Author: Beena Devi

  6th April 2025 Beena   Hi everyone. I was thrilled to hear the comments about Yumi. As many know, I never dared to draw my gals. But I finally decided to draw Yumi using coloured pencils. For the background, I used a light watercolour as a wash.   I drew this from a photo…

6th April 2025 Ms Wendy Part 5 Serene Mountains

6th April 2025 Ms Wendy Part 4 Lush Mountains

6th April 2025 Ms Wendy Part 3 Floating Mountain range

6th April 2025 Ms Wendy Part 2 Red Mountain

6th April 2025 Ms Wendy & Beena   Hi, I’m excited to share a series of unique watercolour paintings by Ms. Wendy, each beautifully crafted in the Chinese style. These paintings portray China’s majestic mountains, a subject that Ms. Wendy has a deep passion for. I’ve chosen to present her work under the title ‘Majestic…

6th April 2025 Ms Miya Ong & Beena   I wish to introduce Ms Miya Ong, the younger sister of Ms Wynn Ong. At the age of eight, Miya created this beautiful charcoal artwork. As someone who has never attempted charcoal artwork, I am truly impressed by Miya’s talent, and I am deeply grateful to…

4th April 2025 Ms Joy Part 4 I thank Ms. Joy for contributing four paintings regarding padi ( rice) cultivation. Each painting beautifully captures a different aspect of this vital practice. The last watercolour painting depicts a house on stilts, a common sight in many rice-growing regions. Houses on stilts had a purpose. They were…

4th April 2025 Ms Joy Part 3   I painted this in watercolour. It depicts a farmer’s home by the kolam (pond) and a padi rice nursery before the next planting. For rice farmers, there is a lot of planning ahead of every new planting. The harvest depends on soil, water and weather.

4th April 2025 Ms Joy Part 2 The picture shows a hut on the hillside of his rice terrace where the farmer rests at noon. After a hard day of work, looking forward to an afternoon nap is crucial. I painted this in watercolour.