Author: Beena Devi

  14th September 2023 Mr Nanadakumar   This is a watercolour painting. Trees are always fascinating. Especially when they are old. In Kerala, we conserve our old trees. They have so much character in them. They provide shade for us in this heat and are the abode for birds, bats and many other living creatures….

  8th September 2023 Beena   Hello everyone😊😊. Allan had sent me photos of places near his home in Willis, Virginia, USA. Allan is the co-owner of this website. When we created this website, he wrote the first set of eighteen stories about my paintings; you can read his earliest stories on this website. Many…

3rd September Mr. Mani Menon & Beena   Hello everyone, I would like to write something about this line drawing by Mr. Mani. Everyone has played the game Snakes and Ladders at some point in childhood. I used to love playing that game, especially when I won.   When I saw this complicated drawing, I…

3rd September 2023 Dr Priyalatha & Beena  Hi, I want to share what Priya wrote about my colour-pencil drawing of Mount Santubong in Kuching. Using coloured pencils is a challenge. I know there are some mistakes in my perspective aspect of the mosque. We can see Mount Santubong wherever you drive in Kuching. The shape…

28th August 2023 Beena   Hello everyone, it’s that time of the year when Malayalees go crazy🤣🤣🤣. It is a time of feasting a complete vegetarian meal. I have attempted a feeble way to portray that in this watercolour painting. I was unsure as to what I should paint🤨🤔🤔.   Anyway, the purpose of this…

28th August 2023 Mr Mani Menon I wish all my dear friends and family a fabulous Onam. May you find great joy and happiness during this festive season. Happy Onam to all.  

28th August 2023 Mr Nandakumar   Onam Greetings to all Malayalis    May the Malayali retain the Banana plantation so that Mahabali can be offered crispy chips next Onam, too😊😊.   Happy Onam, may this festive season bring us great peace and happiness.

25th August 2023 Beena   Hello guys, it’s been some time since I penned my thoughts😊. I painted this Arowana from a picture Mr Chiam sent me. I struggled with the body of the Arowana, especially the scales, the fins and the tail. The best part is the face🫠. A friend pointed out how I…

19th August 2023  Dr Priyalatha Govindasamy   When I saw this watercolour painting, I had the following thoughts. Always keep in mind the significance of the water pitcher. Beauty requires both support and space to radiate; it finds these essential elements within the water pitcher. Quietly and consistently, the pitcher offers unwavering support to the…

18th August 2023 Ms Teresa Liew & Beena   Love the Autumn colors.  Autumn is very pleasant when the leaves turn into different colors and the temperature gets more bearable, but when the leaves fall, a sense of loss and indescribable faint sadness crippled into our sensory cells that makes me think of many, many…