Nantawat

Nontarit

Biography

Nantawat Nontarit is a traditional Thai painting artist who graduated from the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts from Silpakorn University. He has been passionate and in love with art since he was in the elementary school. With his diligence, perseverance, patience, and practice, he is able to be successful and satisfied with his skills and expertise. Nontarit has Ajarn Chakrabhand Posayakrit, a national artist who is widely known as a puppet artist and portrait painter, as a guide for creating works and living life.

His artwork is a two-dimension traditional Thai painting that portray a story about Jataka, Buddha history, and his favorite Thai literature. Nontarit uses tempera paint and acrylic techniques to deliver painting of nature and landscapes. He creates moods and feelings of the character with beautiful colors and his ideal atmosphere.

He begins to paint when his inspiration start to rise. Sometimes, when he finds interesting stories to paint, he seeks references for creativeness. Then he starts to picture the atmosphere of the picture in his mind before sketching original line drawings in order to create the painting.

Artworks