Hup taem

'picture painting') is an Isan folk art style of murals found on the ordination halls, or sim, at Buddhist temples.

[2] As seen as Wat Sanuan Wari Phatthanaram in Khon Kaen, the region's hup taem tend to use a limited color palette against an off-white background and composition style that includes panels designed to be "read" as one moves around the building with short captions.

The color palette typical rely upon blue, indigo, green, and brown pigments devised from locally available natural sources.

Efforts to document and preserve these traditional hup taem began in the 1980s by artist Pairote Samosorn (ไพโรจน์ สโมสร) and architect Wirot Srisuro [th] (วิโรฒ ศรีสุโร).

The survey also noted the folk art style of hup taem in Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, and Roi Et, compared to those along the Mekong River or near Ubon Ratchathani that showed greater influence from other regions of Thailand or Laos.