Lift - Art Stories & Tutorials

This experience brings you into the quiet, deliberate world of traditional fresco painting. The kind you see on old palace walls and temple pillars, preserved through time because someone had the patience to layer earth, colour and water in a way that lasts.

Under the guidance of Bhawani Shanker Sharma you learn how these paintings were made in earlier centuries and why the technique still holds power. You begin with a terracotta diya as your base since it lets you handle the process with ease. You mix, apply, and build small forms inspired by nature and daily life. The experience is slow and grounding. It leaves you with a souvenir shaped by your own hand and a sense of the history behind this art form that has stayed alive in Rajasthan for generations.

What It Covers:

• A complete introduction to the fresco or arayash technique where you learn how natural materials are layered, polished and transformed into lasting art
• Step by step practice on a terracotta diya that allows you to understand texture, moisture and timing in fresco painting
• Guidance from Bhawani Shanker Sharma as you create floral motifs, patterns or personal designs inspired by traditional Rajasthani fresco work
• Insight into the tools and materials used historically in temples, havelis and palaces across Jaipur, Shekhawati and other regions
• A take home handcrafted souvenir that reflects your learning and the long cultural lineage of fresco painting in Rajasthan