Month: June 2023

Gouache

Gau mata (the holy cow)

Tiney,

A4, Gouache painting 2 of 3 of Jayesh Sharma ‘s Pichwai masterclass from Memeraki. I have bought a new set of gouache from Arteza. The painting experience was dramatically improved, I think the quality of my first “unknown brand” gouache set is way too bad. The one from Arteza is…

Acrylic

Deer lost in forest

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Gond artA4, Acrylic Venkat Shyam’s Gond masterclass from Memeraki I haven’t design my pattern for Gond art yet. The filling pattern is supposed to represent the identity of the artist. For my first attempt, I just copy teacher’s own signature pattern(bindu and 5 semi circle). 9/100

Gouache

Kamal Talay (the lotus pond)

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Pichwai painting of Kamal Talay(the lotus pond)A4, GouachePainting 1 of 3 of Jayesh Sharma’s Pichwai masterclass from Memeraki. Pichwai paintings(made on cotton fabrics) are hung on the walls behind the idols of God Krishna. The lotus pond painting is usually hung behind the idols in the monsoon season. There are…

Gouache

Kalighat painting of Kali

Tiney,

A4, Gouache Tutorial by Art Thrills Studio on Youtube. This is my first time using gouache to paint. The experience was quite different from using watercolor or acrylic. Improvements are definitely there, but I need to try using gouache more in the future. 5/100

Acrylic

Madhubani painting of Ganesha

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Madhubani / Mithila paintingA4 Acrylic I am following Youtube tutorial by Anushree Dutta . My calligraphy supplies have been collecting dust. But this folk art style requires free hand sketching with nib. So I am happy that I can use what I have already. 3/100

Acrylic

Nardhana Vinayaka

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13 X 19 inches, Acrylic on canvas Nardhana Vinayaka, Odisha Pattachitra master class by Kathith, Mr. Ashish Das, Deepti designs, Aditi Yeva studio. I supposed this project to be a restart of my art journey, has turned into an emotional and spiritual experience for me. I missed the live workshop…