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Hand-Painting on Delicate Fabrics
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Jacquard Neopaque samples in transit from Mumbai. Testing for opaqueness, dry-clean durability, and stiffness on actual fabric—expected this week.
THE STUDIO JOURNAL
Every painting has a story before it reaches the wall.
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Real stories. Real learnings. Real people.
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WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TODAY?
Business Insight
How commissions come in, get priced, and sometimes get turned down.
LatestFabric Painting: Testing Phase Begins
Journey Diary
First-person reflections on running a small studio.
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Student Story
Where each academy student is in their own journey.
LatestBhavya's Breakthrough: Shadow and Perspective
Behind the Scenes
Quick snapshots from inside the studio.
LatestIn the Mail: Jacquard Neopaque
Past Project
Commissions and school assistance work, completed and documented.
LatestEvening Light at the Pond: Now in the Gallery
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Bhavya Jain's Academy Journey
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Weekly sessions, 4:30–6:15 PM most days. Currently working on shadow and perspective techniques.
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Hand-Painting on Delicate FabricsActive project
Business Insight
Fabric Painting: Testing Phase Begins
Jacquard Neopaque arrived. Now we test for opaqueness, durability, and stiffness on actual fabric samples.
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Bhavya Jain's Academy JourneyActive project
Student Story
Bhavya's Breakthrough: Shadow and Perspective
After weeks of practice, Bhavya finally understood how shadow creates depth. The shift was immediate.
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Hand-Painting on Delicate FabricsActive project
Behind the Scenes
In the Mail: Jacquard Neopaque
The paint that might unlock fabric work has arrived. This is what we've been waiting for.
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Behind the ScenesStudio story
Behind the Scenes
Roses for the Hallway: Varnish Drying
This rose bouquet is currently drying after the final varnish coat. It will be ready for framing this week.
Hand-Painting on Delicate FabricsActive project
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Colour Portrait: Mid-Stroke
A colour pencil portrait is in progress — the face is taking shape and the reference is approved.
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Past Project
CompletedEvening Light at the Pond: Now in the Gallery
Six weeks of layering evening light until it felt right. This deer painting is now available.
Past Project
CompletedSeven Horses: This Month's Favourite
An auspicious composition — warm, unhurried, and full of movement. Meenakshi kept this one in the studio for weeks before releasing it.
Past Project
CompletedFive Likenesses: Delivered to Ghaziabad
Five graphite family portraits completed and delivered. The client said they look like the way their family actually is.
Past Project
Completed25 Art Sheets: Board Exam Completed
A 12th-grade student completed her entire board exam art submission—25 sheets in 6 weeks.
Past Project
CompletedCommission: A Family's Heirloom Portrait
Transforming a photograph into an oil painting that will live in a home for generations.
Past Project
CompletedCommission: Landscape Studies
A series of landscape studies in acrylic, each exploring light and shadow in different settings.
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A year of steady academy growth and the studio's first big custom commissions.
2024
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Expanding into new techniques and taking on the first multi-week school assistance projects.
2023
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The early days — building the academy's reputation one student at a time.