18th December 2023 Beena Hello everyone. I wish to let everyone know that my beautiful baby Zara, my first gal, passed away on 17th December 2023. Those who knew or have heard of her will know how much she was to me. The story begins in 2009 at a conference in Singapore. Allan…
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Live Life, Bounty Not Barren
10th December 2023 Beena Hello guys. I love to introduce the famous German impressionist artist August Macke. I painted one of his paintings in my art class. August Macke painted 128 paintings and died at age 27 in the second month of the start of the First World War. His first inspiration came from…
Yes You Toucan
10th December 2023 Beena Hello everyone. It has been some time since I posted. Life can get in the way, and I didn’t feel like writing. But when Prakash wrote ” You Toucan”, I laughed😂. That inspired me to write again. It made me think of how Obama won his first election in…
Simplicity
10th December 2023 Angela and Beena Hello, guys; I am posting an acrylic painting by Angela. She has titled it as ” Simplicity”. It is beautifully done with the dew drops, and I love the colours that she used. The word simplicity is meaningful. Especially in the context of our lives now. We…
The Ship
10th December 2023 Amey Nair and Beena Hello guys. I am delighted to post the art of Amey Nair, age seven, who loves to paint. His grandfather, Mr Nandakumar, posts regularly on our website. I wish Amey a great future as an artist. Ships are always fascinating. I remember being on a giant…
Obsession
17th November 2023 Beena Hello guys. I hope all are doing well. I painted this Common Buckeye Butterfly after I saw a photo on Pradipbaiju’s Instagram page. I was attracted by the shadow cast on the leaf by the wings of this gorgeous-looking butterfly. I painted this with watercolour. I bought the…
Bizarre Interpretations
10th November 2023 Beena Hello, I was not ready to write for nearly two weeks. However, this morning, I received bizarre comments about my painting🤣🤣🤣🤣. This is a chair in my living room. I love to watch the shadows cast on the wall and the chair by the morning sun while I sip…
The Lady
31st October 2023 Mr Mani Menon The lissome lass stood unmoving Her eyes fixed on the distant horizon Who was she waiting for so patiently Even as the strong breeze whipped her hair around her face And the pallu of her green saree danced and clung to her
An idle mind….
…is the devil’s workshop. We recently uprooted ourselves and moved to a new city. I’m in my mid-thirities and this is the seventh time I’ve gone through this over the course of my life, each time having lived in one place for five years or more. You’d think by now I’d have gotten a hang…
The 300th Story
26th October 2023 Beena Hello everyone🤗🤗. We have finally reached the 300th story. I posted this painting by Kala as I felt it embodied the challenges one faces in life and when we paint😊🙏. Kala painted this on Procreate. I have realised that reaching this target was possible because of the contributors. This year,…