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Artists of Chiang Mai
Portrait Painters in Chiang Mai's Night Bazaar
The reproductions the artists make are usually brilliant pieces of art. Or, you
can simply sit there and pose for a few hours.
The subjects they paint vary from tribal people, photos of famous pop stars to
award winning photographs like National Geographic's Afghan girl with the
piercing green eyes which has been sketched the world over ever since!
In this Night Bazaar you find some of the Best Portraitists in Asia
A charcoal pencil portrait in process
If you want your favorite pictures reproduced, head to the lower floor of the
Night Bazaar Arcade. The building is a hard to miss. Here you find a big
painting shop which has several artists working. A place to browse artworks by
artists.
The atmospheric Night Bazaar in downtown Chiang Mai is a popular tourist shopping places. Here you can purchased a personalized charcoal portrait by Asia's finest artists!
A charcoal artist at work
Paintings can be made in black and white, pastels or oil color.
The prices depend on how many persons need to be painted and the size of the
work.
A black and white, 28 X 38cm painting with one person on it may cost 1,000 baht
while an oil color, 55 X 65cm, with four persons on it may cost 6,500 baht.
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