29th April 2024 Beena Hello everyone. I hope you liked the Japanese diner that I posted recently. A friend sent me a photo of an alley in Kyoto. I loved it because it reminded me of the Netflix series Midnight Diner. I painted this with watercolour paints that I received as a gift from a…
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Simplicity in Monotone
23rd April 2024 Mr Nandakumar & Beena Hello guys. I received this painting from Mr Nandakumar. He used only a single colour to paint a scene depicting everyday life. It is challenging to create such a scene. I will say, “Bravo, you have managed to capture the ethos “. I find it difficult to…
Acceptance
21st April 2024 Beena Hello everyone. I am excited to share my experience painting a bouquet of roses and irises inspired by Vincent Willem van Gogh’s artwork. Painting this bouquet was a challenging but rewarding experience for me. I used a palette knife, a new technique, and found it quite tricky. At one…
Hazel’s Fish
19th April 2024 Ms Hazel & Mom Sarah and Beena Greetings! Today, we’re excited to introduce our youngest contributor, Ms. Hazel. With the help of her mom, Sarah, Hazel created a beautiful, vibrantly coloured fish using paper and glue with a 3D effect. It’s worth noting that Hazel’s cousin Tia has also contributed to…
The Boy With An Umbrella
15th April 2024 Madam Lim and Fen Nee Once again, we are fortunate to have a drawing from Madam Lim. Her daughter, Fen Nee, wrote the thoughts. “Let your imagination run with this drawing. Madam Lim’s drawing evolves as she’s drawing it. A boy comes into being. Wait, what is he holding? A…
Sunny Sunflowers
5th April 2024 Kala & Beena Hello guys! Today, I am sharing a digital painting of a sunflower field created by my friend Kala. They look like smiling flowers😊. When Kala painted this beautiful field of flowers, she asked herself a question: would she feel fabulous waking up to a field of sunny,…
Brilliance of Nature
5th April 2024 Beena Hello everyone! I’m excited to talk about my painting of a recently completed cardinal. I lacked inspiration, so my friend Pradip Baiju, an excellent photographer, sent me some photos of birds to help. I was mesmerised when I saw the cardinal and decided to paint it. In the photo,…
JOY
25th March 2024 Kala & Beena Hello everyone! I am excited to share with you a beautiful crochet work by Kala, who has contributed a lot of her art to this website. She recently took up Granny Square crochet and has poured enormous energy into it💃🏽. To make this table runner, Kala had to…
Complement??
24th March 2024 Beena Hello everyone. I wanted to share my experience of painting oranges. It was challenging as I had to work on many shadow colours🤔. I used watercolours, and it is essential to remember where the light source is for painting shadows. However, I tend to forget that when I paint, which…
Reflections of Life
22nd March 2024 Cheng Hwai Jen The feelings this picture evokes in me are as follows. If the building represents the seniors who have retired, the foreground represents the young people who are thriving in activities, studies, work, socialising, raising families, supporting the old folks, and busy serving their countries. Looming in the background would…