{"id":19468,"date":"2019-06-09T09:28:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T16:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=19468"},"modified":"2019-06-09T09:44:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T16:44:19","slug":"subrata-basu-painter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/subrata-basu-painter\/","title":{"rendered":"SUBRATA BASU, PAINTER"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

\"\"Subrata Basu is a licensed and experienced Architect and Urban Planner yet he has loved painting since he was in his teens. He sees an aesthetic kinship between architecture and art; in the play of light on architectural shapes and the creation of form committed to paper. He believes himself fortunate to have to have had art teachers in both high school and college that mentored his interest in art, particularly in his favorite media, watercolor and photography.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout his life, Subrata says, \u201cArt has stayed with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watercolor is, according to Subrata and most artists, an \u201cunforgiving medium.\u201d Because the painter is working with a color mixed in water, many variables abound. The type of paper and the kind of pigments used result in different outcomes. When the paint is first applied, it goes on darker and dries lighter. Also, mistakes are almost impossible to remedy by applying more paint, the way one can with acrylic or oil paints. Finally, the issue of controlling how the paint behaves is the most exacting part of the enterprise. Too many applications of paint and the artist risks creating something that resembles the color of mud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Subrata has been a member of the Miami Watercolor Society (MWS) for a couple of years. His painting, Looking for Mommy, won Best in Show at the Wirtz Gallery in April. His ability to capture the downy feathers of baby egrets as they sit in their nest contrasts with the harder edges of the twigs that\u00a0comprise the nest.<\/p>\n\n\t\t