Original artwork description:

Holi (pronunciation: /ˈhoʊliː/; Sanskrit: होली Holī) is a spring festival, also known as the festival of colours or the festival of sharing love.

I have portrayed here the Holi played by the enternal couple Radha and Krishna.

The story goes that as a child, Krishna was extremely jealous of Radha's fair complexion since he himself was very dark.

One day, Krishna complained to his mother Yashoda about the injustice of nature which made Radha so fair and he so dark. To pacify the crying young Krishna, the doting mother asked him to go and colour Radha's face in whichever colour he wanted.

In a mischievous mood, naughty Krishna heeded the advice of mother Yashoda and applied colour on his beloved Radha's face; Making her one like himself.

Somehow, the lovable prank of Krishna where he applied colour on Radha and other gopis using water jets called pichkaris gained acceptance and popularity. So much so that it evolved as a tradition and later, a full-fledged festival. Till date, use of colours and pichkaris is rampant in Holi. Lovers long to apply colour on their beloved's face and express their affection for each other.

Artist: Geeta Biswas
Work: Original Watercolor Painting, One of a Kind
Medium: W & N artist quality watercolours on 140lb (300gsm) acid free, cold press Arches professional watercolor paper
Year: 2019
Style: Impressionistic, Contemporary art
Size: 38 × 29 cm (unframed) / 34 × 24 cm (actual)

This artwork is signed on the front at bottom, will be shipped unframed, flat in a heavy cardboard box.

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Materials used:

Winsor & Newton Artist quality watercolors, acid free 140lb (300gsm) Arches cp paper

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