NOVICA Portrait Orientation Artwork

Bharti Dayal celebrates her love of nature in the ancient style of Madhubani painting. Dayal mixes vegetable dyes with acrylics to paint pairs of birds perched within the spreading branches of a great tree. Subtle touches of red and yellow relieve the otherwise black and white composition. Traditionally painted by women from Mithila on the walls and floor of their homes, Madhubani paintings often depict ancient mythological themes.

Please note: Bharti Dayal signs her pieces on the back side.

• Dimension :-30.5" L x 22.5" W
• Weight :-0.03 lbs
• Material :-Vegetable Dyes And Acrylics On Handmade Paper
• Color :-Black and White
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed

Dressed in festive attires, people and animals rejoice as they celebrate life by dancing. Painting in the unique style of Madhubani art, Devendra Kumar Jha and his family preserve a millenary art form as they work with natural dyes on handmade paper.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension :-22" W x 28.5" H
• Weight :-0.22 lbs
• Material :-Natural Dyes On Handmade Paper
• Color :-Green
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Eco-Friendly: painted with natural dyes on handmade paper

This traditional Madhubani painting, signed by Indian artist Sheela Devi, captures a moment from the Bhagavad Gita in which the cow-herding girls known as the Radhika carry water as they await the mesmerizing flute music of Lord Krishna. The Madhubani technique requires the careful placement of paints to an image drawn freehand on handmade paper. The result is a colorful homage to the romance of ancient India.

• Dimension - 7.5" W x 11" H
• Weight - 0.04
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

Ghanaian artist Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah designs and creates this beautiful piece of artwork using a variety of media and methods. Yeboah creates the likeness of an African mask on calico cloth, a rustic, unrefined cotton fabric. Then, a blend of oil paint and batik patterns is applied to cardstock in a ceiba wood frame, achieving a multi-layered, dimensional and eye-catching piece of artwork that reflects the culture and vivid colors of West Africa.

Product Features

• Signed by the artist
• 18.75" H x 12.75" W x 0.8" D
• Oil paints on cotton, cardstock, ceiba wood frame
• Multicolor

Bharti Dayal celebrates her love of nature in the ancient style of Madhubani painting. Dayal mixes vegetable dyes with acrylics to paint peacocks perched within the spreading branches of a great tree. Subtle touches of red and pink relieve the otherwise black and white composition. Traditionally painted by women from Mithila on the walls and floor of their homes, Madhubani paintings often depict ancient mythological themes.

Please note: Bharti Dayal signs her pieces on the back side.

• Dimension :-30.5" L x 22.5" W
• Weight :-0.03 lbs
• Material :-Vegetable Dyes And Acrylics On Handmade Paper
• Color :-Black and White
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed

Hand carved in teakwood and ivory darabela wood by Thai artisan Amporn, this piece depicts the sweet and special bond between a mother and child elephant as they walk close to each other. Because these pieces are carved by hand, size and shape may vary slightly.

Perched in a leafy tree, two colorful birds welcome the new day. Flowers surround them as they sing a morning song. Vidushini works in the Madhubani style, painting on handmade paper. 'The morning hours in the village are often marked by birds chirping in a tree and this is what I tried to convey,' she says.

• Dimension :-12.5" W x 19.75" H
• Weight :-0.11 lbs
• Material :-Acrylic On Handmade Paper
• Color :-Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed

Fish swim in formation, each one depicted in a sensuous Madhubani painting by Bharti Dayal. Their bodies form a circle, suggesting an infinite love. Above and below, bird couples sing to one another. Bright jewel-like colors and a naif style define the work by Bharti Dayal. It is executed in vegetable dye on handmade paper in the traditional Mithila style of northern Bihar.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension :-20" W x 28.5" H
• Weight :-0.22 lbs
• Material :-Natural Dyes On Handmade Paper
• Color :-Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed

The silhouette of a Nigerian Fulani woman balances a gourd filled with milk atop her head, with a child strapped to her back in this folk art painting. Atop her head rests an artistically-portrayed calabash gourd filled with milk. Ghanaian artist Emmanuel Yeboah creates this fantastic composition using oil paint on tri-colored batik calico cloth. The painting arrives with a ceiba wood frame.

• Dimension :-13" W x 28.5" H x 0.8" D
• Weight :-1.19 lbs
• Material :-Oil And Batik On Calico, Ceiba Wood Frame
• Color :-Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives framed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique

This hand mirror reflects India's festive artistry. The wood mirror is crafted with tiny glistening mirrors and florid beadwork, underscored by a vibrant red resin background.

Indian artisan Gopal Khaitan presents this luxurious area rug, hand-tufted of wool in the style of Persian artistry. In tones of brown and green, intricate floral designs are diligently realized over the rectangular body of this rug, crafted over a cotton back.

In tones of black and orange, a school of fish swim in harmony in this traditional Madhubani painting from India. Devendra Kumar Jha and Family create this rectangular painting, working in a folk art style that originates from the Mithila region. From painting the composition to crafting the dyes and paper, every step in the process is done by hand.

Bold black and white distinguish the doctor. A classic character born of the 16th century Italian commedia dell'arte, the doctor's nose is long enough to thrust into a bottle of perfume, as he spends his time among the fetid odors of the sickroom. Marcelio Barroco molds the mask from leather and paints it by hand; his signature is a symbol. The adjustable bands close with Velcro.

By Emmanuel Yeboah, this silhouette depicts a woman of the Fulani people, a traditionally nomadic cattle-herding culture in Northern Nigeria. As a vendor, she travels with her child strapped to her back, a gourd filled with milk balanced atop her head. Dressed in colorful batik cloth, a simple necklace adorns her graceful profile. Yeboah frames his work in ceiba wood.

• Dimension - 19" H x 13" W x 0.8" D
• Weight - 0.79
• Color - Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives framed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• West Africa

Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah celebrates the spirit of cooperation that prevails in West African families where even the children help out. He depicts a young woman who leans lovingly toward her three youngsters. All carry bowls or baskets on their heads as they walk home from the market. Yeboah works in oils on calico, adding cutouts of batik cloth for the gowns and turbans. Other details, such as grass, are created with pen and ink. The composition arrives in a frame of tweneboa wood.

• Dimension - 19" H x 13" W x 0.8" D
• Weight - 0.64
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives framed
• West Africa

The pride of every African woman is to have a child, Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah says. Cradled in loving arms, a baby basks in his mother's love. Yeboah works in oils on calico, adding cutouts of batik cloth for their gowns, framing it with ceiba wood.

• Dimension - 13.5" W x 19.25" H
• Weight - 0.81
• Color - Green
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives framed
• West Africa

Bedecked in ornate jewelry, Ganesha, the deity with the head of an elephant, lifts his trunk in greeting. Working in the traditional Madhubani style, Vidushini paints the regal image freehand on handmade paper. The auspicious god is the son of Shiva and Parvati, two of the most powerful gods in Hindu belief. Ganesha can control the occult forces that bring disaster upon mankind.

• Dimension - 13" W x 19.75" H
• Weight - 0.12
• Color - Blue
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

Mother and child smile at each other in a highly expressive painting by K. Baka. Cloaked in a blue shawl, mom and babe are detailed with vivid artistry as Baka paints with rich colors in acrylic paints.

Product Features

• Signed by the artist
• 3.9" W x 7" H
• Acrylic on card stock
• Blue, Orange or Yellow

Proudly wearing traditional kente cloth, a drummer dances as he pounds out a welcome cadence on his drum. Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboa portrays him in oils on calico, adding colorful fabric cutouts. Original and beautiful, it provides a glimpse of contemporary life in West Africa. The composition arrives in a frame of tweneboa wood.

• Dimension - 13.5" W x 19.25" H
• Weight - 0.9
• Color - Bright
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives framed
• West Africa

Reaching an arm behind her, a young mother steadies the child she carries on her back. She wears traditional batik attire. Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah paints their images with oils and applies fabrics of batik for her garment, head scarf and shawl. "This composition is about courage and motherly love," confides Yeboah, who bases this collage on the women who try to find a way back home after trying to make a living in the city. "How will they return?" asks the artist.

Arrives with a ceiba wood frame.

• Dimension - 19.5" H x 13.5" W x 0.8" D
• Weight - 0.66
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives framed
• West Africa

Working with ancestral techniques, a man walks the freshly-plowed furrows, planting his field of corn. Around him, golden maize awaits harvest on tall emerald stalks. "I watched this gentleman at work and I realized that we'd have no vegetables or fruits without our farmers. This portrait honors them and their importance in society," artist Juan Carlos Moreno explains. Recycling dried corn husks, he dyes the natural fibers and mounts the composition on card stock. A coat of resin protects the images, which are presented in a mat board passe-partout.

• Dimension - 21.75" H x 15" W x 0.3" D
• Weight - 1.79
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Mat included
• Central America

Two beautiful ladies from the village of Mithila carry water in the earthen pots on their head in this beautiful painting by Devender Kumar Jha. The women are clad in colorful traditional attire and jewels. Signed by the artist, this Madhubani composition is painted with acrylic and vegetable dyes on handmade paper.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 15.25" L x 5.75" W
• Weight - 0.22
• Color - Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• India

Dressed in a grass skirt, a woman bends down to collect water and fill her bowl. "In some villages throughout Ghana, the main source of water is usually from a lake or riverside," says K. Baka as he reveals his inspiration. Working with acrylics, he paints the portrait of this beautiful woman with respectful artistry.

• Dimension - 3.9" W x 7" H
• Weight - 0.09
• Color - Blue
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• West Africa

Ganesha, the beloved god with the head of an elephant, sits on a lotus throne with a mouse resting at his feet. A halo represents enlightenment as he feasts on his favorite dessert. Ganesha is the son of Shiva and Durga, two of the most powerful deities in Hindu belief. Ganesha is endowed with the power to keep control of occult forces that bring disaster upon humankind. Devendra Kumar Jha portrays him the ancient Madhubani style, drawing the intricate images freehand on handmade paper. Originating in northern Bihar, India, Madhubani painting was once used to decorate the floors and walls of homes. Life in harmony with nature is a popular theme for this art style.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 22" W x 30" H
• Weight - 0.25
• Color - Black or Gray
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

Although she seems to wear an exotic hairdo and make-up, the young woman is actually embraced by a rabbit whose features merge with hers. Jacira Baptista's strong line traces an elegant but enigmatic pen and ink portrait. "The rabbit woman has that quantum capacity of running fast while always listening," that artist confides. "She can remain connected with the world around her without letting it interfere with her freedom." Titled "A Lebre" in Portuguese.

Part of a limited edition.

• Dimension - 12.75" W x 19.75" H
• Weight - 0.15
• Color - Black and White
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Mat included
• Brazil

Ganesha, the deity with the head of an elephant, happily holds his favorite sweet treat. Vidushini works in the traditional Madhubani style for this delightful portrait, painted freehand on handmade paper. Bala Ganapathi is Ganesha as a child. Drawn in black and white, the beloved Hindu lord comes to life against a colorful background of red.

• Dimension - 14.75" W x 21.75" H
• Weight - 0.12
• Color - Red
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

Mother and child smile at each other in a highly expressive painting by K. Baka. Cloaked in a red shawl, mom and babe are detailed with vivid artistry as Baka paints with rich colors in acrylic paints.

• Dimension - 3.9" W x 7" H
• Weight - 0.09
• Color - Blue
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• West Africa

Crescents play about a woman's face, caressing her cheeks and forming her features. She closes her eyes, while ruby lips bring vibrant color to an abstract portrait. "I always depict women with their eyes closed," Jacira Baptista says of this elegant pen and ink design. "The moon represents a dreamy woman, the liberty of a dream come to life, exhibiting life in each phase of its cycle." Titled "A Sonhadora - Mulher Lua" in Portuguese.

• Part of a limited edition.
• Material - Ink on card
• Color - Black or Gray
• Dimension - 12.75" W x 19" H
• Weight - 0.15 lbs
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Mat included

Beautiful in a red veil against a sunny yellow background, this woman's presence is ethereal. She carries on her head a lidded bowl of yakayaka to sell at the market. Prepared with cassava dough, yakayaka is a delicious treat of Ewe origin.

• Dimension - 3.9" W x 7.5" H
• Weight - 0.09
• Color - Orange or Yellow
• Unstretched
• Arrives unframed
• Signed by the artist
• West Africa

Samuel Ashong designs and creates this unique cotton print using a traditional wax-dyeing technique called batik. Wax is applied to the areas that should stay un-dyed and the rest of the material is dyed, giving every print a unique patterned design. This print depicts three young women carrying pans on their head and is a representation of the young women who migrate to the capital city of Ghana for work. The artwork is signed by the artist.

• Dimension :-26" W x 20" H
• Weight :-0.65 lbs
• Material :-100% Cotton, Cardstock Mat
• Color :-Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Handcrafted batik art--colors and pattern placement will vary
• Mat included

A topless woman rests beneath the cover of a fish-filled body of water in this black and white portrait by Marina Pallares. The fish, themselves revealing information, dance across her body, adding a level of definitiveness to the elsewhere granulated scene in this limited edition etching by Marina Pallares.

Titled "Lo que no entiendo" in Spanish.

• Dimension - 10.75" W x 11.75" H
• Weight - 0.09
• Color - Black and White
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Limited edition
• Mexico

Born in Salzburg in 1924, artist Georg Rauch shares a memory from his childhood. He takes the perspective of a very small boy gazing upward at a woman in a long skirt and black leggings. She wears tall lace-up boots that reveal a pair of playful red socks. He works in the silkscreen technique to create this colorful limited edition portrait.

• Titled "Schn rstiefel" (lace-up boots) in German.
• Material - Ink on paper
• Color - Orange
• Dimension - 35" W x 23" H
• Weight - 0.4 lbs
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Limited edition