22nd September 2024 Hwai Jen & Beena Hello, everyone. Today, I am thrilled to share Hwai Jen’s unique pencil drawing of her grandson. This piece is part of her prolific output during the lockdown, and she has graciously allowed me to showcase it here. I loved this drawing as she captured the look…
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A Walk to the Waterfall
22ndSeptember 2024 Mr Nandakumar On a lazy afternoon, I took a bite of the red cherries left behind on the canvas that Wendy had beautifully painted in life-like colours. I stepped out and looked at the landscape that Wendy created. After a few minutes, as I crossed the bridge in Nature’s Elements, I looked…
Stop, Listen and Cherish the Moment
20th September 2024 Beena Hello, everyone. Today, I shared a breathtaking watercolour painting of a sunset on Mantanani Island, Sabah. The beauty of this piece, sent to me by Jane Tan Yee Mun, has sparked a wave of inspiration and appreciation among many of you. Painting sunsets or the sky with clouds is…
Mooncake Festival
17th September 2024 Ms Wendy & Beena The Mid-Autumn festival, depicted so beautifully in this Chinese-style watercolour painting by Ms Wendy Fung, evokes a sense of wonder. The sight of those mooncakes in her painting instantly brought back lovely memories of this enchanting festival, filled with the glow of lanterns and the sweetness of…
Mid-Autumn Festival
17th September 2024 Angela & Beena Today is the Mid-Autumn festival, which dates back over 3,000 years. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. The Chinese believe the moon is at its brightest and fullest size, coinciding with the harvest festival. Angela’s acrylic…
Poffabro
13th September 2024 Beena Hello everyone. I loved the way my painting created many comments. I painted from a photo that Riccardo sent to me a few months ago. I loved those red roof tiles. My teacher suggested I paint it in Pointillism style. That was the tricky part, as it took a long…
Nature’s Elements
8th September 2024 Ms Wendy & Beena Hi guys. Today, I have posted a Chinese-style watercolour painting by Ms Wendy. It is a scenic landscape of mountains, lowlands with trees, and a bridge. The bridge, a common feature in Chinese landscape paintings, symbolizes the connection between different elements of nature and the human world,…
The Blue Bird
8th September 2024 Joy I have posted a watercolour painting of a bird perched on a tree with a poem below: Autumnal Bird As colours change in the forest, Marking the start of falling autumn leaves, Yellows, oranges, reds litter the floors, Sunlight wanes, the air cools. Look! A bluebird is up…
Finding Joy
6th September 2024 Beena Hello, everyone. Today, I posted my acrylic painting of Santa Maria della Salute. I used the pointillism technique for this George Seurat painting, a classwork project that took me nearly eight hours to complete. Santa Maria della Salute, or simply the Salute, is a Roman Catholic Church in Venice,…
Good, Bad and Ugly
6th September 2024 Ms Cheng Hwai Jen Today, I am posting my painting of the view from my window. I painted this in watercolour and ink. I hope you enjoy my perspective of Orchard Road in Singapore. The Good Orchard Road is a vibrant hub, always buzzing with life. Whether it’s the allure…