My father, Pratap Mulick, is a
well-known illustrator and painter. My own artistic ability
became apparent rather early. I have been drawing since the
age of 5 and I started doing watercolour landscapes at the age
of 13. I received our government's National Talent
Scholarship to study art, but I decided to major in
engineering rather than art.
After graduation, however,
I returned to my artistic inclinations and began doing
architectural illustrations and other commercial and design
work. I continued painting landscapes and giving art
lessons as well.
Recently, however, having reversed
these priorities, I am painting most of the time and spending
less time teaching and very little in commercial work. I am
now giving occasional watercolour demonstrations in government
art colleges in Maharashtra. I am a visiting faculty member
for the India art gallery. I also hold workshops occasionally,
and teach a few students privately.
I have participated in many group shows
throughout India, and have had 15 one- man shows in Mumbai and
Pune. My paintings are in the collection of many private
individuals and a few Corporate houses in India, USA, Europe
as well as Japan and Singapore.
I have thus been
painting for last 20 years or more on a regular basis and
have, hopefully, created a place for myself in contemporary
Indian art.
Satej in the
studio
Home sweet
home!
My home and family :) I
live in Pune, India with wife Keerti and two sons, Satej
and Harsha.
Satej, who is
nine years old, already draws and paints good
enough.
Harsha, at three, is an abstract
expressionist. He has taught me to paint freely, pour as
much paint without bothering about wastage or the
cost.