Bold color closures in jewel tones lead the eye across, around and into a vivid and dynamic canvas. Working in acrylics, Raphael Nercessian invokes a fiery bird. "In universal culture, the cuckoo...read more
Curvilinear shapes swirl across this canvas in frank abstraction. Yet, in the center of the painting, a realistic landscape appears beneath a yellow sky. Just below the roiling clouds, rugged peaks...read more
Elegant fish with lacy fins swim together to create beautiful patterns in brilliant colors. By Bharti Dayal, this superlative Madhubani painting is created with vegetable dyes and acrylics on handmade...read more
The close bond between mother and daughter is portrayed in abstract form in this outstanding folk painting by Indian artist Bharti Dayal. Both mother and daughter have abstract features and are...read more
Wearing majestic jewelry and a large red bindi, Queen Satyavati is truly regal in this colorful portrait. She is described in the Hindu epic Mahabharata and was brought up as a commoner who was...read more
Ney Cardoso explores the personalities and thoughts of three people in a cubist world of stained glass colors. Portraying the diverse sensations of each, he creates a canvas rich in nuance. Two...read more
White horses gallop across a rainbow, their reality melding into a world of dreams. Diaphanous as the breeze that sweeps across this painting, they rear and leap before darting away to the edge of...read more
With a defiant look in her eyes, a nude woman crouches, gazing at something unseen. Balinese artist Aricadia paints the nude in his characteristic style, with bold splashes of primary colors filling...read more
In this intriguingly textured oil painting from Sonu Chopra of India, the artist states that "white is a color of peace, and always spreads the message of peace and love. The dark-colored...read more
Geometric forms vaguely recognizable as letters of the alphabet come together in this original painting from Joel Mangundirjo. The Javanese artist works in acrylic and textural medium on canvas to...read more
In this romantic scene, Lord Krishna courts the beautiful Radha with the sweet notes of his flute. Devendra Kumar Jha recreates the loving scene in the style of the Mithila Madhubani paintings. The...read more