Decorating the rooms with unique and delightful artworks would make your guests feel comfortable and cosy. This in turn would make their stay memorable and happy which would automatically help you grow your business.

Oil paints are sticky; they get everywhere; they don’t come off our brushes easily; not to mention one wrong move in the wet painting will ruin hours and hours of hard work.

Delhi based artist Dhara Mehrotra’s solo art installation 'Through Clusters & Networks... is the product of the Artist-in-Residence outreach program at NCBS-TIFR, and offers a closer look at how fungi and plants communicate with each other via a “Wood Wide Web” National Centre of Biological Sciences (NCBS) encourages collaboration at every level and the artist-in-residence outreach program was also in alignment with varying expressions of science. The program brings on board artists who work closely with ‘Principal Investigators’ and their labs to translate the science into art. 

The number of people who have told me: ‘I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ART’ is in the vicinity of epidemic proportions.

Perhaps they feel a tad intimidated when talking to an artist. Or perhaps they see us as practitioners of some kind of witchcrafty stuff, through which we can turn people into toads and lizards.

Acrylics are indeed one the most versatile paints to work with. As quoted by Corrine Loomis-Dietz, an artist from Salem, “Acrylics do not need to be flat, matte, muddy and boring! GOLDEN mediums, gels and grounds are the secret beauty of painting with this extremely versatile medium.” Acrylic paint is pigment suspended in a polymer emulsion and acrylic mediums are made with the same emulsion base as the paint. When these two are mixed, there is no fear of paint cracking as both dry at the same rate. This is one reason why acrylic mediums are so popular with the artists.

Here are a few artworks and reasons to create that cosy spot in our homes, where we can have the right “us” time. Creating a nurturing and calming environment helps relax and de-stress from the chaos of the outer world.

When you invest in art that you love, you would want to retain the quality of your paintings. Often, dust tends to accumulate on our paintings; acrylics are all the more prone to attract dust and grime. Here is how you can ensure their longevity by caring for them.

When is Father’s Day 2025? It’s a question that often pops into our heads amid our busy lives, reminding us just how quickly time passes. For me, Father’s Day isn't something that is celebrated in isolation; rather, it should be celebrated every day. However, this particular day presents us with an opportunity to pause, reflect, and genuinely appreciate all those everyday gestures our fathers make, often silently, in our lives.

There have been many influential movements in the evolution of art and one of the most prominent was Art Deco or Style Moderne. This first appeared in France just before World War I and kept growing bigger. It became so big that it ended up influencing the design of everything from art, furniture to even mundane everyday objects such as radios.The key features of the Art Deco style are simple, clean shapes, often with a “streamlined” look. The idea was to craft a sleek look with unconventional elegance that symbolised wealth and sophistication.

Miniatures can be used to make a statement with their fine details and remarkably small dimensions. In the world of art, miniature can refer to paintings, sculptures, prints, and carvings that are scaled down to various degrees. Artists use materials such as squirrel’s hair and brushes with extremely narrow tips to create excruciatingly precise and delicate details in their works. Here are some suggestions for including the marvelous beauty and ingenuity of these small masterpieces in your home.