18th January 2023 Dr Mani Menon I introduce Mr Mani Menon, a self-taught artist, who has been inspired by pen. He used Micron pens of varying sizes to create this beautiful picture of flowers. Though we are used to seeing colour, I find a certain charm in black and white that speaks volumes about…
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Cheerleaders
14th January 2023 Mr Nandakumar I painted these flowers, commonly found everywhere, as I feel happy seeing their vibrant colours. It made me think; we all need cheerleaders in our lives, right? These flowers are named Nasturtium, which means nose twister. I thought that was funny. But the original meaning of this name…
Choose your Role
14th Jan 2023 Ms Kala Pohl Someone asked me once; why my paintings don’t have people in them. I just want to create the scene. You get to choose the role you play in it, and who you play it with. It’s not my story, it’s yours. Painted on the iPad…
Happy New Year
14th January 2023 Ms Kala Pohl Happy New Year Another new year begins, and I’m grateful. We don’t get to choose our family, our upbringing, whether we see the cup half full or empty. So, I often think about how fortunate I am that I see the world as a benevolent place. That most…
Happy 2023
1st January 2023 Beena Happy New Year💃🏽💃🏽, I hope 2023 will be better for all! I wanted to paint a New Year greeting from me and my gals. But I was struggling with what I could paint as I was unsure of my skill🙄🤨🤔. Finally, I decided to paint fireworks with us watching it😊….
Snoopy
30th December 2022 Beena Hello everyone😊😊. It is the last Friday of the year. 2022 is coming to an end. I was struggling to find something to paint for this Friday. Yesterday, I went to a new art supply shop, bought new watercolour paints and was excited to try them out💃🏽💃🏽. The red and…
Girl with a Mask
27th December 2022 Ann Su and Beena Hello everyone, as the year is coming to a close, I thought of writing about this painting done by Ann Su. This painting is in watercolour, and she used a white pen for the highlights. I loved the way one of the flowers on the mask gives…
A Christmas Tree
25th December 2022 Beena Merry Christmas to everyone 😊😊😊. I love the month of December. It is a time to reflect. I reminisced about this year, as it has been challenging since Mika’s passing. I have come to terms with my loss as I see so much needless suffering in this world. Why…
Dreams
24th December 2022, Beena Hello everyone😉😉. Sometimes a painting reveals so much about our unfulfilled dreams. When I sent out the picture of the Aurora Borealis, I was amazed by how many of you always wished to see it in real life😍😍. Today I wish to talk about the dreams you guys shared with me….
Wonderful Life
23rd December 2022 Ms Kala Pohl The movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” is one of my favorites…it’s on my must-watch list every Christmas. Often, we don’t explore the impact we have on someone’s life…or what they have on ours. What paths would our lives have taken if we hadn’t met? I believe that every…