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…
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Mundane Serenity
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…
Heartbeat of Kuching
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,…
A Niche
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…
Snake River
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…
Romance is in the Air
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…
Skutsjesilen
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…
Glow after the Rain
14th August 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊, this morning when I went cycling, a thought came to me😎. There was a slight drizzle, and then the rain stopped. But the sky was still grey. I thought of the painting that I had done a while ago. It had this beautiful glow after the rain. Well,…
Inspiration
12th August 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, once again, a week has flown. I painted this Blue Heron from a photo taken by an old friend. He took up photography as a means to destress. It is like how I took to painting during the pandemic. At the start of the lockdown, I was very…
Kawaii
8th August 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, I hope all are fine and busy with life😊. I have titled this painting “Kawaii”. The original definition came from Lady Murasaki’s 11th Century novel, “The Tale of Genji”. In Japan, kawaii means cute; some examples of cuteness are in handwriting, manga, anime, Hello Kitty and Pikachu. In…