ARTIST DIES after regularly spraying varnish on his paintings

Famous Artist dies after regularly spraying varnish on his paintings in a room without ventilation

An award-winning artist died after having a fall blamed around the results of a varnish he sprayed on his paintings techniques.

Govinder Nazran, 44, had used the product - Brasslac - in a confined upstairs room with the wrong protective equipment, an inquest heard.
His widow blamed the product for her husband suffering epileptic-type fits and a coroner ruled his misuse of the product contributed towards the tragic fall that killed him.

Father-of-one Mr Nazran, of Saltaire, West Yorkshire, died from head injuries suffered when he collapsed at his home on Christmas Eve 2008.
He was seen staggering and twitching prior to the fall, by which he suffered fatal brain injuries.

An inquest in Bradford on Tuesday heard how Mr. Nazran, who endured his wife and 15-year-old daughter, had begun having fits and turned to drink after having a personality change, which widow Sarah Welton blamed about the varnish he applied to his oil paintings.

She described how her ‘charming man’ had changed, coupled with become paranoid and forgetful.
He reported headaches, and would feel cold and nauseous after while using varnish.

He used the product Brasslac in the confined upstairs room, wearing a dust mask unsuitable for your form of product, the inquest heard.
A pattern then began to emerge of him having seizures.

His widow said Mr Nazran was in denial initially, but decided to take medication, although he took it sporadically while he said it dulled his senses and reduced his creativity.

His wife said she threw away all the Brasslac as part of his studio and the man didn't get any more, but his health got worse and his awesome drinking increased.

Popular: Lots of Mr Nazran's paintings are considered collectables

He died on December 30, 2008, in intensive care at Bradford Royal Infirmary, six days after falling.

Pathologist Andrew Goldsbrough said Mr Nazran’s widow’s evidence have been ‘compelling’ as well as the timeline of events had been very important.
‘The good reputation for the effect from the solvent is of relevance due to the underlying cause of his death,’ he said.
Coroner Roger Whittaker accepted the pinnacle injuries since the cause of death, but said:
‘The underlying cause was two-fold - the chronic damage in the volatile solvent as well as the acute effect of the alcohol intake contributed to that final fit and fall.’

Recording a verdict of accidental death, Mr Whittaker stressed that Mr Nazran had used the Brasslac incorrectly.
He warned: ‘People using this product and other alike products has to be extremely careful. They must browse the instructions and take precautions.’
Mr Nazran’s work was particularly popular in the usa plus Japan. In 2004 he became the Best Selling Published Artist in the industry’s Artwork Trade Guild Awards and he enjoyed two sell-out tours in Japan where his work was highly regarded.

He gone to live in Bradford growing up and studied graphics at Bradford Art College.
He became a full-time artist in 1999.

Lots of his paintings realistic are considered collectables, featuring images of cartoon animals.