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Handcrafted
originals from
a treasure chest.
Pretty Pitara is the studio of Priti Surana — Tanjore, Pichwai, Zentangle, texture and watercolour originals. Each one painted by hand, each one made once, each one supplied framed.
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Nothing here is printed, reproduced, or made twice.
Selected works
hand-picked from the studio
Tanjore Art
/01
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Tanjore Art · No. 6406
Original · framed
₹25,000incl. frame
Acrylic Art
/02
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Acrylic Art · No. 6411
Original · framed
₹15,000incl. frame
Texture Art
/03
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Texture Art · No. 6412
Original · framed
₹7,500incl. frame
Zentangle Art
/04
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Zentangle Art · No. 6423
Original · framed
₹7,500incl. frame
Zentangle–Water Color Art
/05
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Zentangle–Water Color Art · No. 6427
Original · framed
₹7,500incl. frame
Modern Art
/06
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Modern Art · No. 6432
Original · framed
₹7,500incl. frame
Disciplines
eleven ways of making
Classical Indian traditions and contemporary technique, practised side by side rather than kept apart.
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Tanjore
South Indian classical painting — gesso relief built up by hand, surfaced in gold foil and set with stones. The relief catches light differently through the day.
27 works · ₹5,000–₹25,000
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Pichwai
The Nathdwara devotional tradition: Shrinathji, lotus ponds and cows, rendered in fine detail layer over layer on cloth.
Commission only
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Zentangle
Structured pen patterns laid down stroke by stroke. No erasing, no plan — the composition emerges out of the repetition itself.
12 works · ₹3,500–₹7,500
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Texture
Relief work built in modelling paste and pigment, so the surface itself carries the composition. Best read in raking light.
12 works · ₹2,500–₹7,500
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Acrylic
Opaque colour worked in layers on canvas — saturated, quick-drying, colour sitting over colour without going muddy.
14 works · ₹2,500–₹15,000
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Watercolour
Transparent washes worked wet into wet. Nothing opaque, nothing corrected — every wash stays exactly where it landed.
6 works · ₹3,000–₹7,500
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Modern
Contemporary abstract composition — colour, mass and negative space doing the work, with no subject to read.
2 works · ₹7,500–₹20,000
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Jute, wood & diamond
Material-led one-offs: natural jute worked into wall pieces, relief built onto wooden grounds, resin drills set facet by facet.
3 works · from ₹2,500
Portrait
Priti Surana
The artist
Priti Surana
Priti Surana is a jewellery designer, artist and mentor with over two decades of experience in jewellery design, fine arts and handcrafted creations. Her work spans Tanjore, Pichwai, acrylic, texture, watercolour, Zentangle and mixed media — a blend of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary making.
A Psychology graduate of Maharani College, Jaipur, with a Master’s in English from the University of Rajasthan, she went on to specialise in jewellery design at the Jewellery Product Development Centre, Jaipur. She has since trained across oil and acrylic painting, watercolours, Mandala, Decoupage, Warli, Pichwai, Tanjore, stained glass, MDF art and Zentangle.
She has designed numerous jewellery collections, created over a hundred original artworks, and has mentored aspiring artists for more than seven years — including a run of free online workshops through the pandemic. Pretty Pitara is where that work is gathered and offered.
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Jewellery Product Development Centre, Jaipur — specialisation in jewellery design.
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University of Rajasthan — Master’s in English. Maharani College, Jaipur — Psychology.
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Eleven disciplines practised, from Tanjore gold-leaf relief to Zentangle pen work.
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Free online workshops run through the pandemic to keep people making.
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Works alongside co-artist Kashvi Surana.
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Framed, named, and yours alone.
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Sold framed
Every artwork is supplied with its frame. The price you see is the price on your wall — no separate framing bill, no waiting.
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Individually named
Each frame is chosen and named to complement the piece it holds, so the framing is part of the work rather than a container for it.
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Made once
These are originals. Nothing is printed, reproduced or made a second time — when a piece is gone, it is gone.
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