PAINTING & POTTERY

             Paintings “Brush strikers of imagination and devotion “ 

Painting has always been an integral part of Bikaner culture- a way of life. From humble village huts to the opulent places of maharajas, from the homes of wandering folk-singers to monumental tamales of hoary antiquity, Bikaner paintings are to be found every were in many colors and forms.

            An irresistible buy is the painting of Bikaner. The Bikaner painter expressed his creative impulse in embellishing facades, walls and ceilings of chambers of havelis and mahals, backdrops of deities in temples, manuscripts of romance and poetry, religion and history, music and mythology.

             The Bikaner painting done by inimitable styles and color, rendering is so distinctive that they catch the eyes and touch the soul. Popular painting are the ‘PHAD PAINTING’ which are predominantly red and green scrolls depicting the life of the local hero Pabuji. And on the jewelry the ‘MEENAKARI’ is much famous in jewelry designing the Meenakars are paint the jewel by the color. 

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