MAYOORA-A TANJORE PAINTING

Usually, Hindu religious icons are depicted

in Tanjore Paintings- a traditional art form of India.

In this painting, I have chosen to portray 

a glorious peacock -an all time favorite 

Indian motif...In fact,

You can hardly find  an Indian art form

where a peacock is not depicted in it's unique style...

and true to the tradition of Tanjore paintings,

here is a peacock embellished 

in gold and semi precious stones...

BEJEWELLED DANCING PEACOCKS - A KUNDAN PAINTING

Here is an ornate Kundan painting

done on a 12"X 12" mirror.

I chose traditional peacock motifs

and surrounded them with traditional 

Kundan jewel motifs...

Uncut stones and pearls,gold liners and 

transparent glass colors go into making 

this painting...

Bright and traditional colors add to the 

beauty of this work and adds to 

the dramatic impact creates ....

PEACOCKS - A MADHUBANI PAINTING

After a long time ,I am sharing a simple and colorful

Madhubani Painting 

depicting the all time favorite motif

in various Indian arts and crafts - The Peacock 

or the Mayoora...

these multicolored peacocks  

capture the essence of the true original 

Madhubani artisan- the unlettered woman

from a village of the Madhuban district of Bihar...

for her these paintings were the way she 

celebrated life and every moment of it too...

A COLORFUL PEACOCK - A TILE PAINTING

THIS IS A FUNKY TILE PAINTING THAT I DID ON A LEFTOVER ,

SPARE PLAIN CERAMIC TILE...

I JUST SKETCHED A FREE HAND OUTLINE ON THE TILE WITH A CD MARKER...

THEN OUTLINED THE SKETCH WITH A GLASS LINER AND LET IT DRY...

NEXT DAY , I FILLED UP THE PEACOCK WITH GLASS COLORS OF DIFFERENT HUES...

AND...

MY PEACOCK WAS DULY MOUNTED ON A TEXTURED CLOTH BOARD

AND FRAMED UP...