Free Witout Wings

After two years in the cage she got sick in the congested atmosphere and was released out. But her wings were chopped off inspite of her loosing her tail feathers in the small cage. Its a common situation in many homes and the country at large. Freedom without wings is no freedom at all. Those with wings are locked inside the cage.
I have used as much cold colours in the background to try and depict the gloomy situation.

water colour

sunset 97

Sometimes when there are rain clouds the sun throws out a heavy glare but then the colours are more varried and brilliant too. water colour

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GAMBA NAGAN CHOA...

gambaala fen mi nagaa bogon laifa maleh folhey
ohsaala fenuge therein kula araamu bokithakeh
dhillifai nevey thaney dhillifaa nivey thaney
gambanagan choahh.

ohsaala fen mabolah kudhi araamu hiyaalu thakeh
brussala fenuge therin kuda kuda vissara dhugngneh
dhillifai nivey thaney dhillifai nivey thaney
gamba nagan choah.

chorus

dhaanin fen ohsamun
gambanagan choah
odivath dhiya hikka mun
gambanagan choah
joadun fen ohssamun
gambanagan choah
odivath dhiya hikkamun
gambanagan choah

dhuvvfaa dhoni dhanee raalhu jahmun kankashin
vissaalaa fenuge therein hudhu kulaige fonu gandeh
dhillifai nivey thaney dhillifai nivey thaney
gambanagan choah

repeat cho.

( a song i wrote while at Madurai 87 to 89 about childhood joy of playing with water )

My daughter 97

Water colour from photo taken in 1989 just before we retuned from our soujorn in Madurai India. I was more into music than art then and tried composing .

watchful cheeta 96

Trying out water colour after much planning to do systemtic layers to complete without smudging on drawing block and ordinary school colours and brush. My daughter loved it. I used a postcard and the cheeta was only watchful and wasnt drinking. I wanted to see her drink and planted grass bushes

Kanuhura ........ No.2 97

those days in the eighties when we went on our surf trips with Tony and Amin we did assesments of the best and Kanuhuraa comes second. Thamburudhoo left of course is the best. but then any wave can be the best on its day.
the first painting i sold .
good colors brushes and cotton based paper

wind blown pasta 98

With good colours and paper its a lot easier to work.
Even wind blown pasta is still fun and ridable.
but I spent most of my spare time observing
the tree and trying to get the colours right. out of all
the pasta paintings i like this one the best.
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