Author: Beena Devi

12th August 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, once again, a week has flown. I painted this Blue Heron from a photo taken by an old friend. He took up photography as a means to destress. It is like how I took to painting during the pandemic. At the start of the lockdown, I was very…

8th August 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, I hope all are fine and busy with life😊. I have titled this painting “Kawaii”. The original definition came from Lady Murasaki’s 11th Century novel, “The Tale of Genji”. In Japan, kawaii means cute; some examples of cuteness are in handwriting, manga, anime, Hello Kitty and Pikachu. In…

30th July 2022 Mr. Nandakumar Well, what can I say about the year 2022? It has been rather eventful for me. I was diagnosed with Colon cancer and underwent three surgeries at different times with eight cycles of chemotherapy. That is a full plate of dismay. But the silver lining during this period was that…

28th July 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, I hope everyone is safe wherever you are😊. Now I must share my excruciating challenge with Mona Lisa. It is the most recognised portrait in the world. To be tasked with this painting was painstakingly anxiety for me😒. So, I began my journey with acrylic paint. Even after…

17th July 2022 Dr Beena Hello there! Today I wish to post a watercolour painting by Mrs Lavender Jong. She has depicted this young girl in a field that is full of sunshine. In this painting, she has used two techniques. She used a loose method for the background and a tight method for the…

6th July 2022 Mrs Annie Teo   Some time ago, Dr Beena shared her personal experience of being introduced to Cubism and Picasso (Finding Beenasso – 6th May 2022). I attend art classes at the same school as Dr.Beena. I had to paint my self-portrait in Cubism style, and I must confess that the memory…

30th June 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, it’s a strange title for those who don’t know the meaning😊😊. Let us get to the painting first. The illustration above is my art class project. Here I have used acrylic ink (something very new for me, just like the title of this musing). As I love new…

24th June 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone! I am so excited to write about this picture. Once again, this is an art class project. It is a colour pencil picture. I learned so much about using colour pencils. It is very intrinsic and requires immense focus. I had to be patient. I took about two…

24th June 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, today I like to talk about my love for the eye. Last week, in our Art class, I had to paint the eye. I was intrigued. Even when I was young, I would always doodle the eye. Strangely, I always drew only one eye. I never understood why…

18th June 2022 Ms Vasanthi Arasoo   The floating city of canals seems to be a place known for romantics at heart to serenade their sweethearts through a ride along the famed canals in Venice while admiring the beauty of bridges and pre-historic buildings. An added bonus will be the strong and handsome boatmen or…