Art – You are a nothing

The Scarlet Minivet

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 hgopinathan2 Comments

I cannot believe I summoned the courage to paint the Scarlet Minivet. Even though the name itself strictly tells you what colour to use, it's hard to replicate real life lustre of this bird on paper.

Coppersmith Babbler

May 9, 2022 hgopinathan4 Comments

I am so lax about updating my blog. Hopefully I will be more diligent over the next few days. The bird was painted in acrylic colours.

You are a nothing, my daughter accused me at age 4, when she found out at school that all her classmates’ mother’s had jobs that gave them important titles like banker, doctor, teacher. And such a blessing that has turned out to be that I don’t have one thing that defines me and nothingness offers me the space to be a homeschooling parent, an artist, a writer, story teller, a crocheter and everything else that comes with the territory of being a stay-at -home mom. Being a nothing keeps me out of trouble.