Ankhi Arts

Description:  A 16 x 20 inches painting , named as "Peacock courtyard" on canvas in acrylic , depicts beauty of India's national bird . It's beauty always inspire architects, & artists .A best example of peacock inspired artwork is Peacock courtyard commonly known as Mor Chowk at Udaipur palace ,in Rajasthan,India.This court is considered the most spectacular in City Palace. Three peacocks adorn the court, which is also decorated with works of glass inlay. Maharanas held hearings and special dinners. The court was built during the reign of Rana Karan Singhji. However, glass inlay work and peacocks were added later by Maharana Sajjan Singhji (reigned from 1874 to 1884). Following images are of original sculpture of peacock at Mor chowk . Peacock courtyard( Mor Chowk),Udaipur palace,Rajasthan,India Why I didn't painted  Peacock Courtyard as it is in original? I always enjoy doing mix & match in art. Therefore I mixed  the o

12" x 12" art on canvas in acrylic & pen Description : The word JAGANNATH literally means “ Lord of the Universe” & is a deity worshiped in regional traditions of Hinduism in India. He is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. His main temple named as JAGANNATH DHAM is located at holy city Puri (an age-old city in State of Odisha), in India. Every day many pilgrims visit this temple just to see one glance of Lord Jagannath's sacred idol made of sandalwood. If anybody visits Lord Jagannath's temple, one will see mural art on every wall & pillar. When artisans started doing this mural art on “patta” means canvas, then it became PATTACHITRA . So this way famous traditional art of Odisha i.e. Pattachitra evolved. This art form is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it. My painting is also a Pattachitra art, which depicts the holy face of Lord JAGANNATH.

MATSYA PURANA STORY OF MANU According to Hindu mythology , the Matsya Purana , is one of the eighteen major Puranas . According to the text , Matsya is the first avatar of Hindu God Vishnu , in the form of a giant fish . The text describes the tale of a great flood , where Matsya is described to have rescued the first man , Manu . Matsya forewarns Manu about an impending catastrophic flood . He orders him to collect all the grains of the world , all living creatures as well as Sapta rishis (the seven sages ) .When t he flood destroys the world , Vasuki appeared as rope , to fasten the boat with the horn of the giant fish . Matsya pulls the boat to safety & rescued Manu , accompanied by the seven great sages . Hence,The great   Manu is known as progenitor of current humanity . He was a king of Dravida kingdom before the great flood . Sapta rishis are seven great sages , who bring down to the earth the required knowledge and energies to strengthen th

Today, while  I was just browsing images of various Indian folk art paintings ,one thing pop up in my mind that as a viewer we always focus on the main subject of a folk art.But other than the main subject ,painting also has another part i.e. it’s border. Border of an Indian Folk art painting is also as beautiful as the subject of painting.Moreover, it gives a complete look to it.Diversity also flows in the patterns of border of all folk paintings . Here I have done a rough sketch in order  to show the difference between all Indian Folk art,through its  borders.

Hi friends  .I have come up again with another version of fish art. This painting is another result of my love  towards madhubani painting & gond art.The patterns in border & background is based upon madhubani art.While the dancing fishes are designed as per gond art. I have been doing painting since childhood.But I started applying these folk art patterns  into my paintings very recently & which gave a new look to my art.These folk paintings are amazing .They don’t follow the grammar of fine art because folk artists are not trained in fine art.They follow their own style & create incredible paintings .They develop their style from their day to day life . Now let’s examine the patterns more precisely. The magic of gond art lies in beautiful patterns created with dots & lines.      In folk art , tails of fishes are also designed with intricate patterns. Hence ,this is my another trial to enhance the rich culture of Indian folk art.Therefore  

Mayura is the Sanskrit word for a peacock. It is a magnificent bird. It's inspiring nature encouraged me to showcase it’s beauty on canvas.So I named my painting as “Mayura”. The concept behind this painting is very simple.It is just about a beautiful bird  sitting  on  a tree. It  is not a realistic painting. It is an imaginary  mayura. The style of this painting is a blend of my imaginative ideas, and concepts of  madhubani painting ,kalamkari and    gond  art  from Bihar,Andhra Pradesh and Madhya  Pradesh  in India respectively . Peacock is the heart of this painting.It’s anatomy is divided into three parts : wings,torso & marvellous feathers.The design of wings is blending of realism & my imaginative ideas.Wings  of a real peacock have many  semi circular patterns. I decided to apply those  patterns & changed it’s look by making it more colorful.The design of its torso is completely based upon gond art patterns.Marvellous peacock feathers are the most b