Long-term Kalamkari Painting of Tree

The beautiful Kalamkari painting depicts a fine tree with lot of birds on it. A number of floral designs mark the borders of the painting. The glowing impact of colours and the characters that are used on cotton fabric, help create an enhanced spread in any Kalamkari painting. Kalamkari art is unique in its use of colour as a medium to portray mythological characters. Kalamkari is the art of painting cotton fabrics with a kalam i.e. pen, a sharp pointed pierced bamboo that controls the flow of colour on the fabric. The popularity of this exquisite form of art crossed the shores of the country during the 17th and 18th centuries. Kalahasti and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, the nerve centres of this art continue to be beehives of Kalamkari activity. Kalamkari colours are made from vegetable dyes