bird paintings

Buddha's infinite wisdom is depicted in this stunning composition by India's Devendra Kumar Jha and Family. Lotus flowers surround the sacred image, symbolizing resilience and rebirth. The artists paint every detail using dark vegetable dyes for a high-quality design.

Lord Buddha sits in repose as he preaches his teachings to the eager disciples who surround him. India's Bharti Dayal uses brushes, sharpened reeds, and pen nibs with acrylic on handmade paper to create the stylized appearance of Buddha and the swirling nature motifs that surround him.

Gazing at a gentle dove, Buddha sends a message of peace. Fragrant incense veils his features in smoke in this beautiful painting by Sunil Jaiswal. The face of the Enlightened One is bathed in a golden glow.

Working in a shadowy palette of brown and black, Sunil Jaiswal uses glowing color to evoke a golden age. He depicts Buddha in a radiant portrait with birds that announce a message of peace and love.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace – the quest of all beings," the artist explains, adding, “To achieve a state of inner peace is an inspiration for all. Through meditation, Lord Buddha attained inner peace, which inspired him to work for world peace. The end of greed, hatred and delusion is the state of Nirvana, which describes the Buddhist path and spiritual goal to mark the soteriological release from rebirth in the world.”

In this World Peace Project painting by Bharti, within a gray realm of absence, Buddha is depicted as a meditating silhouette adorned with a sacred lotus flower and turquoise. The lack of interruptions in the background highlights the sole importance of one's self in achieving nirvana, because worldly objects cloud the mind.

Bharti Dayal created this painting to celebrate the path of Nirvana in the quest for peace.