20th May 2022 Ms Lillian Goh Hmmm.. tada my first oil painting! 😊 About two months ago, I excitedly signed up when National Cancer Society Malaysia (Melaka branch) organize free oil painting classes under Mr Goh Ser Heng. There were FREE eight classes😊😊. I thought since I had done some paintings in my teenage…
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A Woman Holding a Small God
POEM BY RICHARD VARGAS once i saw my grandmother hold out her hand cupping a small offering of seed to one of the wild sparrows that frequented the bird bath she filled with fresh water every day she stood still maybe stopped breathing while the sparrow looked at her, then the seed then back as…
Finding Beenasso
6th May 2022 Dr Beena Hello there, I hope everyone is faring well😊. Yeap, today we will discuss Cubism and Picasso. I could never understand abstract art. Hence, I would walk past a Picasso at any museum. When we were given the assignment in class to do a self-portrait in Picasso style, I was disturbed….
A Slice of Cake and Sharing
4th May 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Yesterday our group met up for a birthday lunch. We call ourselves the “5 Amigos”, a name one of them gave to the group. Some of us are retired, and others are still working. We had formed a pact that we must meet monthly, but unfortunately, the pandemic…
Me Time
30th April 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Today, I will share my thoughts on a painting by Mrs Kala Pohl. It is about a cup of coffee😊. She was inspired to paint this by the following quote. “Drink your tea slowly and reverently… As if it is the axis on which the earth…
Bowl of Flowers
26th April 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. I was surprised by the comments I received regarding the above painting. The above picture was challenging as it is watercolour on round paper. Now we are familiar with portrait or landscape styles. Hence painting on round paper was a new concept for my brain😊. However, what surprised…
Essence of Life
18th April 2022 Mr Nandakumar I painted the Pathmanabapuram Palace as it has a fascinating history. It was built in 1601CE by Iravi Varma and was the centre of the administrative power of the state of Travancore. It is one or maybe even the oldest palace in India. Later under King Anizham, the palace was…
Turmeric and transparency
14th April 2022 Hello everyone😊. I hope everyone is faring well. I received a photo of this plant which I had never seen before. It is a turmeric plant. The plant looked exquisite and exotic. But what intrigued me about the plant was the transparency of the leaf petiole (stalk). I used a limited palette…
Chinese Jars and Pickles
30th March Mr Nandakumar Today, I present my painting of Chinese jars or “Bharani” (in Malayalam). I have always been fascinated by Chinese jars from a young age. They have different sizes. Some are small and decorative pieces. However, some are three feet tall with one foot in diameter. Chinese jars arrived in Kerala with…
Lemon and Hope
26th March 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. It has been a while since I posted. Sometimes, life gets caught up, and you are unsure what hit you! I painted this picture after I watched a tutorial by Kristy Rice. My leaves in this painting are abominable☹. Now, this is such an old English word, and…