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…
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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…
Why are Clocks fascinating?
7th December 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. Today I have the privilege to introduce the artwork of Mr N Nandakumar. He has exhibited his work at Chitra Santhe, a vast art exhibition held annually in Bengaluru, India. His passion for painting began at an early age where he was attracted to the natural beauty of…
Cup Size Matters
5th December 2021 Dr Beena Hello, guys😊, are you ready for the weekend of “Mung”? I look at this painting; it just shouts “Mung or Niksen” in a Teacup. This is an art class work where our teachers gave us the assignment to develop ideas about a teacup. If you were to look at mine,…
Growing Old
3rd December 2021 Mrs Annie R Teo The Mirror You must have experienced checking yourself in the mirror of an aeroplane lavatory? I started “flying” when I was about sixteen years old and that particular reflection there and then threw right to my face a whole network of wrinkles! Forward a few decades of amazing…
Finding “Mung”
1st December 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. I hope everyone is well and safe. Today I present an artwork done using only a pen. I did this work during one of the art lessons before the lockdown was eased. I toiled as this has buildings with intricate architectural designs, and it is somewhere in Europe….
The Humble Bumblebee
27th November 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Hope wherever you are that you are safe. Each day brings in more unpleasant news. Hence, I thought I would introduce you to something new. I learnt something in my art class. It is called Art Nouveau😊. I had no clue what it was about this art. Our…
Durians For Christmas
26th November 2021 Mrs Annie R Teo December is back and here I am, on a regular thirty something degrees Celsius pre-Christmas day, standing in my neighbor’s chili-peppers field. I came here specifically to shoot a Durio zibethinus (a Durian tree) with my camera and capture a new picture for my blog. Standing near me…
Root Bridges
21st November 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone! Yea, can you believe that? Root bridges! I got very excited when I read about root bridges😊. Allan wrote about the bridge in Ba Ha Hills of Vietnam in the early part of this year. I have always been fascinated by bridges. Wherever you go, you will find…
Chalking Up the Brownie Points
A huge part of life is about learning to deal with people. For me, it has been the greatest challenge. But it has also brought the greatest victories. It is important to have relationships that are two-way streets. Meaning, give and take in equal proportions. In reality, that rarely happens. I think relationships are…