Kerala Mural painting on rolling canvas

This is the biggest Kerala Mural painting I tried. My attempt to learn Kerala Mural started in 2017. I was always attracted by this  colorful ancient paintings. I have started learning this form of art, from a trained teacher. The first one I made on canvas board. That was Krishna and Gopika image. I had shared the Kerala Mural painting tutorial too, after I made the painting. The bonding with Kerala Mural became stronger, so I wanted to learn more.

Then I got an opportunity to learn under authentic Kerala Mural teacher. I painted Kerala Mural on Bamboo.

Recently I painted only Krishna’s face on stretched canvas. That I have shared in this post. So I was little confident to try Kerala Mural painting on bigger canvas. This is 33X36 canvas. Quite a big one for learner like me. I had shared about this, in WIP post , when I started this painting. It nearly took one month to complete this painting. As this is an order from overseas, I had pressure of completing this on time. But I thoroughly enjoyed the stress of completing this painting. The picture was inspired by an image in pinterest .

Here is the completed painting

I completed this painting in one month

I worked on this everyday. I used to go to my art school weekly thrice and get the instructions from my teacher. Every night I worked on this painting.

The closer view of the faces

The face is the most difficult part in painting. Little bit of mistake will entirely spoil the painting. My teacher helped me a lot to complete this. That is why it has come out very nice.

Just to get the idea of the size I am sharing these two pictures.

The size in 33 X36 inches

While doing Kerala Mural panting, I feel it is like color meditation. I feel soothed from inside, and my days will be calm and  nights will be peaceful. I really experienced inner happiness while making this painting.

This painting is moving to Germany, as I have already told it is made on order. I am making one more Kerala Mural painting on saree, which is work in progress. I will start working on the saree, and will share in coming posts once completed.

Love, Laugh and Live the life to the fullest,

-Ranjana