TUITION

The Passion flower is the Passion of Christ. Its 10 petals are the 10 faithful apostle and its radial filaments are the Crown of Thorns. There are a lot of additional layers of symmetry to story of Jesus in this flower such as the number 3 related to the days of flowering, stigmas and its heavenly c

THE HORSE COURSE! - and a bonus unicorn Paint a proud horse in Persian miniature. These noble steeds have a variety of markings and spotting patterns which we’ll also explore in class. Courageous and loyal, Rustam’s famed lightning stallion Rakhsh helped win many battles in the Shahnameh - the Persi

ARCHITECTURE in miniature painting These have been long-awaited classes and I'm excited to start them now! In this Architecture series we'll cover Persian and Mughal architecture, both interior and exterior. Paint ice-cream pastel coloured domed fantasy buildings and spires and cities in the distanc

Anger, rage, outrage, fury, ire, frustration, annoyance, irritation, temper… paint out your passion in the form of the goddess Kali Chamunda as seen by Kangra painters. I say don't be scared of an angry woman - she wants to effect change in the world. It's there for a reason. Let’s paint her terrify

Daffodils for spring

Ugly pretty

A comparative study of a Mughal miniature and a European painting Dolor, or melancholia, is its own separate, special and uncategorisable feeling. I once heard it described as ‘pleasure in sadness’, or a kind of yearning you can’t put into words, the Russian Тоска or perhaps the Portuguese saudade.

Some surprised oh-my-gosh finger-in-the-mouth images for you here: Here: https://www.vaishaliprazmariteaching.com/bookings-checkout/masterclass-faces-13-fear-surprise?referral=service_list_widget

Dear lovely students, As promised here it is, below! Guided reflective art writing exercise I would like you to do a piece of writing that has several functions, some of them optional. In fact the whole exercise is optional but I think it’s a good exercise to do periodically, to reflect on your prog

I love painting fellow artists. I'm particularly interested in the prophet-painter Mani. He taught his universal philosophy via pictures and welcomed the illiterate, as well as having progressive views on women and slaves, and he was a vegetarian. His teachings were all-encompassing and he took idea

A special edition May Masterclass over 3 weeks The extra element of DEW This year in miniature (In subsequent years in oils and Chinese painting) Once and not repeated (unlike the core elements classes) You’ll need an indigo or dark-coloured piece of paper pre-prepared for this class Dew is water m

A beautiful series featuring and painting women - we've been building up to this and it's ready now. May is a gentle green-blue lady, and the lady with the lamp. I've chosen ladies in different figural positions to get a comprehensive view, and the variety of activities they were engaged in, includi

Madame Iris Anthropomorph is an iris, but not as you know it. Continuing with my interest in pareidolia (seeing faces and images in rocks, clouds etc), and inspired by Walt Disney's pompous talking flowers in Alice in Wonderland, I am sure I see a dog in these irises. I also see some lords and ladie

I mean really really in progress... I mean just started! This was requested by a student so posting here now. You can see the beginnings of rendering, but not much else - more layers of rendering are needed. Useful though to see how it starts, a bit 'hairy' looking at times.

Unusual, exuberantly happy and laughing faces in miniatures

@Vaishali Prazmari 's February masterclass is about is 'Sadness and Madness'. And the face of this class is Majnun from the story of Layla & Majnun. Vaishali and I were talking about Majnun since I am from Turkey, this is a familiar concept for me. It has been ages since I read this story but I shar

Snowdrops, bladderworts and butterworts. Poisonous, remember! But perhaps also beneficial if you're a herbalist and know what you're doing (another fantasy life!):

A special edition January Masterclass over 3 weeks The extra element of SNOW This year in miniature (In subsequent years in oils and Chinese painting) Once and not repeated (unlike the core elements classes) You’ll need a teastained page pre-prepared for this class Snow is rare in miniatures ye

In my Poison classes we also try to draw from scratch where possible.

2022 Faces: Nuances Expression and gesture JANUARY Fear - as in surprise! The finger in the mouth FEBRUARY Sadness and madness (and worry): Majnun MARCH Happiness and contentment APRIL Anger Faces: Painted Ladies The faces of women MAY - Gentle green-blue lady, and lady with the lamp