27th March 2023 Beena Hello guys😊. When Riccardo sent me the photo that he took in Trieste, I was determined to paint it. I always wanted to paint street lights and never knew how to do it. Riccardo took the photo at twilight, and hence it was pretty dark. I assumed it must…
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Imperfections
17th March 2023 Beena Hello everyone. Yeap, today let us look at the imperfections in my painting😂😂😂. The above picture is a watercolour with salt added to create an effect. Unfortunately, the salt was too wet since we had incessant rains for weeks😢😢😢😭. But I was ignorant of the outcome. So when I finally…
Sunrise or Sunset
14th March 2023 Beena Hello everyone😊😊😊. I hope everyone is well. When I painted this sunrise, it did cross my mind, will it look like sunrise or sunset? I painted this in watercolour, trying to create a fiery sky. I drew the Sun with a pencil but forgot to rub it off before I…
Upside down
5th March 2023 Beena Hello everyone😉😉. Yea, lately, I am stuck with no thoughts. But then, this waterfall painting made me think of something about life🤨🤨🤨. I did this painting following a tutorial where the artist created the waterfall by painting upside down🤔🤔. Have I confused you? Yeap, you draw the horizon line…
Wise Teacher
5th March 2023 Mr Navneet Krishnan The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. Khalil Gibran
Gang of Four Mongolia
24th February 2023 Mrs Annie Teo It was one of those mornings when I needed to fight hard not to give in to a rather dark mood. Thankfully there is a natural weapon always available to anyone who cares to conjure it: good memories. One of those came from a wishful conversation I had…
Just Lines Gingko Leaves
21st February 2023 Mr Mani Menon The humidity of summer ensures that sweat plasters the clothes of pedestrians to their bodies. They hurry to reach the cool welcome of their workplace after their lunch break. The leaves of the Ginkgo trees sway languidly in the slight breeze. The few people standing under the…
Molang
21st February 2023 Tia and Beena Hello guys. Today I wish to introduce Ms Tia Zacharia, our youngest contributor to our website😆😆. Tia is very talented for her age. She sings, dances, creates art and craft work, and paints. Above all, she is a doting sister to her baby brother😍😍. Her painting…
What a lot of fuss about bananas?
20th February 2023 Kala and Beena Hello everyone. Today, I wish to write about bananas, yes, bananas😉😉😉 when I saw this painting by Kala of the banana vendor. In India, especially in Kerala, bananas are essential for daily consumption. We have a wide variety of bananas in Kerala for different purposes. We eat the…
Road less travelled
16th February2023 Kala and Beena Hello there😊. Kala created this road scene from a picture that she took while she was here in Kuching. She painted this picture on Procreate. We all have driven on many roads without considering the drive. Some drives are happy and uneventful. Some may turn out poorly….