Nature Inspired Environmental Artist
Sri Lanka
Kosala Kumara is a Sri Lankan
artist born in the North Central regions of the country, who creates paintings
using watercolor, oil and mixed mediums. He is a graduate from the Kelaniya
University, majoring in Art and currently employed as an art teacher. His
preferred theme is environment as he was born and raised in an environment
where nature and animals played a significant role where he is naturally drawn
to it.
In his creations, Kosala always
tries to find inspiration for his preferred theme from nature and create various animal sculptures from natural mediums such as tree bark. Also, he creates various animal designs
using pieces of driftwood found in abundance near his home.
He also is a frequent
contributor to various tourist resorts in his hometown with his designs. He
feels that every painting he create represents the environment he loved
since he was a child and his attachment to nature and the people of the
environment he grew up in. He lives in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, and it
is an environment which gives him the inspiration to create which is well
represented in his work. Kosala also has been a regular participant at Kalapola
for more than ten years.
Paintings by Kosala Kumara
