Author: Beena Devi

Poo Kolam 8th September 2022 Dr Beena Hello, everyone; today is Onam, the harvest festival for Malayalees😊😊😊. It is not a well-known festival like other Indian festivals, but for us, it is a special occasion. I wish to reveal a secret here; I nearly forgot until one of my young friends reminded me that he…

3rd September 2022 Ms Kala Pohl   Self Worth     The only one who gets to decide your worth is you. It doesn’t come from your bank account or the number of friends you have. It doesn’t come from what someone else says you are worth. It’s called self worth for a reason -it…

2nd September 2022 Mr Nandakumar I would love to share my thoughts on waves. I love to watch waves at the beach. When I painted this, it occurred to me that the word “waves” have a much-varied meaning. For example, I can wave to a friend; seeing an old friend, I was filled with waves…

2nd September 2022 Dr Beena Hello there! I hope you are reading the stories others wrote, and please give your comments as we love to read them😍😍. Today I wish to share something new about this painting. It was my art classwork. It is called Pointillism. In 1886, George Seurat and Paul Signac developed this…

30th August 2022 Ms AnnSu Hi, I wish to describe this “heartbeat” 😍. Kuching is the capital of Sarawak. The name of Kuching has many interpretations. One is that it is a Malay word for a cat, or it is named Cochin, the generic term for a trading harbour. Another theory states; “Ku” means Old,…

29th August 2022 Dr Vineeta J Malayil   I painted this using oil paints on board 12x16inches in 2019. It depicts a landscape scenery. I love painting scenery as it is timeless, and anyone can relate to a serene scene. I felt the following inspirational quote was befitting my painting.     On Letting Go…

29th August 2022 Dr Mathew George Hi, I am Mathew George. I love to create art via cross stitch. It is therapeutic, and here for this piece of Snake River, I took many months to complete. There are about ten types of cross-stitch designs. In this piece, I have used multiple types to simulate a…

29th August 2022 Ms AnnSu Hi, I am AnnSu. My love affair with watercolour began sometime in 2014😉. There is something very romantic about watercolour that I find fascinating. I would love to share this painting of flamingoes that I had copied from a photo from a magazine. When I looked at the photo of…

22nd August 2022 Elly and Zoe Hi, I am Elly. I hope you like this artwork. My granddaughter Zoe, seven years of age, was inspired by sailboats and painted this with some help from grandma😉. We have a summer house in Friesland. Every year, there are sailboats on the lake called Sneekermeer for a whole…