4th April 2025 Ms Joy Part 2 The picture shows a hut on the hillside of his rice terrace where the farmer rests at noon. After a hard day of work, looking forward to an afternoon nap is crucial. I painted this in watercolour.
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Art is Adventure – Paddy Field Series
4th April 2025 Ms Joy Part 1 An acrylic piece on 40×40 canvas. Successfully attempted. Art is therapy. It fascinates, creates personality, puts a smile on your face, breathes, and chooses life. Art is an Adventure. Rice is a daily staple food; however, in many places, it remains scarce. I gaze past rolling rice fields…
Mini Art Gallery
30th March 2025 Wynn Ong & Beena Wynn posted her mini art gallery today. I am amazed by this young lady who loves art. I will add the following quote: ” You can rise up from anything. You can completely recreate yourself. Nothing is permanent. You’re not stuck. You have choices. You…
Emotions
30th March 2025 Jen & Beena When I first saw this digital art by Jen, I felt many emotions. I loved how she captured that look, which could be anger, frustration, or disgust. I congratulate you, Jen, on doing this in ten minutes👍🏽. I struggle with painting portraits. Getting the proportions of the face…
Buddha
30th March 2025 Mathew & Beena I love this cross-stitch art by Dr Mathew George. Once again, his work looks like a painting. I added the following quote. ” You can rise up from anything. You can completely recreate yourself. Nothing is permanent. You’re not stuck. You have choices. You can think new thoughts….
Enduring Friendship
27th March 2025 Mr Nandakumar This is the story of a bonsai I received as a gift from my friend Mani Menon nearly four decades ago. The gift was a live plant belonging to the Adenum obesum species. At the time I received the plant, it had the makings of a bonsai. It was…
Cosy Vibes
22nd March 2025 Ai Siok & Beena Hello, everyone! I want to post a piece of colouring work by Ai Siok titled ‘Cozy Vibes.’ This sparked my curiosity and led me to a new learning about language differences that I’m eager to share with you. I love that word cosy or is it…
Stairs and Life
22nd March 2025 Kala & Beena I posted this painting by Kala. What intrigued me about it was the stairs. The light at the top of those stairs invites you to climb. When we were young, we loved running up the stairs. But as we age, we can find stairs intimidating😰. Here, I…
Walk Away
22nd March Ms Wendy & Beena I post a watercolour painting of cherry blossoms in the Chinese style by Ms Wendy. Cherry blossoms are favoured not only by people but also by artists. They give us much hope and joy. Even on a dull day with a grey sky, cherry blossoms cheer us up….
Roots
22nd March 2025 Mr Nandakumar I posted a painting of Venpalavattom Durga temple over 200 years old. It is a six-storey building. The temple got its name from the tree in the temple premises. None of us can see the two squares of granite slabs the tree’s roots cling to. The most important…