Kalakarts Painting

    Traditional Art forms  Our traditional art forms has played a big role in preserving our culture and traditions.  Traditional art is not just an art it’s the legacy of our  ancestors which  are passed down to  us. “Different Traditional art forms of India” India has so many varieties of Traditional art forms like Madhubani, Warli, Gond, Kalamkari, etc.  Unfortunately, we lost so many traditional art forms.  Let’s have a look at some,  traditional  art forms of   I ndia. Madhubani Painting This art form is also called Mithila art, this art form was practiced chiefly by women who  wanted to   be one with god , interestingly Britishers discovered Madhubani art in an earthquake in the 1930s. Warli Painting Gond Painting The Gond art form was created by the Gondi tribe of Madhya Pradesh it mainly represents flora and  fauna, the colors used in making Gond art were made of leaves, cow dung, colored soil. Phad ...

While some turned to Canvas painting and design to brighten their homes during the pandemic, others looked to large-scale and materially ambitious  3D sculpture  to adorn their gardens. “There has been a mass exodus from London, and people with money have moved to the Cotswolds or similar places where they have gardens, or bigger spaces, and are looking for sculptures to fill them,” says George Mingozzi-Marsh, who launched Contemporary Sculpture Fulmer in 2017. Wooden Sculptures The dealer says that 80% of the people who came to his  sculpture  park last year were first-time visitors, as the art-loving public sought new ways to view art in person while museums and galleries were closed. And, with more time on their hands to consider heftier purchases, collectors have been buying, too. “A lot of the clients we have relied on year-on-year went very quiet on us, but then we had a surge of new people,” Mingozzi-Marsh says. “The past six months have been the best six mont...

  Portrait photography is the art of capturing the inherent character of your subject within a photograph. Great portrait photography is a result of combining the right technique with an artist’s expression. Technique:  Using the correct camera settings, compositions, angles, lighting, backdrops, and poses. Art:  It’s about capturing a stunning and emotive portrait that evokes feelings in the viewers and captivates their attention. 1. Focus on the subject The subject is the most important aspect of portrait photography . Making the subject comfortable with you is an essential factor for a successful portrait photography session. Take out time to connect with your client before the photoshoot and, if possible, meet up in person. It is best to get to know each other and let the subject know more about your style of photography and what exactly you will be looking for in the shoot. Discuss your ideas about the shoot with your subject and factor in her preferences and a...

  I’ve been asked how I develop the idea for a  painting . Here is the process I went through in a recent one. Finding a subject that resonates with me in my reference photos is the first stage, photo #1. I liked the gesture of her stance and the way the light is falling on the right side. I will replace the background barn and the foreground gravel, I want to tell a different story about her. Then fleshing it out, how can I make this scene more of what  I  want to say? The photo on the left below shows a cropped section of grass from a  painting  I did several years ago, (you never know when those old paintings will come in handy), which seemed a good environment for her. I’ll be omitting the barn and mountains in the back, just wanted the grass texture. Also, it seemed a tractor would add to the story I want to tell, ( decided to use a red one instead of the yellow and red). Putting them all together, it’s beginning to work. Notice how I cropped the figur...