In a 'Phad' painting colour, costume and culture are reflected in colours that are vegetable dyes which the artist himself prepares. The paintings have a mythlogical meaning and usually depict the story of Pabuji, a Rajput revered for his deeds. Done usually in scrolls of 30 feet long, they show Pabuji's victory and the life style of his time. The colours are done on an off-white background used in a fixed order starting from orange-yellow to brown, green, red and finally black. White is merely used for decoration. Phads are scroll-like paintings on a giant canvas that are used by the Bhopa minstrels to recount the legends of Pabuji Ramdeo of the Rabari tribe and his black mare. The tales are painted in flaming orange, red and black in… Click here to read more