama is a Feature film. The story for both may be same. To explain in more detail… - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-12/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-11/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-10/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-9/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-8/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-7/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-6/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-5/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-4/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-3/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary-2/) - [Artist Diary](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/artist-diary/) - [My Painting as a whole ...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/my-painting-as-a-whole/) - [Art … What is it?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/art-what-is-it/) - There is no other subject today which generates as much confusion as Art. Some say Art has to educate people … it has to create awareness! Education…Awareness! What are these? What is their meaning? What kind of education are they talking about? What kind of awareness do they mean? To know the answers for these, - [INTERVIEW WITH MYSELF ABOUT PAINTING APPROACHES](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/interview-with-myself-about-painting-approaches/) - Q. Everyone comments that your paintings are magical... A. Sure. Painting itself is magic. If I don't achieve it there is no sense in being an artist. Q. I am curious to know about that magic. A. Every art form has that magic. You call it … drama. It means exaggerating the elements but at - [What a wrong notion !](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/07/what-a-wrong-notion/) - Many art students think more about medium than the subject. They think practicing medium is learning about how to paint ! What a wrong notion ! Here I am explaining, why it's a wrong notion. (This article is an excerpt from my forthcoming book ' HOW TO START A PAINTING and HOW TO PLAN IT?' - [Color Notions – False or True Or Relative?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/09/color-notions-false-or-true-or-relative/) - You went to a party. So many young ladies are there. All are beautiful. You will get confused, on whom you have to put your attention because everybody is beautiful. Then suddenly another young lady entered there. You are shocked when you see her because she is very unattractive. Where everyone is beautiful, such unattractiveness - [Are there any secrets to do better Painting? (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/08/are-there-any-secrets-to-do-better-painting-from-the-painters-heart/) - I have been teaching painting since many years. All these years I have been hearing how the students have been talking about the secrets of painting. I have understood, they are thinking that there are some secrets in painting. If they knew them they would become good artists. Is this true? … I don't think - [No Secrets but She did it!](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/08/no-secrets-but-she-did-it/) - Vineeta NareshShe, Vineetha came to me a few months ago. She told me that she is very much interested in painting; she tried in other art schools to learn but some how it didn't work. She heard about me from others so she came to me. She wants to learn seriously.These kind of words not - [If I know Color Mixing Tips …](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/09/if-i-know-color-mixing-tips/) - It's always interesting and sometimes funny when experiencing some art students' attitudes. They think if they know how to mix the colors, they can do paintings well. Is it true? If we know few tips about color mixing, does it helps us to do painting well? To find answer for this question first let us - [Are These Statements True?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/09/are-these-statements-true/) - Dear All, Sorry for not posting in 'Painting Secrets Column ' this week.After 3 years break, Again I am reopening my institute and studio in my old place where I conducted classes for 15 years.Due to that busy work i was not able to post my article here.From next week it will be regular.At the - [Secrets of Creative Thinking from Artist's Point of View Part 1](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/09/secrets-of-creative-thinking-from-artists-point-of-view-part-1/) - '' To grow we need something creative '' In Company board meetings people express this feeling. This is needed even in Drawing. Wise people say '' Do not deceived by appearances, look at their inside. ” One who draws must understand this saying. There is so much confusion, ambiguity in art students who want to - [Secrets of Creative Thinking from Artist's Point of View Part 2](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/secrets-of-creative-thinking-from-artists-point-of-view-part-2/) - ' Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhatten to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner.These are the words of the man who created Disneyland - [Painting – How to Learn it - In a Professional Way?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/painting-how-to-learn-it-in-a-professional-way-3/) - So many people want to learn painting and they want to learn it reasonably good. Some of them want to learn it professionally. Learning professionally! What does that mean? Sun Set Artist: Magunta DayakarYou are doing sketching or painting because you are having a passion for it and you are enjoying whatever you are doing. Your - [Secrets of Creative Thinking from Artist's Point of View Part 3](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/secrets-of-creative-thinking-from-artists-point-of-view-part-3/) - Creative Mind! What is it? How it will develop? It's not a born talent. It won't be in your genes. You should get it with your hard work. People say '' It is in his genes '' If it is in genes every great genius's children should have genius mind. But how many are there? What - [Painting – How to Learn it - In a Professional Way?.](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/painting-how-to-learn-it-in-a-professional-way-2/) - (The language of art is very difficult tounderstand so I am explaining it through somestories and narrative explanations to make thestudent understand it. If the student knows what needs to be learntthen the second step starts with how to learn.) I will start this column with an interesting incident in history, which happened in early - [Secrets of Creative Thinking from Artist's Point of View Part 4](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/secrets-of-creative-thinking-from-artists-point-of-view-part-4/) - .................................................................................................................................Some people advise to others ...'' Think creatively.” but they won't explain how to think creatively. There are many books about ' Creativity‘; but they won't give you the clear map of how to achieve it. Arts, Industry, Business, Technology, Education, politics … everyone want to be creative but don't know how to achieve it. - [Painting – How to Learn it - In a Professional Way?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/painting-how-to-learn-it-in-a-professional-way/) - I had been teaching art for nearly ten years. Some students had learned it for hobby and some others to become professionals. They all asked one question...'' How to be a good artist?'' Always my answer is ... '' Be on the right path,'' '' What is that right path? '' '' ...like any other - [Secrets of Creative Thinking from Artist's Point of View - Concluding Part](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/secrets-of-creative-thinking-from-artists-point-of-view-concluding-part/) - When camera clicks a scene, a figure or anything; it is just capturing its appearance. Put this aside for a moment. Sometimes when we are deceived or exploited by persons close to us, they may be relatives, friends or business partners; we will be advised by others that we should have been more careful about studying - [Every Art Student Should Know](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/every-art-student-should-know/) - My Mother Artist : Magunta Dayakar Every subject has its own words. If a student wants to study the subject in depth, he has to understand those words well. The subject of art also has its own words. To the art student they are confusing ; so he will ignore them instead of - [How to teach Painting to adults who want to learn it as a hobby?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/how-to-teach-painting-to-adults-who-want-to-learn-it-as-a-hobby/) - How to teach Painting to adults who want to learn it as a hobby? A very big question! Usually they won't even have basic drawing skills, but they want to paint beautiful paintings like professionals within a few days! How is it possible on earth? But some of the art teachers try to meet their - [Do you think, to do abstract or semi abstract painting,you don't need to learn drawing and other skills of Traditional Painting? Is it true?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/do-you-think-to-do-abstract-or-semi-abstract-paintingyou-dont-need-to-learn-drawing-and-other-skills-of-traditional-painting-is-it-true/) - Many people, art students and some artists think, to do abstract painting they don't need to learn drawing and other skills of traditional painting. It's an absurd notion. It's like jumping into the deep waters without learning swimming. Imagine, what's going to happen then. The same will happen to anyone who wants to do modern - [Creating the Light for Composition requirements](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/creating-the-light-for-composition-requirements/) - For a realistic painter creating light in paintings is the ultimate challenge. To create light in paintings the artist has to understand the intricacies of Value, Color and Composition. But that's not enough, there is more to it than that. Morning Light Artist : Magunta DayakarThe 18th century great English painter Joshua Reynolds said 'A mere - [From The Painter's Heart](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/from-the-painters-heart-2/) - Since the age of twenty, I have been surviving last forty five years as an artist and novelist; In between I also had a brief stint in acting and directing movies. So much of life, so many experiences... misery, pain, depression, joy, pleasure, excitement … finally a feeling of elation. Under the Trees Artist : Magunta DayakarBut, some emptiness inside - [Do You have The Character of a Creator?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/10/do-you-have-the-character-of-a-creator/) - The overwhelming response for ' Secrets of Creative Thinking from Artist's Point of View ' is moving the deep layers of my inside. It has inspired me to write more about it. Landscape Artist : Magunta Dayakar In present times, everyone needs little or more creative thinking to survive in jobs, professions and business. A number of - [Does every artist and art student have to learn the language of art?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/does-every-artist-and-art-student-have-to-learn-the-language-of-art/) - “ Does every artist and art student have to learn the language of art? ” Someone asked me with curiosity. I have known him for a few years. Soft spoken and always pleasant to others. He has some small business to meet monthly expenditure. He is content with that. He loves art. He used to go - [From The Painter's Heart](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/from-the-painters-heart/) - What I am doing now? I am writing on how the artist has to understand the language of art ; how he has to see his inner world and outer world with his creative eye. Here is a question!How much do I know about art and creativity? Answer … I know much, I don't know much. What I - [About The Language of Art](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/about-the-language-of-art/) - I would like to give one example in this post about the language of art.Many laymen, art students, enthusiasts and some of the practising artists may have ambiguity on the importance of the language of art. The reason is most of the art students in our country achieve skills through years of hard practice. If those - [Many people are asking me ...' what is the language of art?' - From The Painter's Heart Column](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/many-people-are-asking-me-what-is-the-language-of-art-from-the-painters-heart-column/) - Many people are asking me ...' what is the language of art?' It's not possible for me to answer everyone individually. Here I am explaining about it. 'Every subject has its own language. For example if you want to learn English, you should start with alphabets, words, sentences, grammar and like that. Once you study these things - [Visual Imagination...what is it?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/visual-imagination-what-is-it/) - Every artist however skilled he is, always gets doubts on Composition and Design at least once in a while, if not every day. The nature of the subject is like that. If it's easy to understand, we won't be talking about it. Boats Artist : Magunta DayakarOne of my students asked me.... '' Sir. You are saying Composition is more difficult - [What is the Character of a Creator? - (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/what-is-the-character-of-a-creator-from-the-painters-heart/) - ' What is the Character of a Creator? '… many people are asking me this question. What is character? Sometimes we appreciate greatness of some people. We admire them. We try to follow them. We will make them as our heroes. Why we admire them like that? Because they had some qualities, traits, which made - [Who said, if you are a painter you have to sell paintings …. (From The Painter's Heart Column)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/who-said-if-you-are-a-painter-you-have-to-sell-paintings-from-the-painters-heart-column/) - ''Are you promoting your work now!?'' Some people who know me from a long time asked me with surprise. I was not surprised by their question. People who know me well would ask that question after seeing what I am doing now. Since two months I have been writing continuously on my blog, posting on my face - [Most of the art students struggle a lot to choose a subject to paint...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/most-of-the-art-students-struggle-a-lot-to-choose-a-subject-to-paint/) - Most of the art students struggle a lot to choose a subject to paint. Usually they think that if the subject is good, their painting will be beautiful.It's not true.Countryside Artist : Magunta DayakarIf the subject is good, if their painting skills also will match with it, then definitely results will be good. But if their painting - [Creative instinct survives only in that way – From The Painter's Heart](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/creative-instinct-survives-only-in-that-way-from-the-painters-heart/) - There is a wrong notion in many of the art students and art lovers that realistic artists are able to paint only realistic paintings, Abstract artists will be able to work only abstract paintings … J. Boyi Reddy Artist: Magunta Dayakar Similar notions are that oil painters are capable of working only in - [Do you want to become a professional artist ? Then Learn these…..](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/do-you-want-to-become-a-professional-artist-then-learn-these/) - Many art students who want to become professional artists enrol in some courses. Just enrolling and studying the courses won't help them to become professional artists. Then What?Read this snippet...A student showed his landscape painting to one of the twentieth century great teachers and artist Frank DuMond for review.After seeing that painting DuMond said '' - [How to teach painting to adults?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/how-to-teach-painting-to-adults/) - How to teach Painting to adults? A very big question! How to learn painting? A very complex question! To know the answer to these questions, first we have to understand them. There are thousands of books available in the market. Many workshops also. A few correspondence courses too. All these things will say, they will - [If You Love Your Work … It will Lead to Failure](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/if-you-love-your-work-it-will-lead-to-failure/) - We have been seeing so many artists who are struggling with their paintings. Always they are having doubts about their work. They look nervous. They are seeking opinions from others about how their paintings look like. If other person says ‘it's good.’ then the artist get excited. If they point out some flaws in painting, he will get frustrated. - [How do they run an art school !? ... (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/11/how-do-they-run-an-art-school-from-the-painters-heart/) - She is running an art gallery since twenty years. I knew her. In last fifteen years we met only two times. Orange, Blue and White Artist:Magunta DayakarRecently she called me. I was surprised by her call, Because I am not a gallery artist and she would not call anyone without a purpose.For few minutes, we talked - [On Following Rules - From The Painter's Heart](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/on-following-rules-from-the-painters-heart/) - ( I wrote this article few years ago to one of my American artist friend Celeste, On Following Rules. Here I am sharing it with all of you.) Hello Celeste, I am writing this to share my feelings with you to give an understanding about my thinking... on following Rules. Celeste, Rules... They must be - [What is a Painting ? (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/what-is-a-painting-from-the-painters-heart/) - Movement Artist:Magunt Dayakar What is a Painting?Abstract, Semi abstract and Realistic Paintings … all are same. Basic Structures are same. It's nothing but, playing with Shapes, Color and Composition along with Intuition. Is there anything more than this needed to define ...What a Painting is !? - [What is Originality in Paintings? (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/what-is-originality-in-paintings-from-the-painters-heart/) - To paint means to create movement. Movement is life. Life is precious. You could not buy a life for a dying person, however rich you maybe.To create the movement on canvas is an artist's work. If he captures movement, life follows it. Then his work will survive forever.Artist's Wife Artist:Magunta DayakarTo capture life, an - [Is Art a Born Gift? ( From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/is-art-a-born-gift-from-the-painters-heart/) - Many people think learning art is a born gift, can be learned with some special talents. In reality it is not like that. You don’t need any born talent or some genes in you to become an artist. Like any other subjects, art also can be learned. All it needs is determination, hard work and - [Way of Thinking … What it is? (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/way-of-thinking-what-it-is-from-the-painters-heart/) - (This article is excerpt from my book - 'If You Love Your Work … It will Lead to Failure')What is way of thinking? For a moment forget about this question. First I would like to rise a question … ' what is thinking? When I started to learn painting, I began to imagine in my mind - [Ignorance (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/ignorance-from-the-painters-heart/) - One day a young lady came to me. '' I wan to learn Modern art. '' She asked me. '' What do you mean by Modern art? '' I asked her. '' … modern art … modern art … '' she didn't know what to say. Simply she was bewildered. I waited for her reply.Flow and - [Don't have anything to express! - From The Painter's Heart](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/dont-have-anything-to-express-from-the-painters-heart/) - The Mood Artist:Magunta Dayaka'' I have always been trying to get some unique style in my paintings, you know … '' he said.'' Then your paintings don't have anything toexpress... '' I thought.One should not think about style. He should thinkwhat he wants to see on canvas, what he sees,viewer will - [Life is full of struggle and pain for any creative mind (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/life-is-full-of-struggle-and-pain-for-any-creative-mind-from-the-painters-heart/) - A crucial chapter in any artist’s life. Artist has to feed his mind always with new knowledge. At the same time he has to feed his stomach also. If he has a family , their needs will also have to be taken care of. For all this money is needed. Here many of the artists face the worst - [Pathway to become Creative (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/pathway-to-become-creative-from-the-painters-heart/) - Light in The Forest Artist:Magunta DayakarEvery creative act start with questions.To understand any subject student has to get hundreds of questions. Without questions answers won't exist. Once he got the questions he has to try to find the answers. This is the only way to master any subject. This is the - [Every Color is Beautiful (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/every-color-is-beautiful-from-the-painters-heart/) - Every color is beautiful in given circumstances; as an individual its only a pigment. To turn this pigmentinto light in your painting you have to understand the language of art.Studying just color theory is not enough. Color is inter connected to the tools of Composition.Composition is called Language of Art. Flow - [Many art students try to ignore it....](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/many-art-students-try-to-ignore-it/) - Perspective is a very important subject every artstudent has to learn. Many art students try to ignoreit. Force Artist:Magunta DayakarThey feel it's a tedious subject and there is no fun and excitement. But once you learn the subject it will be fun to work with it. The results will - [One of my student asked me ...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/one-of-my-student-asked-me/) - ''Sir, I am not getting this painting properly, something went wrong. I am not able to understand what it is? '' Mountain Village Artist:Magunta DayakarShe has painted a landscape. In that landscape sky is the predominant area. The colors and tones which she used for the sky is not created the effects of sky. Instead - [What is the Process of Learning ? - From The Painter's Heart](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/what-is-the-process-of-learning-from-the-painters-heart/) - Do you remember when you started to draw? I thinkit is a little bit difficult to remember when westarted to draw.Some day we began to scribble some pictures on paper. Usually those pictures might not be clear. But that day, really it would not matter to us. Just we love them. That love would give - [Simplicity in Art and Life (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/simplicity-in-art-and-life-from-the-painters-heart/) - Many art students try to work their paintings with a lot of detail. Amateur writers will use so many words to narrate an incident. Both are ineffective. Then they get puzzled on why they didn't get the result they expected! The reason … lack of Simplicity.Green and Red Artist:Magunta DayakarNot only in art, - [Color as Value (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/color-as-value-from-the-painters-heart/) - Sun Set Artist:Magunta DayakarI am coming to the term ‘Color as Value’. Hereeverybody feels a problem in learning stage.Every color is having some specific value in value scale. To understand, open a image editing software , such as Adobe Photo shop or Gimp. Turn colors into grey scale. Then you know the value of each - [Value (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/value-from-the-painters-heart/) - Perspective Artist:Magunta Dayakar Value is one of the key elements in picture making.In other way we can call it as light and dark. It's agradation between highest light and extreme dark.Every color has a specific value in grey scale.Understanding Value is the key to successful painting. There is one saying, that .. 'Value is more important than - [Why Artists Paint mostly Female Nude - Why not Male? (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/why-artists-paint-mostly-female-nude-why-not-male-from-the-painters-heart/) - For a long time I tried to find an answer for this question. I didn't get the answer. Through years of artistic growth, on one fine day, I got the answer. The answer is … Curves. Curves express beauty. All female forms are structured with curves. Male form does not have much of them. Observe...Everything - [On Perfection (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2016/12/on-perfection-from-the-painters-heart/) - Perfection! ...Nowhere it exists. Nature itself is not perfect. It is order in disorder. I always try to feel my painting as a whole. If the whole is right... the parts of the whole are also right.Hard Slopes Artist:Magunta DayakarWe work with the skills what we have. We feel dissatisfaction because we know we didn't - [Many say ..'Working from life is powerful; no other approach is equal to it.' ...Is this true? (From the Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/many-say-working-from-life-is-powerful-no-other-approach-is-equal-to-it-is-this-true-from-the-painters-heart/) - Some artists paint from life, some others work from photographs and some paint from imagination.Which is the best approach among these, to create life in paintings? Or all these approaches equally good ?Landscape Artist:Magunta DayakarThis is really a big issue for so many art students and artists all over the world. Many say ..'working from - [From Imagination (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/from-imagination-from-the-painters-heart/) - I Paint all landscapes from Imagination. I am not interested in working from nature or from photographs. I feel both of them restrict my freedom to interpret nature. I always enjoy creating nature from my imagination.A Piece of Land in the Forest Artist:Magunta Dayakar I will start painting with value plan, from that - [Than becoming a great artist ...(From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/than-becoming-a-great-artist-from-the-painters-heart/) - Forest Light Artist:Magunta Dayakar ''I will devote my life to paintings. One day I will become a great artist. ’’ he said with confidence. '' Once you become a great artist...what you will do after that? '' I asked him. '' I will earn lots of money by selling my paintings. '' '' - [Understanding … (From the painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/understanding-from-the-painters-heart/) - Picture View Artist:Magunta Dayakar Someone asked me..'' Why you are teaching painting is such a serious way? '' I told him...'' It’s understanding the beauty of life. '' ''Beauty of life ! ... I don’t understand. '' he said ''Beauty of life means understanding God...” I told him. ''What is the connection between God and painting? I don’t - [It is ...(From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/it-is-from-the-painters-heart/) - Nature Artist:Magunta Dayakar He is an artist. I know him. One day he called me and said that he is going to hold an exhibition in a popular gallery. I congratulated him. After two days the news came out in a daily paper about his exhibition. I read the news. The chief delivered a good - [By the time the artist realizes this truth …(From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/by-the-time-the-artist-realizes-this-truth-from-the-painters-heart/) - He is an artist. He does paintings regularly. To him it's passion. For livelihood, he used to paint sign boards for shops and offices. He is living with some happiness, because he is getting some money for his day to day needs from sign boards and he is doing paintings which he likes very much. - [Does intuition work all the time? (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/does-intuition-work-all-the-time-from-the-painters-heart/) - He is an artist. I know him well. Very hard working. Having a lot of passion for art. A simple human being. Never bothered about luxuries. The only problem with him is he didn't learn language of art and he is not interested to learn it either. Because he believes in Intuition. ‘With intuition you - [No Glamour lies in Death (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/no-glamour-lies-in-death-from-the-painters-heart/) - An exhibition was going on. Many artists attended the show in the gallery, as usual. ''I love to die as an artist, even if I have to starve till my last minute’’ One of the artists declared emotionally. ''Death is death, whatever way you die or whoever you are. No glamour lies in death.’’ Someone - [I enjoy it like a game (From The Painter's Heart)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/i-enjoy-it-like-a-game-from-the-painters-heart/) - Whenever I start to paint my imaginary landscapes, I feel that I am playing chess with a grand master who has never been defeated. That grand master is no one … it's my canvas. Every moment I use all my visual imagination skills to win over that. I use composition as my weapon along with - [You know … that boy is my son's friend !](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/you-know-that-boy-is-my-sons-friend/) - 'You know … that boy is my son's friend.' I heard this from many parents. Usually children would join in schools from different backgrounds. Some children might be from celebrity families, some might be from rich families, some might be from political or official's families. It's quite common. One fine day your son came back - [I don’t know....](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/i-dont-know/) - Some one asked me...'' You are an artist. Do you love nature very much? ''''I don’t know'' He paused for one moment, then asked me...'' Do you love money? ''''I don’t know'' ''Do you love beautiful ladies? ''This time I paused for one moment and replied '' I don't know'' ''Do you love your paintings?'' ''I - [Success](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/01/success/) - '' Your paintings are masterpieces. One day you will get recognition. See, sometimes artists will get their success at the end of their lives or after their death ’’ he said to me sympathetically. '' Do you call it success? '' I asked him.Waterscape Artist:Magunta Dayakar(Excerpt from my book ... 'Everyday Experiences of a Struggling Artist') - [Am I Successful Artist or A Failure Artist? You people have to tell...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/am-i-successful-artist-or-a-failure-artist-you-people-have-to-tell/) - Most of the people who knew me think I am a failure artist. They have few reasons to think that way. One … I didn't sell my paintings in galleries. Second … I didn't earn money even to survive at my present age in late sixties. I also accept these two reasons. They are right - [Composition Study (Painting Lessons) So much fun](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-study-painting-lessons-so-much-fun/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than this approach. I am planning to post 200 composition notes in the next 300 days)Sometimes I do paintings for pure fun, some times it's for struggling to feel visual imagination. But whatever it is... It is finally lead to Study of - [Composition Note 1 - 200 Composition Notes in 300 Days - Understanding Composition and Design](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-1-200-composition-notes-in-300-days-understanding-composition-and-design/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than this approach. I am planning to post 200 composition notes in the next 300 days)Understanding Composition and Design is very difficult if you try to study it in academic way. In surface level it appears it's just few elements of art - [Composition Note 3 - 200 Composition Notes in 300 Days - Movement…in painting how to achieve it? How to feel it?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-3-200-composition-notes-in-300-days-movementin-painting-how-to-achieve-it-how-to-feel-it/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than this approach. I am planning to post 200 composition notes in the next 300 days) '' When we see the painting as a whole, we will feel it. It will be achieved by connecting everything to everything whether they may be..... - [Composition Note 2 - 200 Composition Notes in 300 Days - Pattern and Texture … know about them](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-2-200-composition-notes-in-300-days-pattern-and-texture-know-about-them/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than this approach. I am planning to post 200 composition notes in the next 300 days)A small or large unit of shape or color repetition is Pattern. We can see these patterns on Architectural buildings, Persian Carpets , Decorative ornaments and temple - [Composition Note 4 - 200 Composition Notes in 300 Days - Thin line between reality and artistic interpretation of the reality.](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-4-200-composition-notes-in-300-days-thin-line-between-reality-and-artistic-interpretation-of-the-reality/) - The View Artist:Magunta Dayakar (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than this approach. I am planning to post 200 composition notes in the next 300 days)Sometimes to achieve visual beauty we have to ignore some facts. In this composition study I avoid reflection of the trees in the - [Composition Notes 5 - 200 Composition Notes in 300 Days - Understanding the Values and arranging them in order is the key to Composition.](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-notes-5-200-composition-notes-in-300-days-understanding-the-values-and-arranging-them-in-order-is-the-key-to-composition/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than this approach. I am planning to post 200 composition notes in the next 300 days)Here is one example …There is a room. Dimension of that room, say it is 100 square feet or some thing. You call it a space. In - [Composition Note 6 - 200 Composition Notes in 300 Days - Color is one of the key Elements in Composition. So study the color](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-6-200-composition-notes-in-300-days-color-is-one-of-the-key-elements-in-composition-so-study-the-color/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than this approach. I am planning to post 200 composition notes in the next 300 days)Color comes out of Light. We see light through Colors. To work Paintings , to design Interiors, to illustrate Fashion design, to create Animation world, to do - [Keats says "Beauty is Truth, Truth is Beauty."](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/keats-says-beauty-is-truth-truth-is-beauty/) - From artist's point of view truth and beauty can exist together in his work. The search for the inner truth is the search for the beauty. If we don't understand the inner truth, the external beauty will fade away with time. We can say it this way. '' Do not deceived by appearances, look at - [Composition Note 7 - 200 composition Notes in 300 Days - Many art students try to ignore it....](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-7-200-composition-notes-in-300-days-many-art-students-try-to-ignore-it/) - Peaceful Day Artist: Magunta Dayakar (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than this approach. I am planning to post 200 composition Notes in the next 300 days)Perspective is a very important subject every art student has to learn. Many art students try to ignore it. They feel it's - [Composition Note - 8 Achieving Movement](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-8-achieving-movement/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than understanding composition. I have come to a conclusion that it can be explained through 200 compositional studies. I am planning to post 200 composition studies in the next 300 days) When you see the painting as a whole, you will feel it. - [Composition Note - 9 Lines as Measuring Scale](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-9-lines-as-measuring-scale/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than understanding composition. I have come to a conclusion that it can be explained through 200 compositional studies. I am planning to post 200 composition studies in the next 300 days) Line will be used to capture the shapes, sizes, and their - [Composition Note - 10 It's all interrelated](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-10-its-all-interrelated/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than understanding composition. I have come to a conclusion that it can be explained through 200 compositional studies. I am planning to post 200 composition studies in the next 300 days) One of my student asked me ... ''Sir, I am not getting - [Composition Note 11 - Positive and Negative Spaces](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-11-positive-and-negative-spaces/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than understanding composition. I have come to a conclusion that it can be explained through 200 compositional studies. I am planning to post 200 composition studies in the next 300 days) When an object or a shape occupied certain space, we call - [Composition Note 12 - Size and Proportion](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/02/composition-note-12-size-and-proportion/) - (Studying Composition means Learning Painting. There are no other ways to learn painting than understanding composition. I have come to a conclusion that it can be explained through 200 compositional studies. I am planning to post 200 composition studies in the next 300 days) I will tell one incident which happened in my class room. - [What is the character of a Creator?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/what-is-the-character-of-a-creator/) - What is the character of a Creator?Landscape Artist: Magunta DayakarHere I am giving twentieth century great artist and teacher Robert Henri words from his book ' The Art Spirit '' … When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressing creature. He - [The Artist Speaks ... (Day 1)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-day-1/) - [The artist Speaks ...(Day 2)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-day-2/) - [The Artist Speaks ... (Day 3)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-day-3/) - [The Artist Speaks ... (Day 4)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-day-4/) - [The Artist Speaks ... (Day 5)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-day-5/) - [The Artist Speaks ... (Day 6)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-day-6/) - [The Artist Speaks ... (Day 7)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-day-7/) - [The Artist Speaks ... (Day 8)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-day-8/) - [The Artist Speaks ... ( Snippet of The Day 9)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-9/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 10)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-10/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 11)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-11/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 12)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-12/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 13)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-13/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 14)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-14/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 15)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-15/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 16)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-16/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 17)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-17/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 18)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-18/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 19)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-19/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 20)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-20/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 21)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-21/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 22)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-22/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 23)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-23/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 24)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-24/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [The Artist Speaks …( Snippet of The Day 25)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-25/) - Here I am writing my opinions on art, creativity and many other parts of our lives related to them. These snippets are coming from my heart without any ifs and buts to share my opinion with people on the ambiguities of art and life. - [Composition Notes-13](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-13/) - [Composition Notes-14 (For Art students)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-14-for-art-students/) - [Composition Notes - 15 (For Art Students)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-15-for-art-students/) - [Composition Notes -16 (For Art Students)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-16-for-art-students/) - [Composition Notes-17 (For Art Students)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-17-for-art-students/) - [Composition Notes-18 (For Art Students)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-18-for-art-students/) - [Composition Notes-19 (For Art Students)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-19-for-art-students/) - [Composition Notes-20 (For Art Students)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-20-for-art-students/) - [The Artist Speaks ... ( Snippet of The Day 26)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-26/) - The one who has a commanding skills on subject, who has the best communication skills, who is able to understand student's absorbing levels and finally who is ready to share whatever he knows ...is a good teacher. This kind of teacher will help the students to attain the enlightenment of being an artist. - [Interesting Incident in History, Which Happened in Early 14th Century.](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/interesting-incident-in-history-which-happened-in-early-14th-century/) - Composition Artist:Magunta DayakarTo decorate the Vatican Church, the pope sent his messengers all over Italy to find the best artists of the time. They went town to town to know who are the best. In their search they heard about Giotto.So they went to him and asked him to give some work to present to - [What a Painting is !?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/what-a-painting-is/) - Still life, Landscape, Human Figure, whatever the subject it is … all are same. Basic Structures are same. It's nothing but, playing with Shapes, Color and Composition along with Intuition. Is there anything more than this needed to define ...What a Painting is !? Mr. Venkat Kode collected all these five paintings along with more - [Why am I using that little bit of Red in my black and white paintings?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/why-am-i-using-that-little-bit-of-red-in-my-black-and-white-paintings/) - Why am I using that little bit of Red in my black and white paintings? … Many people are asking me this question.Me and Nature Artist:Magunta DayakarHere is my answer … my paintings don't just have black and white. In between there are many values from darkest grey to lightest grey. If I paint only - [The Artist Speaks … Snippet of The Day 27](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-artist-speaks-snippet-of-the-day-27/) - [Composition Notes-21 (For Art Students)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-21-for-art-students/) - [Composition Notes - 22 (For Art Students)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/composition-notes-22-for-art-students/) - [Painter's Eye - 23 (Composition Lessons)](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/painters-eye-23-composition-lessons/) - [The Magic of Composition](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/the-magic-of-composition/) - Here... you see the magic of Composition. If the painting is composed well, every part of that painting will itself become a painting. I have divided one of my paintings ' The Evening ' into seven parts. All of these parts have become seven paintings. See them all here. This is the Power of Composition. - [Modern Art … What is it?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/modern-art-what-is-it/) - Composition Artist:Magunta Dayakar One day a young lady came to me. '' I want to learn Modern art. '' She asked me. '' What do you mean by Modern art? '' I asked her. '' … modern art … modern art … '' she didn't know what to say. Simply she was bewildered. I waited - [When an artist paints a picture ...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/when-an-artist-paints-a-picture/) - View Artist: Magunta DayakarWhen an artist paints a picture, it has to achieve two things.(1) It should create an illusion for the Viewer, that he is a part of the scene.(2) At the same time he should feel what he is seeing has been painted by an artist. - [I am revealing a great secret to creating a successful painting and why they are priceless.](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/i-am-revealing-a-great-secret-to-creating-a-successful-painting-and-why-they-are-priceless/) - Landscape Artist : Magunta DayakarEvery painting is a struggle, however experienced the artist maybe. Success comes rarely, most of the times it is dissatisfaction. Don't call it a failure … it is dissatisfaction. That's why whenever I started a painting I won't think about how to finish it, just I will sail with it. New - [Creating Light](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/creating-light/) - 18th century great English painter Joshua Reynolds said 'A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.' He used to create light in his paintings for his composition requirements. Here the key lies …' Creating the light for composition requirements.' The same I did here, ' Creating Light for My Lightscape Compositions. 'Lightscape Artist:Magunta - [Magunta Dayakar Speaks on Value, Color and Composition.(for Learners of Art) Notes: 51](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/magunta-dayakar-speaks-on-value-color-and-composition-for-learners-of-art-notes-51/) - [Magunta Dayakar Speaks on Value, Color and Composition (for Learners of Art) Notes:52](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/magunta-dayakar-speaks-on-value-color-and-composition-for-learners-of-art-notes52/) - [Magunta Dayakar Speaks on Value, Color and Composition- Notes 53](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/magunta-dayakar-speaks-on-value-color-and-composition-notes-53/) - [Magunta Dayakar Speaks on Value, Color and Composition- Notes 54](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/magunta-dayakar-speaks-on-value-color-and-composition-notes-54/) - [Magunta Dayakar Speaks on Value, Color and Composition- Notes 55](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/03/magunta-dayakar-speaks-on-value-color-and-composition-notes-55/) - [Smile Art Beats Magazine Editor Mr. Dinesh interviewed me...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/smile-art-beats-magazine-editor-mr-dinesh-interviewed-me/) - Smile Art Beats Magazine Editor Mr. Dinesh interviewed me in February for their March issue. It's published. Here I am giving that text. This text shows how I think about working a painting. I hope it will be useful ...When did you begin your painting and other art work? How did it all start? Also - [Temple View - The Power of Composition](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/temple-view-the-power-of-composition/) - I have divided one of my paintings ' Temple View ' into six parts. All of these parts have become six paintings. Each part of it, will survive on its own. These six paintings are six parts.(You can see ' Temple View ' painting here.) This is the Power of Composition. Composition is the key - [Emotional expression of an artist? ... What does it mean?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/emotional-expression-of-an-artist-what-does-it-mean/) - Is he doing drawing or painting in some kind of emotional state? Is it true? Or false? Artist: Mountain SlopesThe one who is swayed by excitement, ecstasy, elation, for him, how is it possible to think coolly! With out that state of mind how he will see his subject as a whole? Seeing the thing - [The Atist Speaks - Does art have a purpose?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-atist-speaks-does-art-have-a-purpose/) - [The Artist Speaks - You, Your work ...](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks-you-your-work/) - [The Artist Speaks - Every painting is a struggle](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks-every-painting-is-a-struggle/) - [The Artist Speaks - Perfection in art](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks-perfection-in-art/) - [The Artist Speaks _ Study of Composition](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks-_-study-of-composition/) - [The Artist Speaks - On Color](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks-on-color/) - [The Artist Speaks - Sketching](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks-sketching/) - [The Artist Speaks - Act of Painting](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks-act-of-painting/) - [The Artist Speaks](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks/) - [The Artist Speaks - Line](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks-line/) - [The Artist Speaks - Edges](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/the-artist-speaks-edges/) - [To paint Means to Create Drama](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/to-paint-means-to-create-drama/) - To paint means to create drama. People love drama. But the drama should appear realistic. If it doesn't appear realistic, viewer will get bored of it. That means rejection. You call it … Failure.Reality is a Documentary. Drama is a Feature film. The story for both may be same.To explain in more detail... lets take - [Why Artists Paint?](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/why-artists-paint/) - Artist: Magunta DayakarIn the early hours of the day, this question suddenly flashed in me. At the same moment, I have also got the answer. Every human being on this earth will struggle a lot to survive, whether they are poor or rich. If they are poor they will struggle to meet their basic needs, - [To Paint Means to Create Movement.](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/to-paint-means-to-create-movement/) - Artist : Magunta Dayakar To paint means to create movement. Movement is life. Life is precious. You could not buy a life for a dying person, however rich you maybe. To create the movement on canvas ... is an artist's work. If he captures movement, life follows it. Then his work will survive forever. To - [Art is also precious … only when it captures life.](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/04/art-is-also-precious-only-when-it-captures-life/) - I painted this one nine years ago, to enjoy the fun of capturing movement. Movement is Energy. Energy is Life. Whenever I work, I try to create life rather than achieving perfection, because ... Life is precious. Art is also precious … only when it captures life. - [These rules are part of the language of art](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/05/these-rules-are-part-of-the-language-of-art/) - Someone asked me ''You are writing so much about rules! Will you follow those rules when you are working a painting? '' '' Not at all. .. '' I paused for a moment and replied to him '' I never followed them, they follow me.'' He looked at me in confusion as if he didn't - [BEAUTY OF BEING AN ARTIST](https://maguntadayakar.com/2017/05/beauty-of-being-an-artist/) - Most of the paintings artists paint are just paintings, not works of art. So first thing artists have to know is the difference between works of paintings and works of art. If they know what it requires to call a painting as a work of art, then, at that moment, their journey to become a ## Pages - [Paintings](https://maguntadayakar.com/paintings/) - [Home](https://maguntadayakar.com/front-page/) - [Books](https://maguntadayakar.com/books/) - How To Start A Painting And How to Plan It ? (Magunta Dayakar Art Class Series Book 1) https://www.amazon.com/Start-Painting-Magunta-Dayakar-Class-ebook/dp/B073T4NM2R/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= How To Finish A Painting ? 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