Kal has professional experience with oil painting and watercolor. He has traveled the world learning different styles and finding inspiration for his works of art. Although he has had a wide range of interests he now focuses on cityscapes and still life's using palette knife techniques with oils on canvas. His works have been featured in at the Royal Fine Art Gallery, Center of Britain Art Gallery, and City of Carlisle.
Gajoum appeals to me because he has an abilty that I lack in my painting style. I lack the ability to give the illusion of smooth water. Although the majority of the painting is broken up into his palette strokes, the waterline is smooth and beautifully crafted with reflections that go for a greater realism aspect. The water in his paintings sometimes seems to be the only real part of his paintings which is amazing because, once again, I find it to be hardest part to paint.
Gajoum also does a great job creating a mood in the painting with his use of color. The painting above shows a summer- like cheerful setting, while the painting on the right is interpreted in a calmer setting. What is interesting about the painting on the right is his use of orange and yellow to change the normally depressing greys and browns to give off a warmer tone. My only critique would be that his signature and out of focus strokes seem to distract the viewer from the main scene in the painting.
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