Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Miniature Art


 This is a Kangra miniature art done with watercolor on 8.5 by 11 inches multimedia paper.  The beauty of this art is the detailed work and bright colors. I have always been fascinated by the works of miniature artists.  My interest in this type of art grew after visiting Jaipur's government art workshop gallery in 2008 where I saw several unknown artists painting very detailed pictures of different subjects with perfection using very fine brushes. I was in awe looking at their focus and steady hands while giving perfect brush strokes on the paper. Since then I had always aspired to do a few such types of art. This is one of my first attempts at the miniature art of Meera Bai.

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