Achar Kumar Burman
Achar Kumar Burman has painted extensively since a young age. Wherever he travels he records the world around him in his sensitive watercolour paintings which capture the mood whether it be the dramatic coasts of Cornwall, New Zealand and Jamaica or the dizzy peaks of the Himalayas in India.
Achar is, however, continually drawn to the colours and subtleties of the West Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, where he lives, an area which has fascinated artists for centuries. His approach builds on the local tradition but brings to bear the influences of ancient eastern artistic practice. He has been strongly influenced by both the Chinese master Hui Pa Shih of the Shanghai School of Painting and Frederick Franks, author of ‘The Zen of Seeing.’ Achar’s landscapes and seascapes are always painted outdoors – en plein air – capturing the changing light and moving colour in nature.
