Different strokes

8220;I have always been a painter but after my uncle8217;s death, I was shattered. He was my teacher, mentor and a great source of motivation. At that point, it was Pu La8217;s books that helped me get over the grief. I read almost all the books by Pu La and while reading, found his character interesting. That is when I thought of coming up with a collection of Pu La8217;s paintings. Initially I did this collection on my own but when I got to know about Pulotsav, I approached the organisers and redid the entire work on a bigger scale,8221; says Pore, a final year fine arts student of Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Fine arts, Nasik. He further adds, 8220;This man who brought smiles on the faces of countless Maharashtrians had a comic face as well. He was a true actor and exactly knew how to convey the expressions to the audience. But from drawing point of view, there are two typical features that easily depict his personality 8211; his nose and his spectacles.8221;

The exhibition of over 18 sketches depicts Pu La8217;s journey from his childhood till his death. It unveils various facets of Pu La8217;s personality through portraits that display his expressions while reading, writing, relaxing with his wife, acting in plays like Batatyachi chawl and so on. 8220;These are black and white sketches and I have done them by using pencil, pen and charcoal as the mediums. The organisers, after finalising the exhibition, gave me 23 days and I sat for almost 12 hours every day to complete the task,8221; says Pore.

Pore, who has won a number of prizes that include Camlin award, ETV award and state level awards says, 8220;We normally do paintings on white paper and darken the black portion. In one of the pictures however, I have used white marker on black paper. Thus it was a challenging task as I had to leave open the black portion and highlight the rest. It was difficult but at the end of the day, this painting is my most memorable one.8221;

And why wouldn8217;t it be? After all, isn8217;t this painting synonymous with Pore8217;s life?

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