18th September 2021 Dr Shobha George Hello there to everyone who comes by. I am Daisy, a flower that grows wild and thrives almost anywhere. We daisies are fun-loving, easy-going and value our freedom a lot. We thrive everywhere, especially in God’s own country Kerala😊. So, wherever we are, we create our own dynamic by…
Author: Beena Devi
The Ripple Effect
11th September 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone, time for another musing. This picture that I painted is from a tutorial by Paul Clark. It is Penhurst Place built-in 1341. The history of this place is astounding. I knew nothing about this place when I was painting it. However, let me share my struggles with this…
Wave and the Masking Fluid
5th September 2021 Dr Beena Hello Everyone Time for another musing. Hmm, since my little toe fractured, I am grounded☹. Well, with the pandemic, most of us are homebound☹. Thus, you know what I will be doing. Yes, painting and writing my musings. This painting is about a big wave. I was nervous about this…
Summertime in an Abenaki Village
29th August 2021 Dr. Beena Ever since Allan wrote that story on Peace in Wintertime, Skowhegan, Maine, I have been intrigued. After I read about them on the website moose.nhhistory.org, I painted this picture from there and decided why don’t I write about them. Oddly, these indigenous people were called Indians😊. Please read why that…
Reminders of Things Past
26th August 2021 Ms Lo Yen Nyuk On 22/8/2021, Ming, my sister who lives in New Zealand, Whatsapped the above image to me with the message “Nyuk, do you remember this?” Of course, I do! I replied to her, “The Pakhribas fireplace! But you were never there. Did Yen paint it?” Yen is my youngest…
Look Up, Let Hope Soar High
22nd August 2021 Dr.Beena Hello guys Yes, look up. I love this painting. It is like you are standing or lying on the ground looking at the tree. Have you done that? Most times, we walk with our heads looking down. For me, I need to look at the ground as I have fallen too…
Onam
21st August 2021 Dr. Beena Devi Hello everyone. Today is Onam. I wish those celebrating a Very Happy Onam, more so because of our challenging time. Onam is when families unite for the festive occasion. Onam is celebrated in Kerala as a harvest festival after the monsoon or the terribly wet season. It is a…
Quiet Contemplation
14th August 2021 Dr. Beena Hello everyone. The Olympics is finally over. Hmm, you must be wondering what the Olympics has to do with the above picture. I painted this as part of Paul Clark’s weekly tutorials. I did wonder about the place where the fisherman is? Can anyone enlighten me on which…
Free as a Butterfly
6th August 2021 Dr.Beena Everyone loves freedom. We may not realise it, but sometimes freedom is taken for granted. I was inspired to paint this picture of a butterfly and a flower from a photo sent by Shobha. It was a photo of a Marble white butterfly on a Mexican wine flower. However, I was…
La Gomera and Communication in Art
30th July 2021 Dr. Beena Hi everyone. Hope everyone is good and safe wherever you are. Today let me describe a bit about my painting. It is a picture of La Gomera (pronounced La Yomera). It is one of Spain’s Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. The island…