Bespoke commissions
A painting only yours.
Lorem ipsum — 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. Each commission begins with a conversation and ends with a Tuesday at the easel.
How a commission begins
Four conversations, fourteen Tuesdays
Conversation
Lorem — a WhatsApp or a call. We learn the wall, the light, the dimension, and what the painting is for. Free; no obligation.
Composition sketch
Lorem — a hand-drawn sketch in two weeks. Yours to approve, redirect, or set aside. Half-deposit confirmed at this stage.
Tuesdays at the easel
Lorem — six to eight weeks of oil-on-linen, six layers, palette knife. A photograph by WhatsApp every Tuesday at five.
Delivery + Certificate
Lorem — white-glove India, rolled tube international, balance settled on dispatch. Certificate of Authenticity hand-signed.
What the studio paints to commission
Four ways a painting begins
From the catalogue
An existing composition, at your size
Lorem — the simplest path. Pick a composition from the 144, choose dimensions to fit your wall. Painted to that size in oil on linen, signed once.
Browse the catalogueFrom a memory
A place you have walked
Lorem — describe it in a WhatsApp note. A village your grandmother spoke of, a ghat you visited at dawn, a fort wall lit one specific way.
Tell the studioFrom a photograph
Your own image, painted in oil
Lorem — 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
Lorem — share the wall’s width, height, and light. The studio designs a composition that earns the space, painted to those dimensions.
Describe the wallPast commissions
Three paintings that began as conversations
Bengaluru · Indiranagar
Govardhan at first light, for a niece’s wedding
Lorem ipsum — the customer asked for the parikrama at first light, in vermilion. 48 × 36 in, floater gold frame. Begun a Tuesday in March; signed eight Tuesdays later. Gifted at the mehndi.
— 48 × 36 in · 8 weeks · gold floater
Delhi · Vasant Vihar
Dashashwamedh, as her grandfather knew it
Lorem ipsum — the customer’s grandfather had grown up in Varanasi, in the 1940s. We worked from a black-and-white photograph and his stories. 30 × 40 in, stretched on Belgian linen.
— 30 × 40 in · 6 weeks · stretched
Mumbai · Bandra
Jaisalmer fort wall, painted to a stairwell
Lorem ipsum — nine-year-empty wall. The customer sent dimensions; we designed a 60 × 36 in panoramic that earned the space. White floater frame, hand-finished gold leaf.
— 60 × 36 in · 9 weeks · white floater
Expectations
What to expect from a commission
Lorem ipsum — we are honest about lead-time, materials, and what makes a painting Sandhya’s. Anything not answered below, ask on WhatsApp.
Read the full FAQ- Lead time
- 6–8 weeks standard · 8–10 weeks XL (over 48 in) · 2 weeks for sketch
- Starting size
- From 24 × 30 in · ₹42,000 standard composition
- Pricing
- By square inch · finish (+15% floater, +20% gold) · 5% GST inclusive
- Deposit
- 50% confirmed after sketch approval · balance on dispatch
- Revisions
- Two sketch revisions included · further revisions priced separately
- Updates
- A photograph by WhatsApp every Tuesday at five
- Returns
- Commissioned work is not returnable. The sketch step exists for that reason.
- Authenticity
- Hand-signed Certificate, numbered, with Sandhya’s seal
Ready to begin
A conversation is the first painting.
Lorem ipsum — tell the studio the wall, the place, or the photograph. Sandhya replies herself, before the afternoon light goes.
Lorem — write to Sandhya. She replies herself.
Lorem — Mon to Sat, before the afternoon light goes.
WhatsApp SandhyaOr write — studio@artbysandhya.com