Long Lost Love

Feedback from Sajjad

To begin with, let me tell you a brief about myself. I am an emergency medicine physician from India. I do paintings often after my shifts as a means to relax myself.

Painting for me started at a very young age in school. I participated in many regional drawing and painting competitions at a very young age. I always thought about creating my own master piece just like the old masters. When I was selected for the elementary training in 9th Grade, which could have been a stepping stone towards an art career, my father passed away in a tragic accident. This led me to drop out of the course and I concentrated on academics.

Since then, I never thought about going back to paints and brushes, until I started working after specializing in Emergency Medicine. The daily tragic scenarios of sufferings and deaths in the busy ER and the work stress started taking a toll on me. I used to be upset and low, often if I could not do much for someone suffering. One of my friend then advised me to start painting to relax myself. I started by watching Bob Ross, and made several landscapes. I never thought that it would be so easy for me to get back to my long lost love of colors. The landscapes were often gifted to some patients or colleagues, or auctioned for charity purposes. This brought a lot of change to my approach in dealing with the daily stress, and I started enjoying it everyday.

Now, I want to go back to my dream of creating my own master piece just like the old masters. I believe I would be able to achieve my dream through your videos.

My favorite artists are Vincent Van Gogh and Michelangelo. I always loved their style of painting and wanted to deliver a master piece just like them.