DIFFERENT KINDS OF PAINTINGS AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS

In class, we were asked to Google images of different kinds of paintings and write the description based on what we see. The following are the different types of paintings we looked at: 

Gond Paintings 

This form of tribal art is based on nature and wildlife. The paintings are geometrical and very brightly colored.

Kalamkari Paintings

The color scheme used is red, maroon and yellow. Their paintings mainly depict the Gods and a few animals.

Mughal Miniature Jahangir 

These paintings are mainly portraits of Jahangir itself. They're a lot similar in comparison to those of Akbar's. 

Malwa Paintings 

The use of the color red and yellow is very prominent. They portray scenarios in and around the palace.

Deccani Paintings 

The colors used are slightly dull in comparison to the rest. A lot of of dull greens are used.

Jaunpur Paintings 

These paintings are very architecture-based, and the colors used are not too bright. 

Shekawati Paintings

A lot of intricate designs and patterns are used. The use of the color maroon is very prominent. 

Bundi Paintings 

These paintings are based on dancing women with long, flowing skirts. 

Kishangarh Paintings 

These paintings depict humans - either singularly or as a couple. A lot of blues and greens are used. 

Mysore Paintings 

Attention to detail when it comes to human features and cloth patterns is seen. There's high usage of the colors red and gold. 

Tanjore Paintings 

These paintings depict different Hindu Gods. They all have plain-colored backgrounds and a lot of the color gold is used.

Jain Patachitra 

Use of bright colors is seen. All these paintings have framed patterns. Gods are depicted, and very intricate patterns are used.

Buddhist Thangka Paintings

Buddha is depicted in every painting. A lot of circular forms are used. There are vibrant colors used in every painting. 

Ajanta Vakataka Paintings 

These are cave paintings which portray human figures. Dull colors are used. 

Kerala Mural Paintings 

Intricate paintings with a lot of use of the color red. These paintings depict Gods. The human figures are very curvy. 

Odisha Pattachitra  Paintings

These paintings are bordered with intricate patterns and designs. 

Kalighat Paintings 

A very subtle color scheme is used. Most of the pictures comprise of female figures. The backgrounds are blank. 

Jamini Roy Paintings 

These pictures depict cartoon-like human figures. Dull colors are used in the paintings. 

Company Paintings 

These are very realistic looking paintings depicting scenes from olden times. Mild colors are used.

Gulam Mohammed Sheikh Paintings

These paintings are very vibrant and colorful. They're also very abstract. 

Bhupen Khakhar Paintings 

Modern art depicting men. The color blue is used a lot. 

Ramesh Kalkur

His paintings deal a lot with the human body.