Thursday, February 10, 2011

Girl sitting (Madhubani style)




  • This was printed on a packet of incense sticks. 
  • This particular style is known as 'Madhubani'. 
  • It is an ancient Indian style originally from the state of Bihar.
  • This style  originated at the time of the Ramayana.
  • The medium is pencil color.

9 comments:

  1. hey.. good stuff.. keep drawing.
    :)

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  2. Good one...girl looks pretty...is there a real photo from which you drew the sketch? why the 'bihar' tag?

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  3. Why not draw a self sketch of yourself and post? :)

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  4. Hii Mohan

    thanks a ton!

    ya, this pic as printed on an agarbatti packet. That's b'coz this style of painting originated in the Indian State of Bihar.

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  5. oic..nice to know...its good when u get to learn about things thru a picture..like they say, a picture is worth a 1000 words...maybe u can give a try to tell a story via a picture...:)

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  6. hii Mohan

    yps, i agree :)

    ya, i'll try that next :)

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  7. Went through your paintings. They are all beautiful. This one caught my attention especially since I was born and raised in the same part of mithila where this style of painting is from. This one is very different from other Madhubani paintings I have seen. Particularly the background and the dress of the lady in the painting. That string around her waist was very interesting. Actually all males in Mithila wear that ( not females) to help them in wearing dhoti in a certain style called "saanchi' style. I read that you saw it on agarbatti packet. Wonderfully done.

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  8. Hi Nihar

    Thank you!! Ya I saw it on a packet of agarbatti and it immediately caught my attention, esp the style. Madhubani style is just so artistic and beautiful. Ok, that is nice..I did not know this abt the waistband..Thanks for sharing it!

    :)

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