Umesh C Vaish

Drawing portraits had my interest for as long as I can remember. Although none of my masterpieces survive to this day. I have had an amazingly satisfying and fulfilling career as a helicopter pilot in Indian Air Force and hung my flying boots in July 22. Since then I can devote a lot more time into my passions - portraiture being one of them. I love to bring out the human emotions in the faces and

with an interplay of colours, light and shadows. While I began as a self taught artist, I thought it better to be coached by some of the world's best artists like Thomas Schaller, Daniel Scott Pierce and of course Marcos Beccari. My work is highly influenced by Marcos Beccari and J Hunsung. Apart from painting, I have keen interest in a whole lot of other activities which I keep dabbling in time to time. Currently my favourites are guitar, terrace gardening, motorcycle riding and DIY projects. I love to share my knowledge, so if you are someone willing to learn, do contact me for a personalised class. While I am open to commissioned work, I undertake selected projects. This, for most part, depends on the time I have and of course how much the project inspires me.