23rd Jan 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, wherever you may be, I hope all are fine😊. The weather in Kuching was pretty dismal, with a stretch of rainy days with grey skies ☹. But it is nothing like what happened in Tonga☹☹. Tonga is a laid back and idyllic place. However, the recent images were…
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Enigma of Art and the Artist
23rd January 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Once again, maybe I am in a writing mood😊. I drew this picture last year of a famous actress and great humanitarian as part of my art classwork. It was the first time we learned to use a pencil to draw a black and white picture. Multiple layers…
Being Cheerful
Being Cheerful😊 20th Jan 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. I want to share this aspect of art that I just learned. It is called Pointillism. Hm………….now I have never heard of this word. So let us delve in and see what it means. I did this art classwork yesterday. However, it took me six hours…
Rooster and Coq au Vin
15th January 2022 Annie R Teo Sometimes all it takes is a picture to trigger a whole lot of thoughts, if I’m not wrong, those are called ideograms and I definitely found one in Beena’s magnificent cockerel. Now you may be wondering (as I hope you do) what the image of a cockerel means to…
Dance Worship
10th January 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Once again, Mr Nandakumar permitted me to write my thoughts on his painting. It is about Theyyam, a form of dance worship from Northern Kerala and Karnataka. The dance contains traits dating back to the Neolithic period. Wow, how notable is that a tradition or structure of liturgical…
Surreal
7th January 2022 Dr Beena Hello guys. I hope everyone had a peaceful New year. Look at this painting I did and find the mistake😊😉. Yeap, it is surreal! Before we jump into my thoughts, let me explain how I did this painting. It is in watercolour, my favourite medium😊. I used a candle for…
Snakes and Ladders
31st December 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. Unbelievable that we are coming to the end of 2021!! The year seemed to have flown. Many who follow me on this website may have observed that I usually included two gals in my paintings😊. Have you watched the change over time😊? I am impressed with what I…
My Xmas Story
23rd December 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone, I can’t believe that it is the end of the year😊😊. The year seemed to have zoomed past us. Gosh, we have been on Zoom for too long☹. Did you feel the same? I wish to share my thoughts about Christmas.  I am unsure how it originated; I…
Why Monday Blues?
17th December 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. I had many questions after sending out the Blue sweet pea flower greeting. Why is the colour so dark? When one of my friends sent me the picture of a white pea flower, I realised they come in different hues. I learnt something new today. Before moving on…
The Perfect Christmas Tree
9th December 2021 Mrs Annie R Teo  It is December again, and we can feel Christmas coming; at least, that’s how we feel at our weekly Pippin art class. This time we were given a Christmas tree to paint with acrylic and embellish with clay, pearls and, of course, some sparkles we would not…