I began practicing the flow of freehand drawing with pencil and charcoal from the age of 12. I took up finance as my core activity to support my family and in my free time I did some paintings and free hand sketches.
My acquaintance with one (Late) Gopakumar or fondly known as GK in the art world, a famous artist from the Raja Ravi Varma Institute of Arts and Crafts, India, came as a blessing and I can say he was my guru, mentor, tutor and guide. In a time when I was nearing frustration, that I would never achieve my passion of being an artist, he patiently showed me the path to the real painting world, which he had gained through a lot of experience and exposure.
This insight and constant tutoring by him made a tremendous difference in my paintings and has gained me recognition as an artist. I participated in an exhibition to raise funds for the
I take up assignments both in
I am better known as RMK. Multi –talented artist and work with a wide variety of mediums, including acrylic, pencil, charcoal, graphite and oil paintings. I have produced paintings and ancient ancestral figures inspired by visions and find inspiration in nature’s force and beauty.
R.MANIKANDAN
1/1, 3rd Cross Street Shastri Nagar,
Adyar,
Chennai- 600020
098408 22134
044 24462630
E-Mail= dm.rmkarts@gmail.com