30th January 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. Where ever you may be, may you be in peace. I did this painting in watercolour in Chinese style in my art class. We had this assignment as this is the year of the Tiger for the Chinese Lunar New Year. The sample given was in a digital…
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Rain Or Shine
23rd Jan 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, wherever you may be, I hope all are fine😊. The weather in Kuching was pretty dismal, with a stretch of rainy days with grey skies ☹. But it is nothing like what happened in Tonga☹☹. Tonga is a laid back and idyllic place. However, the recent images were…
Enigma of Art and the Artist
23rd January 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Once again, maybe I am in a writing mood😊. I drew this picture last year of a famous actress and great humanitarian as part of my art classwork. It was the first time we learned to use a pencil to draw a black and white picture. Multiple layers…
Being Cheerful
Being Cheerful😊 20th Jan 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. I want to share this aspect of art that I just learned. It is called Pointillism. Hm………….now I have never heard of this word. So let us delve in and see what it means. I did this art classwork yesterday. However, it took me six hours…
Rooster and Coq au Vin
15th January 2022 Annie R Teo Sometimes all it takes is a picture to trigger a whole lot of thoughts, if I’m not wrong, those are called ideograms and I definitely found one in Beena’s magnificent cockerel. Now you may be wondering (as I hope you do) what the image of a cockerel means to…
Dance Worship
10th January 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Once again, Mr Nandakumar permitted me to write my thoughts on his painting. It is about Theyyam, a form of dance worship from Northern Kerala and Karnataka. The dance contains traits dating back to the Neolithic period. Wow, how notable is that a tradition or structure of liturgical…
Surreal
7th January 2022 Dr Beena Hello guys. I hope everyone had a peaceful New year. Look at this painting I did and find the mistake😊😉. Yeap, it is surreal! Before we jump into my thoughts, let me explain how I did this painting. It is in watercolour, my favourite medium😊. I used a candle for…
Snakes and Ladders
31st December 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. Unbelievable that we are coming to the end of 2021!! The year seemed to have flown. Many who follow me on this website may have observed that I usually included two gals in my paintings😊. Have you watched the change over time😊? I am impressed with what I…
My Xmas Story
23rd December 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone, I can’t believe that it is the end of the year😊😊. The year seemed to have zoomed past us. Gosh, we have been on Zoom for too long☹. Did you feel the same? I wish to share my thoughts about Christmas.  I am unsure how it originated; I…
Why Monday Blues?
17th December 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone😊. I had many questions after sending out the Blue sweet pea flower greeting. Why is the colour so dark? When one of my friends sent me the picture of a white pea flower, I realised they come in different hues. I learnt something new today. Before moving on…