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Decoding home painting trends across India's urban landscape

The evolution of home painting trends, much like fashion or cuisine, offers a profound window into local culture, climate and lifestyle where in the vast and vibrant tapestry of India, each city wears its unique shade, telling tales of tradition and modernity. These shades not only colour the walls but also the spirit and ethos of these urban landscapes. 
Published on Oct 11, 2023 08:25 am IST

Tips to be a gouache painter

Painting is a therapeutic artform. From pil pastels to pil painting, painting of various types help in calming the mind and expressing our emotions on paper with colours. Here are a few tips on how to ace gouache painting.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 10:54 am IST

How to paint ceramic bowls in 5 easy steps

Painting ceramic bowls can be a fun and easy way to add a personal touch to your dinnerware. Here are 5 easy steps to follow.
Updated on Mar 14, 2023 02:58 pm IST

Types of brush strokes we need to know to be a good painter

Painting as an art form allows us to epxress ourselves, all the while being very therapeutic. Here are a few brush strokes that we need to know in order to be a good painter.
Updated on Mar 14, 2023 12:36 pm IST

5 tips to embrace your creative side

Often when life starts to get stressful, we must try to embrace the child in us through arts. Because when everything starts to burden us, we can rely on art and the beauty of it. Here are a few ways to embrace the creative side in you.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 01:01 pm IST

Artist David Hockney's first immersive show opens in London

Visitors attend the ‘David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)’ immersive exhibition at the Lightroom gallery in London, on February 22. The British painter’s first immersive show opened to the public on Wednesday, offering a high-tech, multi-sensory journey through his decades-long career. 
Published on Feb 23, 2023 04:44 pm IST

Ganesh Chaturthi 2022: Sonakshi Sinha wishes fans by showcasing her abstract art

Did you know that Sonakshi Sinha is also an artist who loves bringing artwork to life on canvas? She and her brothers Luv and Kush Sinha also opened a firm called House of Creativity last year that provides a platform for budding artists to showcase their talent. On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, she made a beautiful abstract painting of Lord Ganesha.
Updated on Sept 01, 2022 03:38 pm IST

Photos: Bridges that appear in famous works of art  

Regatta at the Rialto Bridge (1770-9), an oil-on-canvas work by Francesco Guardi (1712–93) features the Rialto Bridge, one of the top tourist attractions in Venice. Few know that it replaced a rickety wooden version in 1591 and that people feared the new one would collapse under its own weight. Guardi captures the morning light and shadows, the dozens of human figures participating in the boat race and Venice’s distinctive architecture in the background.
Published on Sept 10, 2021 02:14 pm IST

Photos: Birds of India, DAG’s stunning exhibition of paintings from 1800 to 1835

Company Paintings - 1800 to 1835 is India’s first exhibition of its kind devoted entirely to Indian birds. They’re works by unknown Indian masters commissioned by the British East India Company in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to document India’s animals, plants, monuments and people. This image is of a Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus).
Published on Sept 03, 2021 04:56 pm IST