Gopal Swami Khetanchi

Gopal Swami Khetanchi (born 15 February 1958) is an Indian painter based in Jaipur. Hailing from an artistic family in north Rajasthan, Khetanchi studied fine art in Jaipur and worked for some time as an assistant art director in Bollywood and an illustrator for magazines, before returning to Rajasthan to focus on painting. Another form associated with him is calendar kitsch. Distinguishing features of his style are uniqueness, delicacy and swiftness of drawing. his works span from Romanticism to deep Realism and are held in various private and corporate collections in India and abroad. His paintings have been displayed at solo and group exhibitions at Jaipur, New Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore, Dubai and London. He hails from Sardarshahar town in Churu district. He developed his painting skills in Mumbai, working on film sets and sketching passers-by at the Juhu beach. Khetanchi says he did not like the environment of Bollywood and decided to channelise his creativity into painting only. By 2011, he had moved from pure figuration to conceptual renderings and started experimenting with different palettes and imaging styles. and on the cover of the November–December 2014 edition of Nouvelles De L'Inde, the bimonthly publication of the Indian embassy in Paris.

Gandhigiri Through his Gandhigiri canvasses (2010), Khetanchi depicted Mahatma Gandhi's dream of an independent India free from poverty and hardships by juxtaposing Gandhi's face with that of common people.

Monuments Monuments is one of the favourite themes of Khetanchi. He has painted the Jal Mahal and Hawa Mahal in his own distinct style. In addition, he has painted many forts including three forts of Jaipur (Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort and Amber Fort), Jaisalmer's Sonar Killa, Chittorgarh's Vijay Stambha, Udaipur's City Palace, Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort, Bundi's Taragarh Fort, Bikaner's Junagarh Fort, Kuchaman Fort and Kumbhalgarh Fort. He sees himself as a realist, or a sincere friend of actual truth, and says he chose realistic art because it is nearer to human interest and at the same time it is very much challenging. 2004: Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. The exhibition had 29 paintings celebrating Jaipur's architecture and covered major landmarks of Jaipur including Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Jantar Mantar, Amber Fort and Hawa Mahal. The exhibition was inaugurated by Arjun Prajapati and also featured a self-portrait. All paintings depicted an elderly Gandhi with other elements and figures complementing or countering the discourse. This exhibition displayed eleven paintings of forts in Rajasthan.