Artist - Care of brushes.

Cleaning of brushes has created a lot of problems for me. I have lost many good brushes due to not being able to clean them properly. After lots of trial and error methods and sacrificing a good number of beautiful brushes I have come up with some important tips for cleaning and maintenance of brushes.
1)Very very important always keep brushes for oil paints and water colour separate. Never use them alternatively as oil paint brushes have to be cleaned using turpentine or other solvent whereas water colours can be washed with plain water.

Reiki symbol large calligraphy abstract Art in progress

2) Store brushes with hair side up to keep the brush hair neat. Keeping the end part down in a box or container that is tall enough for the sizes of brushes you use takes care of the hair as well as it is easy to take out whichever brush is required.
3) Always wash brushes thoroughly after every use to remove all residues of colour. When colours remain on the brushes, whichever type of colour, water or oil it makes the bristles hard and is difficult to use later on. This may also result in your poor brush losing hair and being bald!
4) Keep clean soft clothes to wipe bristles of hair. Rough materials used may damage the hair and eventually death of the brush!
5) Keep brushes away from window where there is always heavy blast of air or wind blowing continuously as this will result in brush hair being scattered or turned in one direction with the pressure of the wind.
6) Wipe the tips of the brushes carefully. I have done this  and believe me till now all my brushes would become fat headed and would lose the tip due to pressure applied during wiping.
7) For water colour as well as oil paints sometimes give your brushes some pampering. Try cleaning them once in a while with soft liquid soap to remove all the dirt that is left over or stuck up on them. Dry them and keep them clean.
Brushes are the most important tool of an artist. Take care of them and love them.

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Different techniques for Painting at Home

Every artist develops their own style of painting. I am more comfortable to work with oil paints on canvas. Though whenever there is crunch for art materials I go in for works on paper. Sometimes I have also used water colours and crayons. There are many types and techniques artists use for producing master pieces. Even at home you can easily make a piece of art by using different techniques of painting.
Brush and paint style is the most universally accepted and usually all artists have works using paints and brushes. Strokes may vary and shapes of strokes may vary as well as layering of colours may also bring different results. The tip of the brush that is the other end is also very useful to produce art.
Sponge pieces, cutouts of vegetables and stencils can also be used to produce attractive art works. Textured paintings are also  hot selling in the art world.
Any artist must try different mediums and techniques in their early years of painting. This will help them to open up and make good artworks and also let then evolve as an artist. They will in later years develop their distinct style of painting which will be accepted by the viewers as their signature style.
Beautiful artworks can be made by using cloth and rags dipped in colours. Even the bottle tops and covers of containers when dipped in paint can give you wonderful abstracts. Stencil use is also a technique by which you can make paintings. This can be done by using a cut out of any pattern you wish to place on the canvas.Use brush or dropper and spray the area apart from the stencil to get beautiful artwork.
Another good technique with materials is to use jute or canvas which is thick material having ridges of threads. Paint when applied on this material can be stamped on the plain paper or canvas to create texture in your artworks.
By using different techniques and materials even new artists or lay people can make artworks. Scarfs, short Kurtis, T shirts, table top covers, upholstery and bed sheets all can be painted using techniques of painting and you can get a personalized unique artwork.

Lines- Amazing comb Painting Technique how to make lines in art?

Line paintings. sharing amazingly beautiful  simple comb technique how to do it and make beautiful abstract art. It all begins with a dot that extends to a line and then strokes and abstraction!  I had this craze during beginning of career year 2000.. even now I am attracted to do this style of painting. It gives very neat and defined art works. I painted many artworks using this technique.

spiritual cubism art centre abstraction using comb technique

Birds eye visionary reiki blessings art base with lines technique

How to use comb to make art?

The procedure is very difficult and use of certain sharp instruments and layering of different colours is done to produce this result. small, big long short combs and the tooth's are fine and thick also. I also break combs to get custom sizes and good grip for this abstract technique
Comb technique needs tooth's of different gaps, you can get geometric paintings so easily and very neatly instead of painting by brushes. It has to be done at one time with lots of precautions as the oil paint colours start getting together resulting in  a muddy painting.

Oils on canvas and paper are best as it takes some time to dry. Acrylics dry very fast and hence sometimes difficult to pain , but canvasses do come out beautifully. Pouring acrylics as base and scraping off with comb gives immensely beautiful natural abstracts. 

You need to give final touches with geometric instruments sometimes. 

Thin comb gives neat close knit lines in painting. Thick wide tooth comb gives thicker lines. Swiftly each movement will bring different effects. if you go swiftly straight then you get close knit parallel lines on your canvas. if you curve the comb swiftly you will get immensely beautiful circles, mandala structures naturally. 
There are beautiful artworks that can be created using this comb lines painting technique. One can begin by covering the canvas or paper with a dark colour paint. Be it red , black or blue or green. The darker the colour the better. If you use a lighter background then you can cover up with a darker shade and vice versa. After laying thick layer of paint let it dry for some time. Then apply another layer of contrasting colour on this. Now you can use any instrument and create lines or shapes over the painting. This will remove or scrape the paint on the above layer and give beautiful images left behind. This is a  wonderful art technique and can be done easily by anyone and even by children. You can use blunt knifes, back tip of brushes, pencil tips, pen tips, combs, geometrical instruments etc to use for this technique.

Zen vibrations I communicate well! Reiki Sigil Lines figurative abstract by Rizwana A

karmic soul healing contemporary art

Care has to be taken to be firm and yet gentle and also not very light as this technique is all a matter of the right pressure. Very light hand and you will not scrape enough paint to get the design and very hard pressure applied and there is fear of tearing the canvas or paper. Also avoid using very sharp objects as they will harm the material on which you are painting as well as you.

For painting straight lines I used to use rulers but they leave marks and also lines are not straight I have let go of control and allow my lines free and most times they end up straight! In abstracts you can use geometric instruments if you are comfortable and most artists do get crisp fine lines in artworks. My lines are usually a bit off, want them to be like that!

 I use rulers to make lines over lapping over the base next to each other and they bring out amazing abstraction! below year 2000 precious oil painting Freedom.

My precious year 2000 abstract Freedom cubism art available in good condition

This happens only with experience and having a good brush tip. Since beginning of making art, more that decades I can never follow the drawings, or lines in my art, I have to go abstract free and allow my brush to rule. hence my paintings are always one of a kind and even I cannot repeat it!

Comb techniques can be used to create beautiful background for paintings. 

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Small works of Oil on Paper - 8 Guidelines Advice For the Arts Graduates and Upcoming Artists by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Painting since year 2000 the journey not so easy by more of an inner self discovery one, I am sharing here in this post how to begin an art career. The new upcoming artist are fresh from the college of arts or self taught artists who have not exhibited their works in a gallery. Painting takes its own course and the artist struggles to prove their identity by expressing themselves with colour. Art materials and resources are costly and sometimes the new artist struggles with giving more works and the materials available.

The cost of art resources and no exposure may lead the artist to become demoralized as it is very difficult to enter into the art industry. Technical know how and expenditure incurred in putting up an exhibition is not easy and the artist is already in the process of establishing a style of painting and does not be able to focus on the marketing or selling aspect.

Here small works on paper come handy. People around you, your friends and relatives who are also your well wishers may end up buying smaller works to encourage you. Even in the public galleries the common crowd may go in  smaller works due to less space availability in their homes. I know the selling part of art is the bitter part for every artist. You have to give up on a part of you, like your baby...so much effort and liking develops during the process of painting a work. But also the bitter truth is unless you sell your works you will not be able to share them with the world.
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1)Use less costly materials in the beginning. You can choose students paints that are cheaper than professional artists colours. Acrylics too will be cheaper than oils, but remember oil paintings sell for higher price.
2)One can even purchase students paints in the beginning and synthetic brushes that are less costly. Brushes as you begin painting you will see are from natural, sable hair, artificial hair, synthetic, and so many sizes and options available. Results from each brush vary and go in for cheaper brushes in the beginning.
3) This is the best advice for any new artist. Start with small works of art on oil sketch paper till you are confident and comfortable with the big canvas and artists paints. Oil sketch paper, drawing papers are cheaper than canvas. And even when you love painting on canvas choose smaller sizes so that you can sell them at affordable rates.
4)Water colours are also cheap but not all artists are comfortable with this medium.Select a medium that are less costly to purchase and take less maintenance. Every artists develops their own style over the years with choice of colours, techniques, styles. It may take years for you to find your voice and follow it. For that you will have to paint thousands and thousands of artworks. 10,000 hours of painting will show you your own style emerging. you will find me here! The Red Pilgrim's Soul Perk^Up Healing Art.  for more advice.
5) It is bound that you may want to exhibit your works. Choice of frames is also important. Frames can be made using acrylic or glass with less costly moldings for smaller works. Choose less elaborate or ornamental frames for your small paintings.
6) As you paint consider the storage aspect too. Not all will sell and in fact costly original art takes years to sell. You have to take care and store the artworks in good condition till you promote, share, exhibit and sell those paintings. Storing paintings is a big issue with every artist and smaller works can be stored easily in a folder. Number them and store them carefully.
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7)Best part of smaller works is that you can carry them easily while traveling to any place for an exhibition. Keep those costs in your list too. For beginning many years in your art career you will need to be putting in resources of time and money. Art career does not shoot like a rocket, it takes time to warm up and as you develop your style and keep sharing promoting your art till you become a known famous artists, then you can quote your price!

Geometric small painting by Rizwana A

Spiritual circles painting by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Small Spiritual cubism painting by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Few of my small works on paper. Done with lots of care and loads of patience. Many people have suggested I make a collage out of them. Will see, till then let me keep admiring them often and on as I get time.

The Yellow Triangle spiritual cubism by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Sunrise cubism small painting by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

8) Final advice for your life as an artist-never give art for free! it will not be appreciated and also your artworks will end up being replaced easily and thrown as trash! I personally have experienced hence sharing this, never give any of your art for free! When they pay, people learn to appreciate and value original art.

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Cubism collages by Rizwana A.Mundewadi displayed in Modern Decor Room

Small cubism paintings collage by Rizwana A.Mundewadi

Signing off for now with this best advice for all artists" in the art world money does not matter, money is not a discussion at all!" there are buyers out there, keep making art! 

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Spiritual Paintings and Their Benefits/How does spiritual wall art heal?

Spirituality in art has always been valued and is emerging in every individual and people are trying to go in for spiritual art works to have peace and prosperity. Exercise and healthy food is good for the body as also spiritual paintings are the food for the soul. Displaying artworks having symbolic interpretations affects our mind positively and we are refreshed  by viewing such works.

The individual purchasing spiritual artwork may not be very spiritual but the artwork grabs the attention of the viewer and they like it. Spiritual artists are persons who like to make art on spiritual themes. 

These artworks may be symbolic or also simple abstracts without any images. Spirituality gives peace and its definition can be different for different individuals. An spiritual artist may go on making artworks using particular colours and also certain symbols. These may not be religious symbols but also things that are symbolic representations of something else. The spiritual artist may not be very religious and also they may not follow any religious symbols. Art is an expression of the artist and they put their thoughts on the canvas. 

This makes the symbols work. Usually ultramarine blue, purple and gold colours are associated with spirituality. Also lighter shades of many colours are more soothing but this depends on the artist as I have seen artists carry their art well even with reds and greens. Red colour indicates positive energy and green colour is used to represent prosperity and growth. 

It is good to display spiritual paintings to heal the environment. As we do daily exercise these paintings give us daily dose of positive energy. The viewer on purchasing such artworks gets to enjoy the healing daily and over the years as also the value of the artwork keeps increasing.In Feng Shui it is considered auspicious to display symbolic and spiritual paintings to ward off evil energies and bring positive energy int he environment.

It is important to remember that an spiritual painting need not always be a religious symbol painting

 It may have universal appeal. Also the colours used in the painting keep emitting rays which in turn give colour healing and this colour therapy leads to increased confidence, motivation and success in life.

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Understanding about hidden symbolism and the painting in detail before choosing and hanging it is of utmost importance. You may not realize the effects of wall art, but it is a very powerful energy that can change your life for better or for worse!

Every colour, every stroke, the artist paints has their energy and intentions put up in that art and has its own soul energy.  Read my book on Amazon Kindle Effects of wall art

How does spiritual wall art heal? The symbols and the colours chosen by the artist has hidden symbolism and they connect to your mind and soul. As you smile when you see a sunflower painting with immense joy, you also grow sad by looking at a crying lady artwork. Paintings bring out different emotions and reactions from the viewers. it is here that there is the power of wall art. We understand why people watch some paintings so closely, like some and repel from some art.

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There is immense power of your brain which you never use. It is bombarded with thousands of thoughts that are unnecessary and waste your personal energy. 

We see figurative abstracts spiritual paintings and a lot of spiritual texts, calligraphy paintings today that are modern and contemporary. The spiritual art field is vast and from color abstracts made using spiritual energy colors to God paintings, spiritual texts, mantras, calligraphy and religious symbols paintings all fall into the category of spiritual paintings. Choose the art that connects with you. 

Use this power of redirect and guide your brain for your best life. Power of symbols and power of wall art. Dedicated to making healing art since year 2000 and sharing information on symbolism and Feng shuii for life changing energy.

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Art and Online Art Competitions

  There are many art competitions taking place and such events help the artist to get exposure for their works. It is advisable for the new artist to take part in more art competitions and to showcase their art works to as many people as possible. The more your art gets exposure the better. Let the world go on assessing and criticizing your work. Encourage critiques to offer advice as and when you get the opportunity. It may sometimes be difficult to handle but as the years go by you will see the difference in your art if you take genuine advice.
Many art galleries have online art space available for free. They have regular competitions and submissions and this is a great opportunity for showcasing your artworks to a wider audience. Don't go in for people who are there just to make fun of your art. Be selective with whom you talk during an exhibition as some people may leave you with loads of negativity and for sometime you may doubt why did I become an artists? or am I an artist? Don't worry go with your gut feelings and progress in your art. That does not mean to avoid getting opinions. It helps to study and learn some new techniques and also dabble with new styles to see what comes out best.
There are many galleries who display works of art for free or with a nominal fee. Try to take part in as many art competitions as possible as this is the only way to get known. Though your works may not sell in the beginning a few lucky ones get started soon by this way. Some artists win the competitions and may get to display for free in the gallery for some period. Some others offer to purchase the work of the artist as a winning tip. whereas some gallery owners promote the works selected of an artist to much bigger galleries and clients. As also some prominent members of the society are invited to select art in these competitions so you get to know senior artists as well as well known personalities of the society.Online competitions are a best way to get publicity and exposure without much investment and also who knows you may also end up selling few of your works!
                                             I have not selected art...art has selected me!

Is Judging Art Correct? critiquing artworks career in art profession

I wonder how can people judge art? what is the criteria for selection? what art is good or bad? so many questions...... no answers. Is judging art correct? critiquing art is a very special field in art career. Art critiques observe the artists, view the history ,journey, subjects, mission statement of the artists and write a review or critique their art. For artists this is helpful as they get a fair judgement of how their art is progressing professionally.  I always say think before commenting on anyone's art as they have put in lots of efforts and resources in making the painting. it is very easy for anyone to comment this is so simple, this is not good art or this is childish painting. 

Om symbol calligraphy abstract in progress by Rizwana A

Reiki Abundance symbol vase for prosperity by Rizwana a.Mundewadi

Judging art is very difficult as each individual has different opinions about the same works. Whenever you are in an gallery or looking at a friend's artwork please take care and think before judging art. Galleries have many competitions and judges have a hard time in selecting artworks. Mostly the selection is based on universal appeal and bright colours, fresh concepts or new techniques used during painting. But always the emotional aspect of an work takes it places and people go in for purchasing the artwork if they feel an emotional connection with the artwork.
Think before critiquing an artwork as the artist has made these with a lot of efforts and resources. It may be possible that one particular art work may not appeal to you. That does not mean that the artist is out of your list of viewing. Other artworks of the same artist may have some points which demand your attention. Always try to give suggestions rather than complete statements. It would be advisable to comment gracefully so that even you help the artist to learn and also avoid hurting their sentiments. Never make harsh statement and comments or final statements that the art is boring or does not have life. Try to respect the individual who has made the artwork as you cannot make this piece and if you try painting you will understand how difficult it is to paint any painting and also to go on for years doing the same thing.

Art critiquing is a very lucrative field as most artists especially professional want to get their art critiqued by famous art critiques. It is a stamp of approval for the art collectors sometimes and art buyers that an artists has been acclaimed by famous art critiques as making good art. Many artists too start writing reviews for other artists critiquing each others art thus encouraging and bringing new insights to the paintings. As an art critique you will need to learn to observe art carefully, visit art galleries', exhibitions and then put in your personal thoughts about the art you view. Start with known artists to you personally and then move to professional critiquing for famous artworks. You can write reviews on google blogs, on the artists website if they welcome this, on art gallery sites that are selling paintings-they love some feedback and reviews about artists they represent. you can also write a book about art of specific artists thus putting your personal touches and the artists art explanations. 

The artists pay critiques for their reviews. Art galleries' too can pay them for writing reviews. You can also review established or emerging artists and critique them for art buyers who wish to put large sums as investing in art of certain artists, this is like a background check for the artists before they start the process of investing and collecting art of certain painters. 

It is not easy if you find difficulty to express in words or are not a good speaker. Being social and media savy is also an added asset to the art critique career profession. 

The Reiki Master Healing artist Rizwana A.Mundewadi

My take on art critiques and their judgements over the past many years for my art-
 "Get up and get going" is the only way any artist can survive in the art world.. All the comments and the rejections in the beginning may demoralize anyone and the new artist needs to be strong and persistent in their works. "My art is my own ..I am responsible for my work and I love my paintings. I admire them ...I feed my soul by viewing them. Art is an self expression of who you are. There are no rules and no limitations. No explanations and descriptions. My art is self explanatory...I believe in leaving the world as a better place. My paintings will remain forever and with that a part of me".
                                             This positive self talk will help you also as it did in my early years of making art.

Remember- the woods would be so silent if there were songs of only the birds that sang well!

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