With the picturesque and serene blues and greens, it is no surprise that many artists turn to nature for their greatest inspiration. As nature brings about peace and harmony, art about nature elicits the same emotions in those minds who draw from it. While some artist’s focus becomes creating a message and exploring complicated human relationships, those artists who choose to focus on nature understand that life can give us all that we really need.
An artist who draws similar inspiration is Liam Kumawat. An Indian-based artist, Liam specializes in watercolor paintings. His paintings feature not only nature, but also water, lotus, fish, and many more elements of similar nature. His artworks aim to portray feelings of calmness and even bring about peace of mind to the viewer. As nature faces an increasingly desolate future in a rapidly changing world, it has become more important than ever for artists like Liam to highlight the beauty and showcase the necessity of preserving such wildlife.
Liam developed his career as many artists do. Art for him started as a simple hobby which over time evolved into becoming a passion. While he boasts an experience of 9 years as an artist, his specialization in watercolor only began 5 years ago. He credits the widespread encouragement from his social media pages as well as the encouragement found in his first few art exhibitions for propelling his career in the arts. It also furthered his seriousness in the discipline.
Liam finds pride in the fact that he is pursuing his passion as his career. He states that “I am able to bring all my inner feelings on paper. Nothing more can make you proud than this,” a sentiment that many artists across the globe can relate to. He also attributes his pride in his career in his participation in some global exhibitions. He mentions that “I consider [them] as milestones in my current status”.
During the pandemic, Liam found himself focusing on his artwork and himself once again. Like many people, he truly focused on himself and now had the time to recalibrate. He says that he took a deep dive into watercolors to occupy his newfound abundance of free time, which was due to the lockdown.
His message to fellow artists is an inspiring one. “You are the most creative creature of nature. Never be discouraged and keep positive for the upcoming future. Keep working with your natural ease to be with peace and mind always. Don’t worry about making money at least in the beginning. It will come, as the world starts recognizing your talent”.
He extends a similar message to young artists found in students. He says, “art inspires life to keep the spirit up. It makes you ready for facing the challenges in life. It may take out all your emotions and make you free of all the negatives of your mood. Love it and see the change”.
It should come to no surprise that Liam’s greatest inspiration comes from Mother Nature herself. Almost all of his artworks are inspired by natural life. He even states that “it has given us everything. We just follow its rules”. Similarly, he mentions artists like Milind Mullick, Young-Sung Kim, Thierry Duval and many more as just some of his favorite artists of all time. However, he singles out Hieu Nguyen as his idol. He explains that Nguyen’s watercolor paintings are a combination of anime and watercolors with a brave concept. He also adds that “his work is generally a fusion of semi-realistic portraiture with deep-hued watercolor and gold leaf”.
Sung Kim, Thierry Duval and many more as just some of his favorite artists of all time. However, he singles out Hieu Nguyen as his idol. He explains that Nguyen’s watercolor paintings are a combination of anime and watercolors with a brave concept. He also adds that “his work is generally a fusion of semi-realistic portraiture with deep-hued watercolor and gold leaf”.