Vaaka Bhadra -Arya Thampi gave you 1 free month of Skillshare

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I am a physicist based in the UK, working as an academic book editor at the moment. Vaaka Bhadra (my artist name) was born 2 years ago in Feb 2020 when I discovered art, a life-changing turning point for me, and have rapidly discovered and evolved as an artist! I enjoy working with many media such as charcoal, graphite pencils, pastels, acrylics and watercolours, and sell my works in the UK and abroad. I find inspiration to paint from my travels, social issues and life experiences of mine and others around me, which makes my art political more often than not. 

Art is a very powerful tool that can really move people, and once you discover that, there is no going back!‍From day 1 of my art journey, as Cesar Cruz aptly puts, I believe that 'Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable'

In Skillshare I try to coalesce some crucial landmarks in the learning process of an artist, that I have amassed from many wonderfully talented teachers and artists on the internet. And let me add that I started as an absolutely clueless individual who was had no interest in art before 2020. There are no shortcuts to the skills needed, but there are things that can accelerate your art journey. I intend to share how I learnt them, to empower the artist in you! :)

Checkout my website here, which features an active blog with art narratives. In particular I am quite proud of my Navarasam series based on charcoal/graphite portraits, which have a journalistic narrative to them. The series consists of a series of human emotions, and how various international political events have inspired the art. Also check out my social media profiles to see the art journey so far, and follow along :)

Find me on Instagram @vaaka_bhadra