Padmaja paints murals of Indian gods and goddesses (many on the walls of her home-she is somebody I would love to make a house call to ;) ). She declares the most fun part of her painting murals as, "doing the balancing act on a ladder, with paints in one hand and the brush in the other". Her love for murals clearly comes through in her work.
The Garuda has been done in water colour, inspired by a very small panel in a temple in Karnataka. And she has only used 3 colours in the entire painting!
I love the colours she has used for her miniatures
Her Thiruppavai series. I'm ashamed to admit that after having spent a quarter of my life in Madras(Yes! I still insist on calling it that) and being married to a tamilian to boot; I still didn't know what Thiruppavai was! For all of you as ignorant or as curious as me, here is the wiki link.
You can check out more of Padmaja's paintings at her blog aptly titled 'The World is a Rainbow'. Have a great weekend! I'm off to Boston to get some girl time with my cousin. See you on Monday with another Artist Profile!
12 comments:
Have fun in Boston! :)
Been a fan of Padmaja's for a while now....loved the profile!
wow! thats some seriously stunning work!! enjoy your weekend...
There is a divinity in Padmaja's paintings...Like Gagan, I am a fan of Padamaja's...:-)
Lovely.If you hadnt told us that the garuda painting was done in just 3 colours ,i wouldnt have noticed. So vibrant and rich !
I accidentally deleted Kamini's comment, thanks to using a touch screen phone. I'm so sorry Kamini! I'm copy pasting the comment here instead: "Oh geez this is seriously mind blowing detailed work! Its absolutely gorgeous and more than anything I admire the patience it must take for doing something like these!!! And you're not the only one...I too didn't know what TP was till I wiki'ed it, thanks to you :-) Have fun on your girlie weekend!"
@I'm glad to hear that Padmaja already has so many fans :)
@Bedazzled- Me too! Oodles of talent isn't it?
@Kamini- Thanks for making me feel better! My husband who has spent fewer yrs in Madras than I have, knew what TP was..
I'd love to see the murals in the context of her house - any photos? :)
Chryselle @ Frangipani Decor
How apt that I should find this post right before my Sri Lankan trip.I am really looking forward to Sigiriya's frescoes fro the 5th century. The 1st pic reminded me so much of them :) those I have seen online.
Have a great girly fun in Boston!
Thanks to all those who have liked my work here!Thank you again Divya!
Wow!! Its always lovely to see Padmajas work.. So happy, cheerful.. and filled with enthusiasm.. She rocks!!
lovely to see padmajas work here.
@Padmaja~you already have know how much I admire your work!!
Thanks for sharing my good friend's work here Divya :)
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