With its imaginative, often dream-like imagery representing the absurd connections of thoughts and ideas, subconscious-inspired subject matter and highly experimental artistic approach, understanding the genre of Surrealism art may seem difficult to grasp. After all, even the intellectual movement's founder, French poet, André Breton, referred to this manoeuvre of the early 20th century as an ‘invisible ray,’ also the iconic Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí quoted that “people love mystery, and that... Read more>>

Still life paintings can be done in different mediums including oil, acrylic or watercolor — it all depends on how you want the final work to look and what effects you would like to create. This may sound simple but remember this age-old practice isn’t everybody’s cup of tea — it takes a certain set of special painting techniques to gather what exactly needs to be to make visual reality into art. There are some artists who are in love with still life art and don’t hesitate to experiment with the means,... Read more>>

No matter how gorgeous the interior furnishings of your home, a room with bare walls always feels incomplete, and often humdrum. Art is an essential ingredient for home, it’s like punctuation to a sentence — without it, a room lacks the layers and attitude. However, there are no established rules while buying the interior design paintings or hanging them in your home — a statement piece of art can be placed or you can consider hanging several personality pieces of varying styles, shapes, and sizes in the same room to... Read more>>

Gorgeously decorated pandals, scrumptious modaks, sumptuous food, and gorgeous festive wear— indeed the favorite time of the year once again! It is Ganesh Chaturthi, time to welcome our beloved Ganesha to our homes. Also, known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, this auspicious festival is dedicated to Lord Ganesha (son of Shiva and Parvati), the elephant-headed God of good beginnings, wealth, wisdom and success. Celebrated for 10 days every year in the Bhadra month as per the Hindu calendar, this festival marks the birthday of the beloved ... Read more>>

Drawing is the most basic way to exercise creativity and for many artists, it is the elemental skill that introduced them to the art world. No matter if you are using a pencil, charcoal, pen, crayon, or even your fingers, the skills you gain from the sketch art will eventually translate to a bevy of different interesting media. Like all art forms, grasping the fundamentals of pencil sketch art is simple and easy to do, but requires a lot of patience and practice to master, sometimes even pushing you out of your comfort zone. But once ... Read more>>