1st March 2022 Mr Nandakumar Hello everyone, I have the great pleasure to introduce Mr Nandakumar. He has contributed a few of his paintings here. But today, he has written a story about his train ride😊. “I landed at the train station at Palghat (now)Palakkad in January of 1982 at an unearthly…
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Wild to be tamed
28th February 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Today I would love to introduce Madam Lavender Jong. She goes to the same art class as I do. She is very hardworking in our class and stays focused on her painting. She permitted me to post the recent picture which she painted at home. She…
A Train Ride
28th February 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Today I received this watercolour painting from Mr Nandakumar. It is fascinating. It is a digital version using a software app called Photoshop. I did a quick read on this. It is an entirely different world out there, and the tools help you create a masterpiece! Now, I…
Capture that Rapture
23rd February 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. I just needed to post my thoughts today. The picture above is the epitome of naïve delight😊. I painted this a week after Mika had passed on. Let me say it gave me tremendous joy. Zara and I miss her very much. Today would have been…
Let there be Light
15th February 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. We completed 100 stories on the website to date. Thank you, everyone, for your contributions in terms of pictures, your artwork, your stories and all the lovely comments that has made this site a wonderful place to reflect😊. Today I would like to share my thoughts on the…
MIKA
7th February 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Today I wish to share about my beautiful dog named Mika. When I first met her, it was via a photo sent to me by my friend who knew I was in desperate need of a dog as my older dog Zara was unwell. I fell in love…
Socotra Island and Patience
5th February 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Today we have an exciting piece of art. It is called a cross-stitch. I am not sure how many of you are familiar with this art. The craft reminds me of needlepoint from ancient Egypt. Though both are hand embroidery, they are different. Dr Mathew George did this…
Come and Sit Awhile With Me
4th February 2022 Dr Tan Poh Tin My 1993 flour-dough handcrafted and hand-painted creation “Girl on a Garden Bench” invites you to pause and join her, to breathe deeply and smell the flowers. Her loyal dog may move closer to her and switch his watchful eye to you. Don’t worry, he’s well trained. Her…
Bouquet For Your Kind Thoughts
4th February 2022 Dr Tan Poh Tin It’s the Chinese New Year. In Malaysia it is a public holiday for two days. Some Chinese businesses stay closed till day four. Greeting cards are now extinct, replaced by messages on social media. Receiving them, even the viralized generic e-cards gives me a feel-good feeling…
Time is Precious
3rd February 2022 Dr Beena I wish to introduce art created by my friend Dr Tan Poh Tin. It is called Dough Art. She found this in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1993 during her travels. I have never heard of this art before. Now, this form of art uses two parts of dough to one part…