Art Blog: Manikkavacakar

Saturday, February 6, 2010

A minister to the Pandya king Varagunavarman II (c. 862 C.E. – 885 C.E.), he lived in Madurai. His work is also called the Tiruvacakam, a book of Shaiva hymns. More on this subject here

Vijay said...: wonderful. water color and this kind of wash effect...superb.

vj; February 6, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Unknown said...: Very good.; February 6, 2010 at 6:53 PM
சதங்கா (Sathanga) said...: very nice !; February 6, 2010 at 8:21 PM
VV said...: Brilliant. Could you also add some technical details about the painting?; February 6, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Suman Ramachandra said...: awesome..i love the shading and that effect of light..it has brilliant shine.. was this done using paints and colour pencils ?; February 7, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Ragha Prasad said...: @ Vj, Parimala , Sathanga : Thanks! :)

@ Varalu: Thanks. Sure. Will add more details.

@Suman: Completely using water color. Except for Indian ink on edges.; February 7, 2010 at 8:03 PM