I Paint On Peepal Leaves To Keep The Ancient Art Alive
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I’m Sandesh S. Rangnekar learnt art from my father Sadashiv G. Rangnekar who was acclaimed artist. I see art and beauty in every aspect of life and nature. I find the Peepal Leaf medium very different and interesting. This art form is from ancient India and very few artists practice it and hence want to keep this art alive.
To create the skeleton of a leaf itself takes 30-45 days and that needs lots of patients. Especially I find it challenging to do portraits on leaves. The detailing has to be very accurate to get the likeness of the person. It takes a day to complete one painting.
Doing a painting of Mona Lisa was indeed a very tough task as the size of the leaf is 6-7 inch and to capture her smile and expression was not at all easy. But this gave me the confidence to do portraits.
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Lord Ganesh
Monalisa
Marilyn Monroe
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Arabian Horse
lady with black hat
King of Pop
Big B – Amitabh Bachchan
Old Buddies
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Those paintings on leaves are way better than anything I've painted on a canvas!!!
Thanks...let the colours flow from your brush. all the best.
Should have made the Arabian horse have a unicorn horn there was enough room on the leaf tip!! But still very beautiful
Thanks :)
I LOVE Michael Jackson, and your art is beautiful!
Thanks Anne :)
Those paintings on leaves are way better than anything I've painted on a canvas!!!
Thanks...let the colours flow from your brush. all the best.
Should have made the Arabian horse have a unicorn horn there was enough room on the leaf tip!! But still very beautiful
Thanks :)
I LOVE Michael Jackson, and your art is beautiful!
Thanks Anne :)