The Rajah Painting

This painting depicts a Sri Lankan Kandyan Chieftain wearing traditional Nilame costume in the foreground. These particular Nilame costumes were traditionally reserved for the aristocracy of the the central part of Sri Lanka. The red jackets had sometimes particularly large puffed sleeves and would have been decorated beautifully with detailed embroidery as this is. I have used some gold acrylic paint and metallic red and gold inks to attempt to convey the opulence of the attire. The photographs doesn't capture this but the sheen shows up in the right light. I've decided to set this in an olde world setting where the Chieftain in the foreground sits for his portrait whilst in the background there are members of his household visible. The woman on the left has come in from gathering flowers and looks curiously to her right. What are two people there talking about? Curiosity is a human emotion that transcends time and culture and wanted to depict that here. Her interest is caught not by the portrait painting but by what is going on further away. This painting tells a story of belonging and interconnectedness. We are all essentially very similar. This is a framed artwork painted on aluminium board in a floating frame made of American Ash. The frame itself ( made by Southern Buoy in Australia) is indented at the back with a ridge and does not have D Rings and a wire at the back. It is ready to hang. It will be sent with nails (if you wish to use these to hang on a wall). I've been able to hang these at home on hooks nailed in my wall as the painting frame ridged indent at the back sits comfortably in these.The dimensions provided are the framed dimensions (Approx12.7x12.7x1.3 inches).

Painting:Acrylic on Metal

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:13 W x 13 H x 1 D in

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