Fine Art and You

Every art lover who hails from India knows about Raja Ravi Varma and I am no exception. He is not only famous in India but also all around the globe. He was an 18 the Century Indian Traditional painter from the princely state of Travancore which is presently in Kerala. He was born in April …

Tanjore is a place in South India to which these Tanjore Paintings belong. These paintings are famous from 16 th century during invasion of Marathas in Southern India. Most of the Tanjore paintings are of God and Goddess some of which I am sharing here. Have a look and enjoy:

If I talk about myself then I will definitely say that I love Mughal  paintings . These Mughal paintings flourished during the reigns of Akbar, Jahangir and Shah jahah. These kinds of paintings are called a style of South Asia which is confined to miniature and can be found as some single or group …

Bundi school of painting which has a close association with mughal painting style lasted from 17 th century towards the end of 19th century. It basically existed in the princely states of Bundi and some neighboring princely states of Kotah. Bundi school of painting is a type of Rajasthani styl…

Every day we get inspired in some way with different forms of arts around us. Today, my inspiration comes from these hyper realistic paintings by  Eric Marette . He is one of the most inspiring artists that I have ever seen. Loved the way he creates beautiful and magical moments with the use of co…

Milind Mulick is a full time artist from Pune, Maharashtra. According to him- " I paint what I see" and he believe in the sensation which is created in the painting and that sensation is created not by the subject but by the shapes, colors, tones and their relation along with the play …

Husain  who is regarded as ‘ Pablo Picasso ’ of India was born in a Muslim family on 17 September 1915, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India. He is a self taught artist and painted cinema posters in Mumbai in his earlier career. He often used to travel to Gujarat to paint landscapes. He was a Paint…

Introduction and basics of the art form: This is an art form practiced in the area of Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. To start off Kalamkari means craftsmanship with the use of pen. In this art form pen is used to draw free hand drawings on a piece of cotton cloth. This art form evolved wi…

Raghunath Sahoo is an artist from Bhubaneshwar, India. He is mostly known for his watercolor works. He has done his studies in arts from BK Art College in 1995. His art works are more inclined towards real life scenes, people, children and still life. He is a master when it comes to the use of lig…

"Varsha right from her childhood she had a burning desire to script her emotions on a canvas through the medium of pictures and colours. She was blessed with imagination and had an extraordinary talent in mixing and making of colour schemes. She used her talent to the maximum which is clearl…

Indian paintings have a long historical background. You can find Rajput paintings, Mysore paintings, Madhubani paintings , Mughal paintings and pattachitra which all have their background vested in India only.  India’s paintings tradition is a very long one. One of the earliest paintings…

Hi friends! This time I am going to share the biography and works of one India’s leading contemporary female artists and she is none other than Anjoile Ela Menon who was born in 1940 in India to Bengali and American parentage. At the beginning of her studies, Anjoile went to Lawrence School…

Deepak Kundu is an artist born in India. Education - B.V.A. (1999) & M.V.A (2002), Rabindra Bharati University Awards: 2001: Award from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. 1998: Principal Award (Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship). 1997: Award and Certificate of Merit fro…

Hi everyone! Do checkout these gorgeous "Young Women Paintings" by one of the most famous Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma . We love the details, feel and the emotions portrayed by these paintings. You can see the day to day life scenes of the Indian women 200 years back.

Jose Luis Fuentetaja was born in Madrid in 1951. Form the very beginning; he had a huge passion for drawing. At the age of 13 he started to attend the School of Arts and Crafts in Vallecas and started working in advertising. When he was 14 years old, he moved to Geneva and starting devoting his ti…

Shop Now: It was many years before the rich tradition of folk art and paintings in India came to be recognized. In India almost every region has developed its own style of art. The cave paintings of Bhimbetka , from the mythological association with Bhima (one of Pandava brothers) contains rock…

The paintings of  Ajanta Caves represent the most prolific phase of Indian Art. Many of the caves are embellished with the beautiful narrations of Jataka stories. The Painted narration of Jataka on the walls of Cave, in Ajanta is a glorious example for the heights of technical perfection and cr…

Hi friends, hope you all are doing great !! Actually I was thinking the whole day that which post should I choose so that all the visitors and audience will enjoy it to the core. With this intention I kept on searching and browsing the internet, Luckily, I was directed to a website of  paintings …

Generally many people consider " Miniature " to be a synonym of "Minimum". But actually "miniature" word has been derived from a Latin word "Minium" which in literal sense means Red lead paint.  This red lead paint has been used during Renaissance peri…

Holy Dance 100х75 oil on canvas 2011 Ekaterina Abramova  is an artist, specializing in painting and graphic arts in mixed as well as traditional techniques using oil, acrylic, water-color, markers. Although being a multifaceted artist, her style could be described as going in two ma…