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| Written by Tribune News | |
| Friday, 04 January 2008 | |
 His paintings are appreciated by connoisseurs and critics alike. Artist Jarnail Singh has earned international recognition with his classic works that adorn top art galleries and are also part of many private collections in the UK, USA, Canada and other countries.Born in Zira (Punjab) and educated in Chandigarh, Jarnail migrated to Canada 10 years back. Son of illustrious artist Kirpal Singh, he showed keen interest in art from childhood. In fact, he attempted to paint even before he learnt to write! Noticing a spark of talent and sensitivity in Jarnail, his father groomed him. Jarnail grew up painting whatever caught his fancy but later developed a fascination for folk art and Sikh history.  Presently director of the Arts Council, Surrey, British Columbia, Jarnail is hailed by the Punjabi diaspora as a rare artist who has captured the soul of Punjab in his paintings, murals and photographs. Lajmi Punjabi, a book published by the Textbook Board, which is part of the syllabus for Punjab’s schools and colleges, has a chapter on him. Sharing his passion for painting and his experience in life, Jarnail, who is in town these days, says an artist should interpret reality and reproduce it. “Though poetry, literature or films give a glimpse of the cultural heritage of a region, paintings preserve it permanently,” he says.“My paintings bring alive the pastoral life of Punjab, women performing daily chores, spinning cotton, grinding corn and doing phulkari. Punjabis living abroad love such paintings as they exude the fragrance of their land,” he adds. He says the woman behind his success is his wife Baljit Kaur. Together they have evolved as artists and have many shows all over the world. One of his portraits The Patriarch has won the Daniel P. Izzard medal during a competition organised by the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists. |
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