Impressionism with palette knife
An example of my palette knife environmental work. This piece was the first to push me in the direction of conveying mood and atmosphere in a poetic fashion.
Expressionism
My grandmother. This piece is an example of my brush work. Unlike my quick and impromptu palette knife work, these portraits require weeks of layering and building structural anatomy. My portraits focus on the underlying emotions of my subjects, mostly subtle, but thought-evoking.
Florence Academy of Art
In the summer of 2016, I had the pleasure of taking a semester of painting classes at the Florence Academy of Art, in Florence, Italy. We spent hours every day painting live models using classical methods of sight and size and a limited color palette. It was an incredible experience and I immediately noticed the effect it had on my work upon return.
Knife work and depth
This piece portrays many motifs of my work these past few years...boats, texture, and atmospheric movement. The ambiguous storytelling is also something I'm intrigued by. It allows viewers to process vague shapes to form their own interpretations based on their past personal experiences.
Knife and emotion
Every one deals with some sort of emotional trauma at some point in their life, I am blessed enough to be able to document and express it through the paint. The knife, like a dance, helps.
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Hi everyone, my name is Raman. I'm a working artist and educator living in the Washington, D.C. area. My work involves both a classical approach to portraiture and an impressionistic approach to environments.
In the spotlight
Daniel B. Contacted me earlier this year to create something very special for his wife. They were on a Disney boat ride last year when he had propsed to her. Using many different references and images, I re-created that special moment for them. It was an incredibly fun painting to create with the palette knife.
Harish M. contacted me a few months ago to paint something from his hometown growing up. The image he sent was of a bridge near New Delhi, I used different references and google maps to construct a cohesive visual. I wanted to show the beautiful greens but also include the shine of the stones during golden hour.
A piece I did for Sandeep K. from New York City. It is of someone very important t her and I created it by combining images of the Golden Temple in Punjab and of the person.
One of my recent commissioned paintings for Harrison T. This was a gift for one of his relatives and I had a great time portraying one of my favorite movies.
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