X-mas bells n candles

X-mas decorations are almost in swing and

all are looking out for something new this year.

For gifting or may be decorating.

I have come up with bamboo candles which we can lite

or use them as decorative iteam to gift someone.

Totaly Ecofriendly iteam, available in various sizes and themes.

Reusable, the candle once used we can place another in it.

Roses and laces, satin ribbions and bows enhances the product

some are been decorated with jute and wooden beads.

So choose any of it and let me know your feedback for this christmas.

Raja , "King" of realistic paintings

Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was a great artist who brought Indian painting to the attention of the larger world. His magnificent paintings shine still in their undying glory.

Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was born in Kilimanoor Palace as the son of Umamba Thampuratti and Neelakandan Bhattathiripad. At the age of seven years he started drawing on the palace walls using charcoal.

Most of his paintings are based on Hindu epic stories and characters. In 1873 he won the First Prize at the Madras Painting Exhibition. He became a world famous Indian painter after winning in 1873 Vienna Exhibition.

Shakuntala & friends

Maharashtrian lady
Girl carrying milk-pot

Lady giving alms at a temple

Lady with fruit-tray

Detail from Lady playing Swarbat

Kerala lady with child

Anand Panchal

Born in Latur in 1973. He graduated in 1997 with a Govt Diploma in Art (drawing & Painting) from Pune. He then got a diploma in 1998 in Art education from Sir J J School of Art.

His paintings have teenaged cowhands stare out at the viewer with large innocent doe like eyes filled with hope.

Anand also addresses the unexplored terrain os Sakhi-bhava,,where young girls are bound by the sisterhood of a shared destiny.

He also features the cow and the goats symbols of procreation,,birth,,sustenance and Godliness. He paints Durga as the mother Goddess.

T .VAIKUNTAM paintings

"I like using rich primary colours, which give a sense of character and depth to my paintings. Like reds and saffron and even orange, because these are essentially Indian colours. I dont like using colours that are mix of two, because they are not natural, they dont exist in surroundings around us, in our everyday life."

He portrays women as sensual and voluptuous. The colours used to paint women give them a vibrant and decorative, look.

T. Vaikuntam hails from Andhra Pradesh, in South India, and draws a lot of inspiration for his work from the rural areas of the state

. The men and women of his village have often been depicted in his work. Women, in particular, are frequent subjects for his works

The male form appears remarkably calm, with a sense of humour. His work has a distinct rural flavour. In his work, he uses only primary colours. Most of his work is in tempera and watercolour, on paper.