CUTTACK: It’s a rainy day outside. Within the confines of his house at Kathagada Sahi in Cuttack, a young boy Debayush playfully rolls on the floor and draws random lines with his crayons. When he is at home, he doesn’t reach for the remote or the computer game to spend time; instead it’s the easel and paints that he pulls out. The boy in question is all of nine years and was awarded for the best painting in the 19th State-level Child Art competition, organised by the State Lalit Kala Akademi recently.When asked how many paintings does he create in a week, he races through his art pieces as his young mind tries to keep track of the numbers.His father, Debananda Behera, who works with a private firm, is modest and unpretentious. He makes no bones about his inability to understand art or even recognise talent when there is one. But once the teacher pointed out that Debayush was gifted, he ensured that the young boy was never out of paints or paper. Debananda says his son started painting at the age of one and he has admitted him to the KVK Art School to hone his skills.With over a 100 paintings mounted on the walls, Debayush’s house is a riot of colours. The boy has a penchant for colours and this is evident in all his pictures. There’s a predetermined gradation of colours in his canvases, which helps bring a certain amount of unity in his childlike compositions.Broad bands of paint flow; these are sometimes permeated with interesting textures that Debayush manages by simple alterations in brush strokes. He usually paints figures and landscapes, but the focus is always on celebration of colours.Awards have come readily to this young boy. His talent was first noticed when one of his art pieces won a prize at an art competition organised by a local club. He has been receiving prizes from his school and art school in almost every competition.Debayush is a third standard student of Shree Satya Sai School, in Cuttack.
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