19th June 2023 Ann Chin and Beena Hello there😊😊. Today, I am posting Ann Chin’s watercolour work on a market scene in Penang. She has captured the essence of what I love about markets💃🏽💃🏽. I find markets rather interesting. When I was young, my mom used to bring me to the market to…
Author: Beena Devi
Keeping the Whites
16th June 2023 Beena Hello there🙂🤨. Let’s talk about this painting🥹🥹🥹. I was stressed when my art teacher asked me to paint these flowers😰😰😰. I even had nightmares as I needed to keep the white part of the paper for the flowers. The image of the flowers happens from the shadow colours. I was confused…
Truth Hurts
12th June 2023 Beena Hello guys😊😊😊. I hope everyone is well. I posted this painting which I felt fell through as it had many mistakes. It was an acrylic painting. I find painting curves on petals a challenge. It is more so with acrylic. However, by the time I completed it, there was some…
The Boat
8th June 2023 Mr Nandakumar I am always fascinated by the stories the boatman has in his travels. I don’t know if the readers know about Alleppey in Kerala. It is a small place with tons of waterways. The mode of transport is often by boat. I painted this boat with no frills in…
Finding Beauty In Unexpected Places
3rd June 2023 Allan SUPER BLOOM @ CARRIZO PLAINS, CALIFORNIA – FINDING BEAUTY IN UNEXPECTED PLACES You know, sometimes you can find beauty in the least expected places. While driving and camping across the United States with our two dogs in the early Spring of this year, my wife and I encountered some unexpected difficulties….
Missing Legs
Missing Legs 2nd June 2023 Beena Hello everyone😊😊😊. I had many comments for the Butterfly painting that a story has formed in my head🤔🤔. Stephen noted that my butterfly had four legs and asked me about the missing ones. Vimla noted the gossamer nature of the wings😊😊. Ah, ha, I thought, even though I…
Time passes by……..but memories stay
29th May 2023 Mani and Beena I love how Mani has explained life’s different phases through his art on maple leaves. The maple leaves undergo ageing as part of their natural process. It comes to life, bright and cheerful abounds with tons of energy. With changing seasons, the leaves transform with different hues and…
What Matters
29th May 2023 Kala “At the end of the day what really matters is that your loved ones are well, you’ve done your best and that you’re thankful for all you have.”
Invisible Cherry Blossoms
28th May 2023 Beena Hello everyone🙂🙂. I wish to describe this painting which I did on particle board. Many asked me if this was an oil painting. The answer is no; I needed multiple mediums to create it😊😊. I will describe the process. I got the picture from Pinterest. My art teachers Stella and…
Double Happiness
21st May 2023 Angela C S F and Beena I wish to introduce a new artist to this website. Ms Angela CSF painted this traditional scene from Lingnan, Foshan, China. She painted this in acrylic on canvas and beautifully captured the nuances of a conventional ancestral temple place. I liked that shadow on the…