<P> Nepalese Painting marks the beginning with the religious paintings of Hindu and Buddhist culture . Those traditional paintings can be found in the form of either wall paintings, cloth paintings or manuscripts . They used conservative technique, style, and iconography in their works for centuries . </P> <P> Nepalese paintings believed to have embraced western influences after 1850 with a work of Bhajuman (Chitrakar), a traditional artist who became acquainted with western Realism after visiting Europe . Bhajuman, also known as Bhajumacha Chitrakar, was a court painter of Jung Bahadur Rana, who visited Europe in 1850 after becoming Prime Minister of Nepal . As a member of the new Prime Minister's entourage, Bhajuman also visited Paris and London . Soon after the return, western Realism supposedly influenced Bhajuman's paintings, marking the start of modern trend . An unsigned painting - supposedly to have painted by Bhajuman - depicts a Thapa General in a full military regalia . This painting remained a pivotal example of considerable departure from an established traditional school of Nepali painting to western school of art practice . However, the recent discovery of the illustrations by Raj Man Singh Chitrakar (1797 - 1865) for his patron a British Resident Brian Houghton Hodgson, sheds light on the western Realism entering Nepal way before the influences brought in by Bhajuman Chitrakar . </P> <P> Mithila Painting is practiced in the Mithila region of Nepal and India . This tradition dates back to the 7th century AD . Mithila painting is done with twigs, fingers, natural dyes and pigments . Artists make pictures of natural objects like sun, moon, and deities from mythological epics, royal courts, and weddings . Researchers have discovered much Buddhist art in caves of Mustang area which dates back to 12 century or earlier . Style, technique, materials and subject of painting differed with the ethnic origin of the artists . Artists from the Newar community made most of the paintings that illuminated Buddhist manuscripts and book covers as well as devotional paintings on cloth . Newari artists were renowned throughout Asia for the high quality of their workmanship . Newari painting style' Beri' was famous in Tibet . Beri was adopted as Tibet's universal painting style in the 14th century . </P> <P> The remarkable entry of the western school of art practice is noticed in Nepali painting only after the return of two young artists Tej Bahadur Chitrakar 1898 - 1971 and Chandra Man Singh Maskey in late 1920s . They both joined Government School of Art in Calcutta to learn to paint by observing life and nature - concept of tonal effects, colors and the most important - the application and the use of modern paint mediums like oil, water, charcoal, pastel etc . Very few works of Chandra Man Singh Maskey are accessible to the public . However with the publication of the book Tej Bahadur Chitrakar - icon of transition written by his heir Madan Chitrakar in 2004 and a grand post-humous retrospective of Tej Bahadur Chitrakar "Images of a Lifetime--: A Historical Perspective" organised by Siddhartha Art Gallery in 2005 have emphasised on his contribution for the development of Nepali painting . Tej Bahadur Chitrakar played an important role practising in both traditional Nepali art as well as western ways of painting . Simultaneously he is also fondly remembered as a dedicated teacher who shared his knowledge to many aspiring artists of his time . Under the tutelage of Tej Bahadur, Dil Bahadur Chitrakar versed himself in various paint mediums especially pastel techniques whilst Amar Chitrakar became an expert in water color and oil and became one of the beloved Nepali artists . </P>

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