Tag Archives: Brushes

Tanjore Paintings

Tanjore paintings are also known as Thanjavur paintings. These one of the popular classical paintings have been Southern Tamil Nadu’s pride for two centuries. Their dense composition and vibrant colours makes them stand out from all other forms of painting. This unique form of painting was originated in 16th century during maratha period. Tanjore paintings […]

Kalighat Painting

The Kalighat paintings came into existence during the 19th century in the kali temple area, Kolkata on the ghat of the Buri Ganga. Earlier these paintings were souvenir brought by devotees of the Kali temple at Kalighat. Kalighat Paintings are characterized by bold colours, broad sweeping brush lines and simplification of forms. Earlier Kalighat Paintings […]

Madhubani : Evolution from village to City

Vibrantly coloured Madhubani paintings were originated in Mithila. This beautiful form of art is passed from one generation of females to another. Its origin is marked to the time of King Janaka’s daughter Sita’s marriage with Lord Rama. It is believed that Lord Janaka ordered his kingdom to make paintings on the occasion of his […]

Warli : The New Decoration Trend

Warli is simple yet beautiful form of painting. This simple form of art usually supports geometric shapes like triangle, circle or lines. Maharashtra’s native, warli paintings looks very simple but have deep thoughts behind. There are a few symbols used to make these paintings like the circle represents the sun and the moon, the triangle […]

Phad Paintings

Beautiful and colourful Phad Paintings originated from Rajasthan got its name from rajasthani dialect which means fold and the word phad is derived from Sanskrit word patt. These are long rectangular paintings on cloth which depict the lives and adventures of local heroes using bold colours. These paintings take you through epic stories of dances […]