Madubani Painted In Natural Dyes

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
Few days ago when I decided to paint the Madhubani art that my sister had drawn for me, an idea sparked in my mind. The idea was to paint the madhubani art in natural dyes to give it a perfect look and feel of ancient art form of India. Here is my artwork.Here is how I prepared natural dyes:1 part Turmeric powder+2 part water+ boil = Yellow ColorLeaves (preferably spinach/smooth gourd/beans) + crush and squeeze = Sap Green1 Part Beet root + 2 Part water + boil = Red color1 part Blue berries + 2 Part water + boil = Blue colorYou can use various flowers and vegetables to get different colors. Once you are ready with your natural dyes you can get more hues by mixing colors. Like mix red and yellow to get orange, mix blue and yellow to get green etc.

My palette of natural colors 

 I had hard time filling colors in this art as it has very intricate work and I completed it with utmost dedication and lot of patience.  

Closer look of intricate work..

Yes it has turtle too :)

I loved the painting totally. It has come out as I wanted it to be.Have you seen my new blog Lakshya...not yet...then head over there and let me know what do you think of it :)