Dr. Shireesh Dharap

An artist who took his watercolour painting lessons from Late Prof. Diwakar Dengle and developed his landscape painting by doing outdoor painting at different places.

He says : I am a landscape painter. I concentrate on Interpretation, simplification and representation of nature and houses in harmony with nature. I like to paint the effects of light and time. I strive to get the sense of the time of the day and season of the year in my paintings. From an abstract angle, I like interlocking of shapes and colours dividing the picture space in an interesting and harmonious way.I believe that my paintings should represent the positive values of life and please and soothe the viewer

Prakash N. Joshi

Profession : Consulting Architect and Interior Designer.

Education : Degree in Architecture and Art and Interior Design from Bombay University in 1967.

Engagements : As consulting architect, designer, interior design, art faculty.

Professor in the subject of design as visiting faculty in the College of Architecture in Pune, and college of Computer Aided Interior Design in Pune.

Works in water colors, oils, acrylics, pencil and charcoal on subjects like landscapes, portraits, still life.

Ramkrishna Kamble

A. T. D., G. D. Art ( painting ) & Dip. A. Ed.( A. M. ) from Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai.

Faculty member in college of Art. He is superb in Watercolour painting. Several paintings which he has done using watercolour wash technique gave him a name and fame. He is a winner of National Cultural Talent Scholarship in painting, New Delhi in 1978. All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society's 64th Annual Exhibition Scholarship for painting Section in 1992 and Awarded Fellowship by Sir J. J. School of Art Mumbai in 1984.

Vikas Patnekar

In 1966 Vikas Patnekar was born, raised and educated in Belgaum district, a beautiful rural area that even today remains untouched by the concrete jungle, in the state of Karnataka in India. When reflecting back on the past Vikas always states that is was such a blessing to have grown up in such a rural area where he had to create his own entertainment from the natural world that always surrounded him.

He lived in his imagination and expressed himself through drawing and painting. After completing his education in 1985, Patnekar relocated to Mumbai in search of job opportunities. Finally, after slogging, as expected in India, he landed a job as an illustrator at an advertising agency. In addition he freelanced for various advertising agencies in Mumbai and gulf countries. Finally, in 1997, Patnekar made a major career decision to leave advertising in pursuit of his muse – watercolors. He loves to portray the villages, the green fields, the ever buzzing streets in India, waterfalls, the miseries etc. For an artist, life is very interesting when looked at very closely.

For the past 22 years, Vikas has been expressing his muse in watercolors under the guidance of Mr. K. B. Kulkarni, an eminent artist in India residing in Belgaum. When asked why he chose to work in watercolor, Vikas replies, "Watercolor is an exiting medium and requires quick decisions, a sense of adventure and a great amount of flexibility. Secondly, the compelling qualities of a quick response, in general, and translucency, in particular, make watercolor my only choice." Continuing, he shares his enthusiasm for watercolor painting, the joy of spontaneous creation that comes with watercolor and the emotional release of telling a story of the beautiful world around him. Vikas believes an artist's work should reflect what's going on inside the artist. An artist should always bring in some kind of emotions or feelings into his work and when it comes, there is a possibility that the painting might look wonderful. Secondly, an artist should never describe a painting verbally. He has to leave it up to the viewer to decide.

Nilesh Pawar

G. D. Art : Drawing & Painting from om L. S. Raheja school of Arts Mumbai in 1995, Dip. A. Ed. in 1996 and Art Teacher Diploma in 1999 from Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune.

Working as Principal of Sai Chitrakala Mahavidyalay, Pune.

He likes to Work on abstract and figurative using medium acrylic on canvas.

Shrikant Kadam

G. D. Art ( Painting ) - Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune ( 3rd in Maharashtra and 1st in Pune ) – 1995. He has also done ATD and DIP. A. Ed. He has excellent knack to teach any subject in any medium.

Currently doing abstract Painting. He has good command in teaching Pencil drawing.

Working as a Lecturer at Bharati Vidyapeeth's college of Fine Arts, Pune

Prasad Kulkarni

Prasad Kulkarni has done G. D. Art in painting from Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya Pune, in 1993 and he is good in figurative work. He has good hold in oil, acrylic as well as water colour medium.

Babu Udupi

A calligraphy expert, teaches calligraphic lettering to improve handwriting.