“In this solitude you will begin to understand the necessity of living with yourself as you are, not as you think you should be or as you have been. See if you can look at yourself without any tremor, any false modesty, any fear, any justification or condemnation – just live with yourself as you actually are.”

Living with yourself as you are

- Freedom from the Known (69)

Vasanta Vihar, Chennai, Krishnamurti Foundation India’s headquarters, is indeed a beautiful place to make a beginning in that direction.

Welcome to the Open House, ‘ J. Krishnamurti – the Man, Message and Beyond’ at Vasanta Vihar, 124 Greenways Road, R. A. Puram, Chennai 600028, on January 5 and 6 (9.30 am to 7.30 pm). The event features a photo exhibition on the life and teachings of Krishnamurti, video screenings, thematic clippings, interactive sessions and discount sale of books, audios and videos.

Telephone nos: 24937803, 24937596.

Website: http://kfionline.org/

Invitation.pdf

This is an attempt of Geoff Kersey’s autumn lane. His video demonstration is available on thepaintinganddrawingchannel.com.

Though my work is not comparable to the original and looks most part a lot of mud, I have so many positives to take from it and it has given me the confidence to improve further, and I hope to post an improved version later.

The channel’s schedule for September includes programmes featuring artists such as Frank Halliday, Linda Kemp, Bente King, Richard Taylor, Jill Bays, Arnold Lowrey, Hazel Soan, and themes such as landscapes, botanical art, drawing workshops, painting buildings, acrylics and so on. So much in store for the art student.

Well, they say you can only start where you are and the more serious you are farther you will travel and that the very interest will make available to you opprtunities and resources necessary for its fulfilment. Sounds a bit mystical? True this may be, truer still is the difficulties and uncertainties facing a serious student of art, if he is pressed for time and art is not his full-time pursuit. And to this breed comes the rescue of the power of the Internet presenting it with an inexhaustible compilation of resources necessary for growth.

Ujwala, whose name I chanced upon in my own pursuit of art resources, I found, is an artist who has travelled the long    distance and has made life easier for artist aspirants. Read his ‘Where do I start”‘ post here: http://drawtheline.wordpress.com/where-do-i-begin/

Now take the plunge and enjoy!

 Wednesday 22nd Improve Your Boats with Ian King
Friday 24th        Seasons in Watercolour – Summer with Keith Fenwick
Monday 27th      Improve Your Buildings in Watercolour with Geoff Kersey
Wednesday 29th Improve Your Brushwork with Hazel Soan
Friday 31st Painting Nature with Pen and Ink with Claudia Nice