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Indian Culture & Everyday Life

First Chai of the Day

Shalini Tomar · Original painting

From $1,595 USD

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How sizing works: every tier is hand-painted to order on rounded canvas with no frame, in the same composition and palette as the original. Price scales with the painted area.

About this painting

A steaming glass of chai in spare black lines and sienna. Original canvas, unframed — warm, everyday, and easy to love.

There's nothing grand about this one, and that's exactly why it works. A glass of chai, drawn in spare black lines with two confident strokes of warm sienna, captures a small daily ritual rather than a big statement — the kind of moment most people actually live in. It adds real character to a kitchen, a dining nook, or a tea corner, and because the subject is so universally recognizable, it makes an easy, warm housewarming gift for almost anyone. Original, hand-painted canvas, rounded and unframed.

Highlights

  • Steaming glass of chai, everyday subject
  • Spare black linework with sienna accents
  • Warm, unpretentious kitchen art
  • Original hand-painted canvas, unframed
Artist
Shalini Tomar
Category
Indian Culture & Everyday Life
Sizes
16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm) · 24 × 30 in (61 × 76 cm) · 34 × 42 in (86 × 107 cm)
Material
Rounded canvas, unframed
Framing & shipping
Details available on request

Shipping & lead time

Insured shipping
$110–$165
Studio preparation
10–14 business days
Transit
6–10 business days

Estimates only. Final insured shipping is confirmed by the studio before dispatch; any import duties are the collector's responsibility.

View in your room

Each size drawn to scale against a three-seat sofa and a standard doorway, hung at gallery height.

Medium — 24 × 30 in (61 × 76 cm). Scale reference only; wall height shown is 9 ft.

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