12th August 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, once again, a week has flown. I painted this Blue Heron from a photo taken by an old friend. He took up photography as a means to destress. It is like how I took to painting during the pandemic. At the start of the lockdown, I was very…
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Kawaii
8th August 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, I hope all are fine and busy with life😊. I have titled this painting “Kawaii”. The original definition came from Lady Murasaki’s 11th Century novel, “The Tale of Genji”. In Japan, kawaii means cute; some examples of cuteness are in handwriting, manga, anime, Hello Kitty and Pikachu. In…
Karma
30th July 2022 Mr. Nandakumar Well, what can I say about the year 2022? It has been rather eventful for me. I was diagnosed with Colon cancer and underwent three surgeries at different times with eight cycles of chemotherapy. That is a full plate of dismay. But the silver lining during this period was that…
Why art Thou so mysterious Mona?
28th July 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, I hope everyone is safe wherever you are😊. Now I must share my excruciating challenge with Mona Lisa. It is the most recognised portrait in the world. To be tasked with this painting was painstakingly anxiety for me😒. So, I began my journey with acrylic paint. Even after…
Happy Accidents
17th July 2022 Dr Beena Hello there! Today I wish to post a watercolour painting by Mrs Lavender Jong. She has depicted this young girl in a field that is full of sunshine. In this painting, she has used two techniques. She used a loose method for the background and a tight method for the…
Heavy Head Girl
6th July 2022 Mrs Annie Teo Some time ago, Dr Beena shared her personal experience of being introduced to Cubism and Picasso (Finding Beenasso – 6th May 2022). I attend art classes at the same school as Dr.Beena. I had to paint my self-portrait in Cubism style, and I must confess that the memory…
Tripti
30th June 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, it’s a strange title for those who don’t know the meaning😊😊. Let us get to the painting first. The illustration above is my art class project. Here I have used acrylic ink (something very new for me, just like the title of this musing). As I love new…
Hidden Face
24th June 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone! I am so excited to write about this picture. Once again, this is an art class project. It is a colour pencil picture. I learned so much about using colour pencils. It is very intrinsic and requires immense focus. I had to be patient. I took about two…
Window to the soul
24th June 2022 Dr Beena Hello everyone, today I like to talk about my love for the eye. Last week, in our Art class, I had to paint the eye. I was intrigued. Even when I was young, I would always doodle the eye. Strangely, I always drew only one eye. I never understood why…
Venice City of Love
18th June 2022 Ms Vasanthi Arasoo The floating city of canals seems to be a place known for romantics at heart to serenade their sweethearts through a ride along the famed canals in Venice while admiring the beauty of bridges and pre-historic buildings. An added bonus will be the strong and handsome boatmen or…