Coffee Mug with Warli

One of my friend done fine Art so I made from her a coffee mug with Glazing because we can reuse, but mug looking so plain, I done Warli on mug and gifted to dear friend..............

Warli painting

Warli painting

Warli Painting

Warli Painting

Warli on Dress

During my discussions with my sister , we had it upto 2 am -- believe me . when we sisters meet , we have a lot to share and discuss and it is not possible during the routine house work and phone disturbance . We had a discussion on warli painting and I displayed my blog and my works to her . She had seen the blog but actually the real warli painting looked still more beautiful .

Cards and envelopes are something kept inside or given , She wanted to carry it along so that she could show it off to her friends . something unique ,== purse , but it has to match the party dress -- dropped , === sandals / shoes , it is not so visible and then we zeroed on the dress . She would give me the dress and then I would do the decoration on it and give it back to her . Agreed !!! ditto !!! and in a weeks time .

I used colors -- Fevicryl Hobby ideas acrylic colors -- to paint on the dress and used ' Kundan ' as an additional in the painting wherever required . It was simple but quite attractive and most of all , her friends loved it . it was something different and when they came to know that her sister had done it , they still loved it more .

Warli painting

Hi Friends,
Here I tried some different shapes of Warli --- dancing Warli , Warli with Dholak , Warli with Thali and garland, diya, Warli with Kalash on Head,you can also try to make warli painting, it is very easy if you are practicing it everyday.I have used Acrylic Colours from Hobby Ideas and black tinted paper.
How is it ? if you like the picture of warli please comment.................................................

Warli in a ' farm '

In warli painting , you have very simple representation of the way we live our life . Here a village is depicted in a very simple way telling us about the various objects and activities in a village . If you observe carefully you would find the following in the picture
----- Huts with boundaries in front of them .
----- A well and villagers taking out water.
----- Various animals and birds loathing around in the village
-----  women dancing
----- some villagers making baskets
----- grazing of animals
-----  bonfire
----- various plants like coconuts etc.

Guess how much time will it take to make such a picture ?
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yes , you were right -- should take around 2 hours .

Warli painting ( A Village)

Warli painting (Rainy Festival)

Hi Friends,

I made this painting for my son's school, teacher had given us a theme - Rainy Festival on a Greeting card , hence I  decided to make a card on Warli painting.I have used White Fabric Colour, Tinted Paper and Plain paper. I have made two paper boats and stuck them in the Warli painting.

India has a wonderful and sweet traditional past. Moreover, the advises have been the backbone of Indian tradition for the past thousands of years.But the sad truth is that we are more aware and enthusiastic about the culture and tradition of other countries rather than ours.It is because of this surprising mindset that our cultural heritage is struggling for existence and survival. Warli painting to length and breath of India and to other countries of the world.

My dear friends if you like my Warli painting .please comment on my blog.

Warli painting (Night of Stars)

Warli art is an ancient Indian folk art tradition of painting. Indian paintings have been in the forefront for their superior creative and imaginative skills. The Warli art form has derived its name from a tribe in Maharashtra by the same name. Historians believe that the Warli tradition can be traced back to as far as the Neolithic period between 2,500 BC and 3,000 BC. It has since, traveled across borders and territories and today has a major international market.

The Warli paintings essentially depict the harvest season with social customs such as weddings and births. The Warli houses also see a pattern in decoration and designs. The Warli art has a special characteristic of representing the humble life of the Warli tribe. The use of colour is usually white against earthen colors. Interestingly, geometric designs are the dominant patterns in Warli paintings and dots and crooked lines make up the units of their composition. Warli art is known for its monochromatic depictions that express the folk life of socio-religious customs, imaginations and beliefs.

The technique to working on Warli art is as follows:

• Choose a design.
• Draw the required design on to the trace paper. Then copy the design onto the cloth or paper using a carbon sheet.
• If it is a cloth, then use metallic colors and let it dry well. Iron on the reverse side of the cloth. If it is paper, then use poster colors.
• Draw outlines using white colour and leave it to dry for 24 hours.

Contemporary Warli paintings have however branched out of the usual colors and have started using vibrant as well as rustic colors. Marriage is one of the most important themes in Warli art. Their marriage god, Palghat, birds, trees, men and women dancing in circles, various celebrations, etc are popular Warli depictions. Flora and fauna, musicians, agriculture, etc are some other paintings that are generic of Warli art. The modern Warli art comprises of abstract as well as more regular representation of objects such as bicycles, transistors, etc in corners of paintings.

Warli art uses some common colours and ingredients like henna, indigo, ochre, black, earthy mud and brick red. Warli paintings on paper have become a popular medium of art and are available across India. The small paintings are done on cloth pieces and paper but they look best as wall frames such as the Murals. India paintings have considered Warli art to be one of the most aesthetically appealing forms of art.