Experimental Oil and Acrylic Artist
Sri Lanka
Thimira
Dharmavaradhana is a Sri Lankan artist who was fond of paintings and art since
his childhood where his interests were focused towards developing art as a part
of his curriculum during his school years. He was initially drawn to art as a
painter by copying an elephant drawing by his sibling, which led his mother to recognize his talents in art and enrolling him for art training under Master Vidyaratne. After
completing the training, he conducted his first solo exhibition where the
famous Sybil Wettasinghe also participated. His artistic career did not end
there. He thereafter was sent to further study art under Dileepa Solangarachchi
until his Ordinary Level exam. Later he selected Kelaniya Gurukula College for
the higher level studies and he was more involved in external art related
activities during this period.
Thimira was able
to gather a lot of knowledge about it by being involved in mural painting and
carving art as well as flower decoration. I acquired that knowledge under
Nalaka Kalthotage. He was given the opportunity to gain a wide knowledge about watercolor
painting and its various techniques during this period. The first painting he
created as a watercolor painting on ancient Sri Lankan design of Three
Elephants or Thumpathrana. Thereafter he started painting sacred and historical
images of Sri Lanka. After the experience gained, he started painting on canvas
with oil and acrylic mediums which started a new phase of his career. His ambition
is to conduct an exhibition of paintings in the National Art Gallery for the
whole world to see.
Paintings by Thimira Dharmawardana
