A 200 year old Rajasthani tradition of hand-crafting exquisite paintings using a palette of crushed semi precious stones like ruby, garnet, amethyst, cornelian agate, jasper, onyx, blue sapphire, yellow sapphire, multi colored sapphires etc.

Gemstone paintings originated in the colorful state of Rajasthan, and is mostly practised in the city of Jaipur. The artist first prepares the palette by crushing the desired gemstones to a fine dust. Then he makes the outline of the painting with watercolor on the backside of an acrylic or glass sheet. The powdered stones are then placed with utmost precision to express the vivid, beautiful images that dwell in the imagination of the artist. Every millimeter of space counts and the work is done with utmost care. No machinery is used; the entire process is done by hand.

The gemstones used are always natural, hence the paintings never loose their color,luster and splendor.