7th July 2024 Madeline & Beena Hello, everyone. Madeline painted this beautiful telescope using the line and wash technique with watercolour paint. She has made a boring telescope into a delightful painting. The word telescope comes from the Ancient Greek words tele (far) and skopein (to look or see), teleskopos (far-seeing). The earliest…
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Hibiscus Our National Flower
7th July 2024 Joy Each country has an Independence Day to remind and appreciate our war heroes and educate the current generation. This year, Malaysia is celebrating its 67th Independence Day with the theme “Malaysia Madani: Jiwa Merdeka,” which means “A Free Spirit.” This year, the seven shouts of “Merdeka” will be heard…
Vibrancy of Nature
7th July 2024 Kala & Beena Hello, guys. Today, I wish to post a digital painting by Kala, a talented artist known for her vibrant and evocative works. She painted this harbour scene with these yachts against a brilliant sky, and the colours of the sky are reflected in the water. Kala’s use of…
Heliconias Of The World
7th July 2024 Mr Nandakumar I have posted a line-and-wash painting of Heliconias. This painting was a unique experience for me as I experimented with different techniques and approaches. In this type of watercolour painting, you can either draw the outline first with ink and then fill in the colours or the reverse. …
Colours In The Sky
7th July 2024 Joy In the world of colours, light from the sun stimulates our eyes, which react to red, green, and blue light. When there is no light, the world plunges into darkness. Light makes crests and troughs of a wave of light ie, wavelength (measured in nanometres-nm). Blue has a shorter…
ABSTRACT
1st July 2024 Mr Mani Menon & Beena Hello, today I posted an abstract of art by Mani. He did the work in ink. Despite the title, ‘Abstract’, which signifies the artist’s departure from literal representation, I see elements that evoke a sense of nature and life. I see trees, especially the coconut palm fronds,…
Beautiful Flowers
30th June 2024 Lavender Jong & Beena I present a watercolour painting by Lavender. She used wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques to create this painting, which is an amazing piece of work. I add a quote below: “Accepting Many Wrong Persons May Not Affect Our Life.. But Neglecting One Right Person Will Leave Us…
Can I or I can
30th June 2024 Neelum I painted these designs with acrylic on a white canvas. I got this design from Instagram. I wish to add the following quote: “Two words that can change the way we approach our life. ‘Can I or I can’ Think and choose the right option and create a difference…
A Field of Poppies
30th June 2024 Joy I drew a poppy field after a friend requested it. The red poppy is a symbol of wartime remembrance for soldiers who died in war, in the US, UK, South Africa, Malta, etc. John McCrae, a surgeon-soldier, composed the famous poem to commemorate fallen Canadian heroes called “In Flanders Field”….
Jack & The Beanstalk
28th June 2024 Beena Hello, everyone. I’m so grateful for the many comments I received about the watercolour painting I posted this morning. The challenging part was creating those various coloured shadows and the depth, but your feedback made it all worth it. Many of you shared your nostalgic memories of climbing trees,…