Tag: Essay

22nd November 2024 Beena   Hi everyone, I recently shared my painting inspired by Van Gogh’s Vase with blue irises and asked for your insightful comments on the differences you could find. The overwhelming response and the thoughtful feedback you provided truly made my day. Thank you all for your valuable input🤗.   I painted…

17th November 2024 Ms Wendy & Beena   Hi, I’m sharing Ms Wendy’s painting of the Great Wall of China, a masterpiece that captures the wall from an aerial view, resembling a beautiful, graceful dragon. In his ‘Records of the Grand Historian,’ Sima Qian described it as Wanli Chang Cheng, meaning ‘Ten-thousand mile long wall.’…

17th November 2024 Beena   Morning. I woke up very early today, at 4 a.m., and was unable to go back to sleep. I decided to go to the market by 5:30 a.m. It was still dark when I reached the market, but I was thrilled to find a parking space. As I wandered around,…

10th November 2024 Kala & Beena   Hi everyone. I posted this digital art by Kala. What struck me most was the sunrise and the surrounding energy of the sea and the strength of those rocks. The painting gives me the message that whatever may happen, the sun will rise, spread her energy to those…

9th November 2024 Mr Nandakumar   I painted these yellow flowers with acrylic. Yellow is an inspiring colour. Our mood gets lifted when we see that colour. I would like to add the following quote:   “I inhale positive energy and exhale any fears. I will not worry about things that are out of my…

9th November 2024 Mr Mani Menon   I loved this ink and pen artwork by Mr Mani. For a moment I thought his tree looked odd. Then I realized that the tree is only half with the branches of the tree loaded with tons of birds. Of course, the red dot mark is his signature…

9th November 2024 Beena   Hello, guys. It has been a while since I wrote my thoughts. We all have days when we feel down. The past few weeks were not pleasant. However, what hurt me the most is the type of ideology that many of my ‘friends’ have adopted. Specifically, the shift towards [specific…

9th November 2024 Ms Angela Huam   Angela’s painting of Dove Jetty in Penang is rather refreshing. She painted this in acrylic. Some mornings can be dull, but her painting of the boat waiting at the jetty made me feel like the day’s work is about to begin. It is like a new day. It…

9th November 2024 Ms Wendy Fung   Today, I posted a watercolour painting by Ms Wendy. It depicts the downstream of a waterfall where the currents are strong. I could picture that in my mind along with the sound of the strong currents. I had added a quote to depict my thoughts:   When you…

9th November 2024 Ms Lavendar Jong   I loved the play of light in Ms Lavendar’s painting. She painted with watercolour and brought out the light and shadows cast by the sunlight creeping in after the rain. I add a quote to describe this painting:   Life Is too short to be unhappy…. On this…