Custom commission
Hand-Painting on Delicate Fabrics
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Jacquard Neopaque samples in transit from Mumbai. Testing for opaqueness, dry-clean durability, and stiffness on actual fabric—expected this week.
THE STUDIO JOURNAL
Every painting has a story before it reaches the wall.
Building an art studio in public.
Real stories. Real learnings. Real people.
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Business Insight
How commissions come in, get priced, and sometimes get turned down.
LatestFabric Painting: Testing Phase Begins
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First-person reflections on running a small studio.
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Student Story
Where each academy student is in their own journey.
LatestBhavya's Breakthrough: Shadow and Perspective
Behind the Scenes
Quick snapshots from inside the studio.
LatestIn the Mail: Jacquard Neopaque
Past Project
Commissions and school assistance work, completed and documented.
LatestEvening Light at the Pond: Now in the Gallery
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Bhavya Jain's Academy Journey
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Weekly sessions, 4:30–6:15 PM most days. Currently working on shadow and perspective techniques.
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Hand-Painting on Delicate FabricsActive project
Business Insight
Fabric Painting: Testing Phase Begins
Jacquard Neopaque arrived. Now we test for opaqueness, durability, and stiffness on actual fabric samples.
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Bhavya Jain's Academy JourneyActive project
Student Story
Bhavya's Breakthrough: Shadow and Perspective
After weeks of practice, Bhavya finally understood how shadow creates depth. The shift was immediate.
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Hand-Painting on Delicate FabricsActive project
Behind the Scenes
In the Mail: Jacquard Neopaque
The paint that might unlock fabric work has arrived. This is what we've been waiting for.
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Behind the ScenesStudio story
Behind the Scenes
Roses for the Hallway: Varnish Drying
This rose bouquet is currently drying after the final varnish coat. It will be ready for framing this week.
Hand-Painting on Delicate FabricsActive project
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Colour Portrait: Mid-Stroke
A colour pencil portrait is in progress — the face is taking shape and the reference is approved.
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ActiveBhavya's Breakthrough: Shadow and Perspective
After weeks of practice, Bhavya finally understood how shadow creates depth. The shift was immediate.
Student Story
ActiveBhavya's First Week
A new student finds the studio. Bhavya joins us and immediately feels at home.
Student Story
ActiveNew Batch: Acrylic Techniques Begins
A new group of students started the Acrylic Techniques phase this week. First session: color mixing and brush control.
Student Story
Aarna: From Hesitation to Confidence
How a student who avoided portraiture for two years finally discovered her voice through fearless experimentation.
Student Story
Shreya's Exploration of Color Theory
A student discovering how understanding color relationships transforms every piece she creates.
Student Story
Keshav: Building Focus and Discipline
How consistent practice and deliberate focus transformed a student's relationship with art.
Student Story
Harsh Bansal: From Skeptic to Artist
A student who walked in uncertain about art discovered an unexpected passion.
Student Story
Prisha's Consistent Growth
Steady hands, steady progress. How showing up matters more than talent.
Student Story
Veenu: Finding Her Medium
How experimentation led to finding the technique that feels like home.
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2026
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Commissions in progress, academy students growing week by week, and the business decisions behind it all — documented as they happened.
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2025
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A year of steady academy growth and the studio's first big custom commissions.
2024
76 entries
Expanding into new techniques and taking on the first multi-week school assistance projects.
2023
52 entries
The early days — building the academy's reputation one student at a time.