Indian Beauty: A madhubani painting

Indian lady dressed in traditional clothes and jewelries holding a lotus in her hand elegantly.

Making of a Madhubani Painting:
Ardhnareshwar:
(Union of Lord Shiva and Parvati)
The main sketch is done with black color or ink with the help of a nib. The outline is doubled. Then the sketch is filled with intricate fine lines, designs and floral motifs.

When the sketch is finally finished it is filled with bright colors.

Thus, the fial painting appears to be vibrant and when framed is ready for use as a decor for home, offices or any other space.

Some of my new Madhubani paintings:

These paintings are made on handmade paper with acrylic paint.

Peacock Pair

Peacock Beauty

Ardhanareshwar(Holy Union)

Indian Beauty

Krishna with cow

Flamboyant Ganesha

To view some of my paintings click below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidushini/

A pair of peacock:
Set of Birds I:
Set of Birds II:

Peacocks :

Celestial Couple:
Radha-Krishna

Ardhnareshwar:

Lord Surya:

Madhubani paintings:

Madhubani painting has been done traditionally by the women of villages around the present town of Madhubani (the literal meaning of which is forests of honey) and other areas of Mithila. The painting was traditionally done on freshly plastered mud wall of huts, but now it is also done on cloth, hand-made paper and canvas .
As Madhubani painting has remained confined to a region and the skills have been passed from mother to daughter on through centuries, the content and the style have largely remained the same. Many painters these days have developed their style and painting on different themes and are trying to contemporise this art.
Madhubani paintings also use two dimensional imagery, and the colors used are derived from plants. nowadays many painters use artificial colors like poster, acrylic and oil colors as their medium.
Madhubani paintings mostly depict nature and Hindu religious motifs, and the themes generally revolve around Hindu deities like Krishna, Ram, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi, Vishnu and Saraswati. Natural objects like the sun, the moon, are also widely painted, along with scenes from the royal court and social events like weddings. Generally no space is left empty; the gaps are filled by paintings of flowers, animals, birds, and even geometric designs.