Kerala Mural Paintings.

Here are few more paintings done by me.


Radhamadhavam



Urmila Devi



Kathakali



Ganapathi



Mermaid

Kerala mural painted set mundu.

Set Mundu (Mundum Neriyathum) is the traditional clothing of women in Kerala. The mundum neriyathum is worn as everyday costume and also as distinct costume on festive occasions. Now a days most women would love to have a set mundu with kerala mural painting..

Here is one of my kerala mural painted set mundu..

Kerala Mural Painted Pendants

Here are some Kerala Mural Painted Pendants. Beads & pendants are hand made from air dry clay..

Goddess Saraswathi

Here is one of my Kerala Mural Painting.

Kerala Mural Painting - Introduction.

The walls of most of the temples in Kerala are painted. The World of Gods is the content of the painted walls.

The paintings glow in sombre colors, Indian red, terre verte (sap green), white, black and yellow; blue is very sparingly used; the technique is tempera, the binding medium being made from the seed of abrus precatorius (kunni kuru). The ground of the paintings is a specially prepared plaster to which may be added thin washes of lime. The white in the paintings is that of white surface and also the deep black ones help in fixing to the surface the round effect of the bodies and limbs of the figures. These are modeled in color, yellow being stippled with red while green is shaded with black. A black outline furthermore binds in the surface the rotundity of the limbs.

The colour schemes in the murals represent certain symbolic characteristics. Deities depicted in the murals are given colours on the basis of their triple attributes - Sathwikam, Rajasam and Thamasam i.e. Pure or Divine (the quality of Satvik) Valour or Prosperous (the quality of Rajasik)and impure, sinful behavior, ignorant (the quality of Thamas) respectively. The green or blue usually represents Sathwikam,the red and yellow represents Rajasam, while white and black for Thamasam.

First Post

Hi,

Happy Diwali...

Today, millions of Hindus all over the world is celebrating Deepavali (Diwali)- The festival of Lights. So I think today is a good day to start my blog.

I love to do paintings and crafts especially Kerala Mural Paintings. I started this blog to share my passion and creations. This will be my new place where I will be sharing my works and ideas.

I hope you all will like my blog. Your valuable suggestions and comments are much appreciated.

Thank you for visiting my blog!!!

Priya