Bespoke commissions
A painting only yours.
A Govardhan as you remember it; a Varanasi where your grandfather lived; a Char Dham that took you somewhere. The studio paints to memory as readily as to catalogue.
How a commission begins
Four steps, one painting
Conversation
A WhatsApp or a call. We learn the wall, the light, the dimension, and what the painting is for. Free; no obligation.
Agree the price
The studio confirms the size, finish, price and timeline before you pay anything.
At the easel
Hand-painted on canvas with a palette knife, at the size you asked for.
Delivery + Certificate
Free insured delivery in India, rolled in a tube for international. Signed, with a Certificate of Authenticity.
What the studio paints to commission
Four ways a painting begins
From the catalogue
An existing composition, at your size
The simplest path. Pick a composition from the 144, choose dimensions to fit your wall.
Browse the catalogueFrom a memory
A place you have walked
Describe it in a WhatsApp note. A village your grandmother spoke of, a ghat you visited at dawn.
Tell the studioFrom a photograph
Your own image, hand-painted
Share a photograph you took. Sandhya paints from your reference, in her own hand. Not a copy, an interpretation.
Share an imageFor a wall
Painted to fit, exactly
Share the wall's width, height, and light. The studio designs a composition that earns the space.
Describe the wallPast commissions
Three paintings that began as conversations
Bengaluru · Indiranagar
Govardhan at first light, for a niece's wedding
The customer asked for the parikrama at first light, in vermilion. 48 × 36 in, floater gold frame.
— 48 × 36 in · 8 weeks · gold floater
Delhi · Vasant Vihar
Dashashwamedh, as her grandfather knew it
Worked from a black-and-white photograph and stories. 30 × 40 in, stretched on canvas.
— 30 × 40 in · 6 weeks · stretched
Mumbai · Bandra
Jaisalmer fort wall, painted to a stairwell
60 × 36 in panoramic, white floater frame, hand-finished gold leaf.
— 60 × 36 in · 9 weeks · white floater
Expectations
What to expect from a commission
We are honest about lead-time, materials, and what makes a painting Sandhya's.
Read the full FAQ- Lead time
- Confirmed with you before you pay
- Starting size
- From 24 × 30 in · ₹42,000 standard composition
- Pricing
- By square inch · finish (+15% floater, +20% gold) · 5% GST inclusive
- Payment
- Agreed on WhatsApp before you pay
- Revisions
- Discussed before painting begins
- Updates
- On WhatsApp, whenever you ask
- Returns
- Commissioned work is not returnable for change of mind; damage in transit is replaced or refunded.
- Authenticity
- Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Ready to begin
A conversation is the first painting.
Tell the studio the wall, the place, or the photograph. The studio replies within a day, Monday to Saturday.
Write to the studio.
Mon to Sat, before the afternoon light goes.
WhatsApp SandhyaOr write — hello@artbysandhya.com