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What happens before a painting comes to life?

Caught this moment between Sandhya and our instructor Santu where they bring their heads together over a painting talking through what comes next. Sometimes, that’s what happens in a class - discussions on what next, where to shade, how much, why...

Kerala Mural Painting Classes at Spanda - Al Quoz, Al Nahda, DIP | Contact 052 92 12 642 for details

The details are everything. A finger out of place, or a shoulder that doesn’t settle can make a whole movement look unstable. That’s why we go slow, why we correct every little detail, and why we return to the same adavu over and over again.

Bharatanatyam Classes at Spanda - Al Quoz, Al Nahda, DIP | Contact 052 92 12 642 for more details

Light and dark come from understanding pressure. And this is one of the first things we teach at pencil shading classes. Long before the gradients and fine details, we handout a paper, give them a pencil and watch what happens between them.

This is what 9 year old Reina Agarwal has created at our classes.

Foundational Pencil Shading Classes for children at Spanda - Al Quoz, Al Nahda, DIP | Contact 052 92 12 642

Two years ago, Rakendu Ajayan walked in as a student. Today, she shares her first music video - Sriman Narayana, a favourite of many in Ragam Bowli, Aadi Thalam. An Annamacharya composition that has been sung for centuries.

Carnatic Music Classes for Adults | Spanda - Al Quoz, Al Nahda, DIP | For Admissions - contact 052 92 12 642

Bharatanatyam Classes at Spanda - Al Quoz, Al Nahda, DIP | For Admissions, Contact 052 92 12 642

She’s ten. Starry Night. Impressionism. She just explained these to us better than most adults could. Watch Aarohi talk about Van Gogh’s Starry Night and the swirls the way colour becomes a feeling.

This is what art education looks like here at Spanda. Not just the technique, theory too. Moments that make us very proud of what we’re building here! Reach out to us and learn art the way you should

Art Classes at Spanda - Al Quoz, Al Nahda, DIP | For Admissions, 052 92 12 642

It’s not always about moving forward, but about returning. Again and Again to the basics that hold everything else up. Because that’s what art asks of you, attention always.

This is Spanda. Now open at DIP - contact 052 92 12 642 for admissions