An Indian artist uses fire and smoke to create a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II who has died aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.

The portrait was created by Samarendra Behera from Agada village in Odisha state.

The clip shows him using fire to cover a piece of paper with soot.

He then creates the image of the monarch using white paint on top of the blackened page.

Artist create portrait of Queen Elizabeth II using fire & smoke on a piece of paper in Eastern India.


A young painter Samarendra Behera has a unique way to Queen Elizabeth II for 70 years on the throne, he does it by painting his portrait using fire & smoke on a piece of paper.

Samrandra is a young painter from Agada village in Betnoti block of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha in eastern India.

The video shows him using fire & smoke over a piece of paper and with a few stroke of paint brush he sketches on to the paper.

Following the celebrations of her 70 years on the throne. The artist, however, thought this extraordinary way of paying tribute to the extra ordinary for his great contribution to the society.