In 1980 I baffled an Art Exam board.

[@davidbonar5190]

we had an art teacher in college that was frustrated with having to give grades without being given or having objective rules. he could never be sure if he was being unfair or whimsical and wanted to establish some kind of set of rules as a guideline that we students knew how to prepare and what was expected to get high grades. we also were expected to use those same rules when trying to evaluate and analyse works of art. if for example a painting is very abstract and we do not know the artists's intention (is it a doodle, or a profound statement on life and death, or maybe both, or neither? :) ) all we have to go by is structure and sensory psychology. we can ask questions like "what catches the attention? why? how? where is the attention led to? how? why? are there contrasts? groups? shapes suggesting direction? repetitions? (a)symmetries? what about textures? dimensionality? depth? optical illusions?" etc. DOES IT MAKE THE SYNAPSES CRACKLE? :D is it interesting, does it emotionally resonate? projecting that onto your situation: i think you had their synapses sizzling!

[@VikPaints]

Blimey David, that's a very comprehensive and gripping comment to the piece. I will confess I had to look up the meaning "synapses" (showing my lack of education) but YES, I think you summarised the dilemma I set them rather splendidly. From a painters view point I am thrilled my work has been stimulating enough for you to give such wonderful evaluation, I'm slightly bowled over, what can I say but "thank you". It gives me hope I'm not totally doo lally after all ! Cheers Vik

[@fmt_Guåhan]

❤HOW SWEET! You should make prints...love pencils 😊

[@VikPaints]

Yes I have considered prints but I think they are quite expensive to get good quality ones. Pleased you like it and thanks for finding time to comment, always great to hear from viewers. 👍

[@TinRoofVintage]

Beautiful work! ❤️

[@VikPaints]

Thank you, glad you liked it. Lots more to come on the channel, I look forward to sharing more work each Friday. All the best, Vik

[@c0d3r1f1c]

Thanks for sharing! I imagine there was some head scratching among the board members, but it’s a fun piece with a lot going on. 😁

[@VikPaints]

@@c0d3r1f1c Ha Ha ...... Yes indeed a taste of things to come. I have to say the in the UK our taste in abstract art is still very conservative, hopefully that will change eventually but it takes a long time. Thanks for your comment and please may I invite you to subscribe if you've not already done so, it's free ! I look forward to sharing more with you on the channel each Friday. Cheers, Vik 👍

[@erutherford6074]

Wow! It’s amazing. You should frame it!

[@maghurt]

I love seeing how artists progress over the years, thank you for sharing, :)

[@VikPaints]

Ah bless, thank you for that kind comment, yes it's been a long journey and I'm delighted to share it with you at this stage in my life. I look forward to sharing more work with you and please consider subscribing if you've not already done so. My since thanks again, Vik

[@leslievincent8565]

Wow! I LOVE that piece!!! No joke, I'd buy something like that for my wall. Thanks for sharing, it's been an inpiration.

[@VikPaints]

Gosh that's quite a compliment, thank you so much. I do sell work although nothing like that one to be fair more colourful these days. If you want to see more just Google my name as they're are many more images of my work spread around the internet. (Also on e bay too). Thanks again for your kind words, Vik

[@marlibenevenga3016]

Lindíssima sua obra de arte. Congratulações 👏👏👏

[@JHavaJoe2-m1z]

Hooray! When anyone doesn't know what to think, where to pigeon hole your Art, Baby! You're on the right track!

[@VikPaints]

Yes, you're absolutely right, I caught them by surprise ! It's a good sign when art makes people think and talk. There is a risk regular Art can get stuck with the same old famous paintings and Artists, so it's VITAL we create and try new things which eventually become accepted by the general public (I don't care about Art experts, galleries or museums because they are always lagging behind) I paint for the public to enjoy. However it's a long long path to reach everyone willing to look at new styles but historically it's always been that way. A MASSIVE thanks to you for your lively (made me smile) comment. It's exciting people like YOU who I paint for. May I invite you to subscribe to my channel, it's free..... As I have a lifetime of work to share with you and so many others. My thanks again and take care, Vik 👍

[@MinotToria]

Love that! Thank you for sharing!

[@VikPaints]

My pleasure, all part of the journey. May I invite you to subscribe to my channel if you've not already done so, it's free. I look forward to sharing more work with you, I'm touched people are interested. All the best, Vik

[@MinotToria]

@@VikPaints Somehow, out of the blue, you popped up in my feed. What a happy synchronicity! Your artwork reminds me of my aunt's, and I immediately subscribed to your channel!

[@VikPaints]

Some things are meant to be I guess, I'm so delighted you enjoy the work and isn't it lovely when things bring back cherished memories. Good for you, that's lovely to hear, thank you. Vik

[@MinotToria]

@@VikPaints I agree wholeheartedly! 💯

[@GuyG.KTalesOfAnimals]

I love this story and the piece is beautiful! I have recently heard about zentangles - I wonder what you felt when drawing this 💖

[@VikPaints]

Hi there, Firstly thank you for taking time to view the video and comment 👍 Will admit I had to Google "Zentangle" as I'd never heard of it before now. (I learned something today !) Yes I can see that's a very good method for creating a drawing especially for beginners. As for me, my drawings have always been like this since a child, quite complex. I first started doing them using a toy called "etch-a-sketch". You use two nobs (one vertical and the other horizontal) to etch a mark on a screen, I loved it so much I wore two out lol. Generally when drawing my mind is free wheeling, often not even thinking about the drawing at all. I use music a lot to take me to another dimension and my hand just goes on automatic, I'm rarely aware of time and I enter my own head space where anything is possible. There are no rules to stick to, no restrictions, a piece of paper is mine to do what ever I want on it, if you think about it, that's quite a treat as few things in life are without boundaries. With this philosophy I feel it keeps my work fresh as even I don't know what's coming next lol. I hope that might give you a little insight and I genuinely appreciate you asking the question, this is why I decided to use KZbin to reach out to people and share my work. Please consider subscribe if you haven't already done so, it's free ! I look forward to showing you much more each Friday in my videos. All the best, Vik 👍

[@catchip756]

Delighted you mentioned your Etchasketch. I wore out many as a child.thats all I wanted for Christmas. I spent hours on it and especially enjoyed scraping off all the “stuff” so I could see the inner workings. Am now an artist myself. Thanks for your video!

[@VikPaints]

.... And I thought it was just me who did that to see the inner workings lol. Ah that's brilliant, great minds eh..... Must have been good training for us in later life as Artists, that's really amusing to know, welcome to the "Etch-a-Sketch Club" 👍

[@annebutt4507]

I love zentangles. They're almost addictive :)

[@laf4891]

Love this piece! Thanks for sharing!

[@VikPaints]

It's my pleasure, thanks for taking time to view it and also you're kind comment. It's always lovely to hear from viewers and makes it all worth while. If you've not already subscribed may I ask you to consider it, costs nothing and you can follow my progress. I look forward to sharing many more pieces with you. Wishing you a great day, Cheers, Vik

[@laf4891]

@@VikPaints Subscribed when I saw the video! Looking forward to more of your art

[@CindyBallreich]

How old were you when you made this?

[@VikPaints]

Good question.....I would have been 15 years old and I started drawing complex designs from around 8 years old mostly using a regular biro (ball point) pen. We didn't have drawing paper so my dad let me draw on the back pages of his sales order books from work as he was a sales rep. Eventually I got my first set of paints at 16 (I saved up for them). Fond memories when I look back and drawing still makes me very happy and reminds me of those days 👍 Vik