A couple of lovely items painted by my creative, hardworking and fun students. Just as a rough indication, a student will take on average, about 6 months or longer, from scratch (also depends on factors like talent, effort and number of lessons, etc.), to be able to paint as good as this. However, it is only a rough estimate, as any student is perfectly capable of doing it faster.
We are in the Kosmo! Laman Pesona again today. The pictures were taken at Nora's place (together with her artsy fridge) as well as at Zaitun's place during one of her painting classes. My tissue boxes appeared on the cover page for the article. Previously in May this year, we were featured in the Kosmo together with our book - Decorative Painting, both in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
The magic of 3 - 3 frames of 3 roses. There's something special about the number 3. Genie offered Aladdin 3 wishes, there's a classic comedy The 3 Stooges, a classic novel The 3 Musketeers, Lionel Richie & The Commodores sang 3 Times a Lady, there are catchy tunes like 3 blind mice, knock 3 times, 3 times lucky, and an average person can do 3 things concurrently at any one time. There are also 3 chances and 3 warnings, P. Ramlee's 3 Abdul, washing 3 times in a wudhu/ablution, saying a verse 3 times in a prayer, 3 dimensions of our perception, and many fascinating facts relating to the number 3.
I really had a wonderful time in Kluang. The participants came from near and far, as far away as Singapore, and with full of enthusiasm and energy. Judging from the reception, I'm sure there will be more decorative painting workshops in Johor in the near future.
I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and the interactions. Thank you very much to all the participants and the hardworking organisers, on and off the scene. The Kluangite hospitality was just marvellous, and I look forward to being there again soon.
I love hydrangeas. They are so fascinating - big, colourful blooms of pom-poms and they change colours on their own. I plant them around the house, inspired by how they look in the magazines and the flower nurseries - bright and in different shades of blue, red, pink, purple, etc. Unfortunately, I don't have green fingers. My hydrangeas are never as good as they look in the nurseries and flower shops. So I paint them in any way and in any colour I like without the need to transplant, prune, fertilise, etc. and wait for them to bloom in different colours. Well, as they say, if you can't plant 'em, paint 'em.
A cozy corner should be, well..., cozy and comfy. Whether it is a study area, a work area, a rest and relax area, or just a lazy corner, a nice piece of decorative item can add a cozy touch to a relatively dull looking area. And if it is your personal area where you spend a fair amount of quiet moments, you can have your favourite things painted on a woodpiece and hang it there to mark your territory.
We tend to find a lot of decorative items for the girls, but there are also a lot of them for the boys. The objects, abstracts, styles and colours may differ as boys and girls may have dissimilarities in perspective and taste. But it is not always easy to categorise as many objects and styles are gender-neutral. Flowers or fruits in red and teapots in blue may be suitable for everyone, but blue baseball cap and dark-brown leather glove will more likely be the stuff for the boys.
More on simple and practical daily applications of folk art and decorative painting - this time with the all-too-familiar sewing stuff. All you need to do is just arrange your fabric, threads, needles, scissors, tapes, buttons, etc. and voilà! - you have a lovely decoration.
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