Birds

Madhava Menon was one of Kerala's earliest artists to train at Santiniketan, where he studied under Nandalal Bose. Menon adhered to the oriental style he developed while in Bengal. Strongly against modern trends in Indian art, he loved nature and usually painted delicate watercolours of flowers, animals and trees. Menon was also a keen birdwatcher and often painted detailed images of birds he spotted in Kerala.