Why I Prefer The Circluar Shape For All My Canvases
I’ve often been asked why I don’t experiment with or paint on shapes that are not circles. And the answer is that I definitely do. I just don’t publish most…
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New #WearableArt Series: using the bark of a Himalayan Birch Tree
New #WearableArt in the works! This is a stack of sheets of what is called “bhojpatra” ( भोजपत्र ). Bhojpatra is, essentially, the bark of the Himalayan Birch tree. For…
The NEWSPRINT Series of Canvas Paintings by Naina Redhu #KhaosPhilos
The NEWSPRINT Series came about after several conversations, over the years, about the state of the news or “media”. These conversations have taken place online and offline, with friends and…
#WearableArt Brooches Commission for Hendrick’s Gin
A few months ago, Hendrick’s Gin sent over a bottle of their gin to my apartment as part of a PR gift. It is no secret that I love a…
“Spring Drip” Art Series of Brooches #WearableArt
Spring is slowly dripping in on a daily basis. Winters are almost over. Colours are coming back to the trees and I had a new idea to implement. A conjunction…
The “NUANCE” Wearable Art Series of Brooches Made From Hand-Cut Paint
BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT Could I, perhaps, make brooches that looked more like conventional jewellery? Not by using metal of course – I wanted to use paint. I wanted to cut…
One-Of-A-Kind Wearable Art Brooches by KhaosPhilos In The Press : The Hindu Weekend
This is literally the first time my hand-painted art brooches have been mentioned in the press! And in The Hindu Weekend no less! Written by Susanna Myrtle. The article, called…
KhaosPhilos Hand-Painted Art Masks In The Press : MansWorld India, September 2020
Read the article here on the Mansworld website. Written by Magandeep Singh. The only hand-painted art masks in the feature! The Cover of The Edition Buy The Masks Here
Art Brooches : How To Style Them Beautifully For A Sensational Festive Look
Embroidered Statement Jacket A muted-color jacket means that you can wear a brooch with bright colors. Or even something that’s entirely gold for example. It will stand out. I chose…
The “IN TIME” #WearableArt Brooch Series for Diwali 2020
The Concept Behind The Art The series was born from a desire to capture the significance of our spirit as human beings, to persevere through layers of whatever life throws…
Beautiful Hand-Painted Masks by an Independent Artist
The COVID19 Pandemic has taught me more about face-masks than living in the terribly polluted air of the National Capital Region in India. We were ( in my household ),…
“Afeem”, 2020. Custom-painted brooch.
GIFTS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EVERYTHING I made a new friend and I love him very much. He’s awesome. I’ve been wanting to get him a gift for a while.…
World Gin Day & World Cucumber Day : Photo Series
The former is on the second Saturday of June, every year. This year, in 2020, it was on 13th June. This is quickly followed by World Cucumber Day on 14th…
A Custom Hand-Painted PopSocket
Sometimes, I need a tiny little cute pick me up art piece to start and finish on the same day. My 2 inch mini painting wearable art brooches can sometimes…
“Newsprint: Tangerine Edition”, 2020, 8 Inches Painting, Acrylics on Canvas
The painting is available to buy on my art label shop here. I set out to paint something with lines that looked like a fireball. After I was finished painting,…
Midsummer Jardin : More About My First Hand-Painted Jacket #KhaosPhilos
“Midsummer Jardin”, 2020 is available to buy here on my online shop. At one level it feels like I’m getting to live my childhood dreams of painting everything in sight…
Water Lilies, 2.5 Inch Wearable Art Brooch
( This painting is now SOLD. Before I could even write and publish this blog post, which is incredible. I’m grateful for those of you who are patrons of the…
Setting Up At My First Art Exhibit, February 2020 #KhaosPhilos
To get to the above layout – in the photograph above, I had to decide to do a dance between how many paintings I wanted to show and how many…
Saison de Poisson ( Fish Season ), 3 Inches Wearable Art Brooch #KhaosPhilos
Rs. 4,750 ( Please note : only one piece is available, since this is a unique piece of original art. ) CONCEPTUAL DETAILS ABOUT THE ART A little more of…
Crimson & Turquoise Snow, 3 Inches Wearable Art Brooch #KhaosPhilos
Rs. 4,750 ( Please note : only one piece is available, since this is a unique piece of original art. ) CONCEPTUAL DETAILS ABOUT THE ART The colours Crimson and…
My First Custom Hand-Painted Footwear Commission
Not that I’ve ever found it too difficult to write about my work – this blog is testament to that ability – but this whole art thing is new to…
My First Hand-Painted Original Art Canvas “GRASSEA” is now SOLD & I’m Releasing Commemorative Brooches to Celebrate
This is the product listing page for GRASSEA, which is now marked SOLD. “I still cannot believe that you actually bought one of my paintings!” That was me, after I…
Took A Chance & Quickly Launched My Art on Social Media ( Part Three )
In Part Two last week, I shared how my mini-painting brooches were born and how I re-focused on my art after spending nearly two months figuring out the brooches supply…
Took A Chance & Quickly Launched My Art on Social Media ( Part Two )
In Part One last week, I gave you the context around which I’m writing this series of blog posts. What my original plan was, how the journey began and progressed…