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The Lord of the Heaven Indra has been depicted in a most artistic manner. In the Madhubani style of painting floral, animal and bird motifs, geometrical designs are used to fill up all the gaps. There is hardly any empty space in this style. This painting also depicts how flowers and trees have been used to fill up the spaces. Indra has been shown perched on the elephant. Made on paper, this is one of the finest creations by the Madhubani artists.

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In this beautiful Gond painting, water colours are being smartly used on paper and it is being signed by the artist. The tiger is hunting a deer as few birds are flying in scare. In this beautiful Gond tribal painting Water colors on paper is nicely used to create a masterpiece. The animal creatures are marked with different colours. Gond paintings done on village mud walls use colours derived from charcoal, colored soil, plant sap, leaves, and cow dung and can last up to 20 years. The basic character of Gond panting is the simplicity of the ideas and their representation of the day-to-day life of rural people. Today, paintings for sale are usually done on canvas and paper, craftmark has outlined the Gond painting process on canvas and paper here.

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In this canvas painting, Gond art gets a fitting reflection. The tree and two deer are nicely painted in traditional Gond art form. Nature has been the dominating motif in the Gond tribal art form and a symbiotic relationship between human beings and nature is reflected in all their art forms. Gond paintings are a form of painting from folk and tribal art that is practised by one of the largest tribes in India. Gond comes from the Dravidian expression, Kond which means 'the green mountain’ as they live by the mountains. Here simplicity of Gond people, their love for and closeness to nature has been portrayed in an apt manner. Gonds, the largest Adivasi Community in India are of Dravidian origin and can be traced to the pre-Aryan era. Through their festivals and rituals, songs and dances, they remained rooted in their culture. When their young men in large numbers started leaving for the cities in search of work, these cultural roots were threatened.

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Simplicity of the Gond tribe, gracefulness and accomplishment of these aborigine people of Central India are given a vivid depiction in the beautiful painting of Gond Lady. She is painted red, pink, black and yellow with some striking lines. Gonds are aboriginal tribe of Central India and they have a great passion for painting.

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The beautiful bird is given a refine and detail touch in this marvelous miniature painting. A miniature painter needs to have a high degree of expertise since the process of painting involves the use of a very fine brush. The strokes should be absolutely perfect as they should be intricate, colorful and rational impressions. The colors used are mainly derived from minerals, vegetables, precious stones, indigo, conch shells, gold and silver which are obtained through a painstaking process. The painter requires painstaking efforts of skill and talent. They have been well acclaimed and received by the world all over. Miniature paintings depicts the beautiful images inspired and taken from the Hindu epics and mythologies, Hindu deities, God and Goddesses and royal court scenes. Such paintings are depicted on pieces of glass, paper, marble, silk and leather. Miniature paintings are appreciated for the display of magnificence in terms of rich colors and dazzling effects.