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…
Author: Beena Devi
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….
If only the Tree could talk
11th February 2023 Kala and Beena Hello everyone😊, I have been so busy to pen my thoughts for a while. However, this painting by Kala is so memorable that I can’t wait to put my thoughts down. She has painted this on Procreate, and her memory of that tree is vivid. This…
Just Lines She sells Sea shells
11th February 2023 Mr Mani Menon JUST LINES…….She sells seashells Seashells hold a never-ending fascination for the young and old alike. Walk along any seashore, and you’ll see people picking up seashells and admiring them. Some may have even stepped on one and would’ve let out a yelp. But the next moment, they stoop…
First Anniversary of Mika
6th February 2023 Mika’s first anniversary Terry and Beena Hello everyone. It has been a year since the passing of Mika. Terry did this work in colour pencil and sent it to me. I have placed this picture on my bookshelf next to Mika’s stuff. I love the way Terry captured the happy…
Two Hundredth Story
28th January 2023 Mrs Annie Teo & Beena Hello everyone, we have hit 200 stories with this artwork by Mrs Annie Teo. It is done with ink and coloured pencil. It is a stylised ant and very whimsical😊😊. I thank everyone who contributed to making this website unique with art and stories. I…
Prisoner of your Mind
28th January 2023 Mr Mani Menon A short write-up on JUST LINES……..Prison Bars. Decades and decades ago, in the late 1960s, when I was in college, I’d read a novel about which I remember nothing. Not the title, not the author. However, two lines from it are etched in stone in my mind to…
The Mesmerizing Unknown
27th January 2023 Beena Hello everyone, it has been a super busy week for me, with feasting on most days😉😆😆. That means weight gain is inevitable😭😭. But most importantly, I had no time to think of a subject to paint😆. So finally drew this with a ruler with all kinds of shapes. I was clueless,…
Unravelled
26th January 2023 Mr Mani Menon I needed some coloured embroidery threads for an artwork that I was making. I emptied the contents of a plastic cover onto the table. And gasped! The threads had come unravelled from their skeins and had merrily mingled together! Pulling the strands apart was a back-breaking task,…
Check-mate
26th January 2023 Mathew George and Beena Hello everyone😊 I wish to share my friend’s cross-stitch work today. Mathew is an accomplished plastic surgeon and a chess player who won trophies during his younger days. He won the first for Kerala at the Junior National Championship in 1975. The piece above is so exquisite…