Art As A Career
The Hindu Monday, Feb 07, 2011 Art offers a wide canvas of jobs RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI There is a huge potential for artists trained in painting and design creation. Photo: G. Rajeshwara Chari Follow the heart:Artists have always been in demand, and with increasing prosperity, they are well paid. Mohan Seetanur comes from a family of jewellers. However, you can't find him sitting in his shop. He keeps travelling around the country visiting villages, historical monuments and jungles and streams and sea shores. Once or twice every year, he switches off his mobile phone and sits down to paint. This process goes on for days and what emerges is not only a creatively satisfying, but also hugely remunerative career. “My earnings as a professional painter are comfortable. I am not sure if I would make the same amount of money if I were a jeweller,'' he says. He has been a professional painter for three decades and has never regretted his decision not to join the family business. ...