Pratyasha Nithin's Art Work

My name is Pratyasha Nithin. I am an Indian and currently staying at Paradeep, Odisha. I am a self-taught artist from 2010. I usually work on topics taken from Hindu mythologies and Characters based on their Dyana-Mantras (meditative descriptions) from scriptures. My favorite medium to paint is acrylic colors on canvas, but I also like to experiment with different mediums on different platforms. I believe every subject is a challange which enables you to further improve your style and technique of Art-making. I take inspiration from the art-works of Raja Ravi Varma. All images © 2010-2013 Pratyasha Nithin. All right reserved. Copying and/or distributing the images without my permission is strictly prohibited.

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Shiva And His Family

30/10/2012

Acrylic on Canvas, 90cm x 60cm 

Original: $760 (Rs. 42.000/-)

A Scene from Shiva's Family Life:

In this painting you can see Shiva sitting in deep meditation. Ganesha is playfully troubling the peacock (his brother Kartikeya's Vahana) by pulling it's feathers and Kartikeya is complaining to Parvati (their mother) about it. The scene also depicts the Lion (Parvati's Vahana), the Bull (known as Nandi, Shiva's Vahana) and the Mouse (Ganesha's Vahana) sitting idle. The river Ganga is flowing through the Shiva's hair. 

The idea behind this painting was to extract a scene from Shiva's daily life in which everyone is busy with their normal routine instead of their Godly aspect. I deliberately did not show the Godly aspect of the divine family as I wanted to portray their humane side as in kids playing and innocently troubling each other, a son complaining his mother about how his brother troubling him and the mother listening him patiently, the animals sitting idle and Shiva sitting unaffected from all this because it's the daily routine. Overall, I have tried to depict a very happy family. 

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Waterfalls, 28/06/2012

Acrylic on Canvas, 51cm x 61cm

Original: $360 (Rs. 20,000/-)

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Couple on Camel 

(21/01/2012)

Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 50 cm 

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ArdhaNarishwar, 

(16/02/2012)

Acrylic on Canvas, 55cm x 75cm 

Here Shiva and Shakti are together involved in Tandav (a dance form).

Here I have taken a completely different approach towards the concept of Ardhanarishwar. I have tried to depict the simultaneous existence of multiplicity (with multiple names and forms) at one end and formless, nameless absoluteness (Non-dual, Brahman) at the other extreme and duality in between. Further, I have tried to show how this cosmos of multiplicity arises out of One formless absolute and also finally merges back into it.

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RADHA-KRISHNA

Acrylic on Canvas, 12"x16"

Radha-Krishna, The Divine Lovers. Krishna is "Love personified" and Radha is the "definition of that love". In other words "Radha" defines "Krishna".

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Ganesha-Lakshmi

Ganesha is portrayed here playing various instruments and dancing around Lakshmi. 

Acrylic on Canvas (16" x 20")

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Lakshmi,

Water colors on Paper, 12" x 9.4"

(24/05/2013)

I have depicted Lakshmi according to the description given in following mantra-

aruna kamala sansthA tadrajaha kunjavarnA 

karakamaladruteshtA abhitiyugma ambujA cha

maNi makuta vichitrAlankruta kalpajatairbhavatu

bhuvanmAtA santatam shrEhi shriyai nah || 

--Shri Sukta Dyana Mantra

Lakshmi is the one who is sitting on a red lotus, has four hands. The front hands are in abhaya and vara mudra and the back hands are holding lotuses. She is wearing ornaments and crown made of gem-stones. The ornaments are as if born from Kalpvriksha (tree of boons). I salute to the Mother of Universe and the cause of abundance in prosperity in all existence. Buy High-Quality Prints at Fine Art America-  http://fineartamerica.com/featured/lakshmi-pratyasha-nithin.html

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