paintings

Glowing in the night, golden lotus blossoms reveal elegant textures. Saisunee portrays the flowers in different stages of development. Some are buds while some are full-blown and beginning to fade. Buddha taught that all living creatures exist within the cycle of life – birth, age, death – but a wholesome existence guided by proper understanding, contemplation and concentration releases one.

Lotus buds and blossoms cluster together in the darkness of life. Saisunee blends metallic gold with brown acrylics achieve a rose gold effect in this elegant floral portrait. She finds endless inspiration in nature and in her Buddhist faith. Thought to be Buddha's favorite offering, the lotus is a symbol of purity. Although its roots reach into the muddy earth, the blossom itself is unsullied.

Saisunee blends metallic gold with brown acrylics on canvas to create an enchanted floral portrait. She finds endless inspiration in nature and in her Buddhist faith. Thought to be Buddha's favorite offering, the lotus is a symbol of purity. Although its roots reach into the muddy earth, the blossom itself is unsullied.

This uplifting painting is the original work of Benjawan in Thailand. The colorful acrylic on canvas painting depicts brightly patterned birds flitting among flowers and leaves. The artist's attention to detail is captivating.

Radiant tones of gold and bronze conjure lotus blossoms that lift their petals toward the morning sun. Illustrating Buddhist doctrine, Noppadon Kamkong adds gilded details on three perfect flowers. In Thailand, the lotus is more than simply a flower, as it is utilized in worshiping Buddha and realizing positive activities. The lotus is Buddha's preferred offering, here depicted across a set of nine lovely canvases

A beautiful symmetry enhances the beauty of this elegant floral painting. Working in acrylics on canvas, Noppadon Kamkong exalts the artistic style of Lanna, or Northern Thailand. Applications of shimmering gold leaf contrast splendidly with the red and black background.

Golden light envelops rosy pink blossoms. Illustrating Buddhist doctrine, Noppadon Kamkong adds gilded details on a set of three canvases. In Thailand, the lotus is more than simply a flower, as it is utilized in worshipping Buddha and realizing positive activities. The lotus is Buddha's preferred offering.

Marveling at a garden of flowers and peacocks, Hindu Goddess Radha and Supreme God Krishna leave a trail of love and compassion emblematic of their eternal bond. Inseparable since their love began, Radha and Kirshna exist within each other, making their existence mutually inclusive. Their pure consciousness in the garden scene demonstrates their inner peace, symbolized by each flower, swirl and bird. Krishna's leftward-facing peacock feather crown alludes to the presence of two peacocks who mirror their respective deities, with one looking right and the other left. Each vine of the garden spirals into its own unique shape, providing foliage and a home for colorful flowers and little birds. Kirshna becomes one with this garden, mingling with the spiral vines, seemingly floating across the scene. Bharti Dayal paints 'Eternal Love of Radha Krishna' in a two-dimensional contemporary style to concentrate on narrating one of Hinduism's greatest love stories for a modern audience.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace; the quest of all beings," Dayal says.

Artist Bharti Dayal depicts a myriad of Hindu Goddesses in her work 'Women Eccentricity'. Composed of two floating and five elevated Goddesses amid a backdrop of perceived funnels, this painting shakes the chains of reality and proposes the free self-determination of women under her God-given potential. Each flower-like funnel represents the passage to a distinct reality, with each woman free to select her own. Superimposing the Goddess figures over the radiating tunnels without shadows or occlusion, Dayal creates an effect of imperceptible depth in the seemingly surreal composition. Utilizing naturally obtained pink and green dyes for the background and vibrant hues of turqoise, blue, yellow and red in the foreground, Dayal keeps true to the Madhubani style of painting, placing the focus on her culture's prized Goddesses without distraction.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace; the quest of all beings," Dayal says.

Lord Ganesha welcomes his mother Parvati as she arrives mounted on her dutiful wild cat under the heat of the afternoon sun. Parvati, worshipped as the supreme deity of Shaktism, enters the scene brandishing a trident to symbolize her divine power over all beings and opposing deities. Just as Parvati appears with her wild cat mount, Ganesha is accompanied by his personal mouse, both eager for his attention. Holding out a divine lotus flower to his mother as a symbol of his very creation, Ganesha praises his mother for her infusion of life. India's Bharti Dayal paints 'Parvati Ganesha Saga' in naturally-dyed acrylic characterized by warm beige and royal turquoise hues. This painting provides a lovely representation of Hinduism's beloved Mother Goddess Parvati and God of Wisdom Ganesha who join all living beings in the mundane and spiritual.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace; the quest of all beings," Dayal says.

Under an idyllic tree dotted with abundant songbirds, Radha and her Gopies lounge in an enchanted garden of energy. As she plays the flute to celebrate love and compassion on Earth, she holds out her other hand for a songbird keen earn her motherly affection. Worshipped as the Supreme Goddess and source of all energy, the revered deity visibly occupies the foreground of 'Glorious Radha', appearing the closest to the angle of perspective while flanked by her admiring Gopies. A continuous fabric of nature wraps around the Gopies, signifying their eternal blissful love. One Gopi holds out a sacred lotus flower for Radha, symbolizing her role as the womb and origin of Gopies, love and energy. Artist Bharti Dayal creates this divine scene in the Madhubani Style to highlight the significance of Radha in Hindu society, without deviating from the pure nature of her existence. Solid hues and flowing shapes form the composition of this painting, creating blissful emotion proper of a deity.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace; the quest of all beings," Dayal says.

India's acclaimed Bharti Dayal illustrates her own interpretation of the enchantment between Hinduism's God and Goddess of love in her painting 'Soulmate - Radha Krishna'. Kirshna and Radha come together under the blue skies of the heavens, with Radha attracting the heart of Radha. Enchanting the Supreme God himself, Rahda reaches the highest level of esteem within Hindu mythology, presiding as Goddess of All. Painted with his arm around Radha while possessing a flute, Krishna appears enamored, young and finely decorated with peacock feathers and floral bands that symbolize the early years of his divine descent from Vishnu. Radha, flanked by Krishna's blue tapestry, exercises her supreme powers of enchantment to merge her own red drapery to create a collective purple, seen below her chin, symbolizing their mutual synthesis into Radha-Krishna.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace; the quest of all beings," Dayal says.