Episode of Picasso

I was staying with Picasso in his studio. Every day, dealers would come by to authenticate paintings they were trying to sell... they would ask the painter if the painting was real or a fake.

A dealer came by one day, Picasso glanced at it and without hesitating said, "fake." Later that day, two more were identified as fakes.

The second day, a different dealer came by. Picasso hardly looked up. "Fake!" he bellowed.

After the dealer left, I couldn't help myself. "Picasso, why did you say that painting was a fake? I was here, in this studio, last year when I saw you paint it."
Picasso didn't hesitate. He turned to me and said, "I often paint fakes."

Paint which soothes your mind

I try to be very selective when participating in any Art exhibitions in an effort to protect my artwork. My paintings measure of different sizes and with safety measures in some place.

I like to paint anything which soothes my mind and body. I feel paintings with great ambience and unique homes and shops made this a wonderful area to capture on canvas.

- by Sudhir Kundi

Mini Series by Sudhir Kundi

However, sometimes you just don't have the energy or time to paint. When this happens to me, I limit my series to just a couple of paintings or depends on my limit. This is why I named this a "mini-series." It's useful in a limited way, and gives better results, but if you do lots of them over time, they can help you grow, but can leads to not so satisfactory result too.

So, as a painter you should know your limit and do follow your imagination.

Painting with a Series

Doing a full series can take a great deal of energy and time. By "series," I mean several paintings -- say, six or more -- that deal with a particular theme. The idea is that you keep all variables the same. This includes the choice of pigments, the dimensions of the canvas, the method of applying pigment, and, of course, the subject. This forces you to focus on developing your vision and not on your tools. You can really grow as an artist this way.

Sudhir Kundi - Favorite piece of Painting

My favorite piece of painting, which I painted when my friend Luke stayed came for a night stay at my place and he insisted me to paint something unusual than others. The painting looks like that some badass Angels chucking a bunch of devils out of heaven. The figures all interlock in three dimensions, forming a sort of open spong patterns made of the "little devils". I must have spent 20 minutes marvelling at the detail, as well as the wicked imagination of the artist. If you want to understand this painting then just keep a sharp eye, because this one is tiny, and easy to miss.

Sudhir Kundi the Artist

Once upon a time that’s all I ever needed a paper and pencils and I would be busy for hours… obviously as I grew up and money became all important I don’t sketch as much, but my studies were all around the arts and I contemplated a career in architecture or advertising since it allowed me to earn and be creative (obviously dying and then acclaiming fame as an artist when I can’t enjoy it was not an option).

I again am not the best, far from it, but it relaxes you, it allows you to create something new, meaningful, something you can call your own. I certainly appreciate art and look at something’s in that way even if others would not.