A Woman Of Substance.. by Sudha Palani

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ARTIST NOTES: A woman of substance... How to be grateful during this hard time??? This beauty name is Vellammal, 90 years old from Tamil nadu, south part of India. She doesn't have proper place to live, proper clothes and food. Recently, she has received her Covid relief fund, a bag of full of essential needs for food and 2000Rs($35.50AUD).  She was so excited and happy. She was posing with her hand full of stuffs and four 500rupees to the photographer with lot of happiness. She is grateful for what she had at that moment. Her smile is my inspiration. Just trying to learn from her. If we are satisfied, happy and grateful for what we have, then we don't complain about our life and live peacefully. Covid has taught so many lessons to everyone. Yes, for me too.When compare to Vellammal paatti and so many other people struggling around the world, I feel that we are safe and well. I have so much to appreciate in my life. Thanks to @Jackson_herby for freezing this beautiful moment and reference image.

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Artist: Sudha Palani

ARTIST BIO Hi, Thanks for spending time to view my profile. I am Sudha Palani, Self-taught Artist. I love nature, Science and Art. Painting is everything for me. I feel the satisfaction that comes from what I love to do. My Mom, she is my Inspiration. I love her painting skills. I love to make pencil portraits, Animals, especially birds, and figurative art and things that I admire. Now I have started painting birds in more details. Painting eyes, beaks, feathers, and wings, it gives me a lot of excitement. I will feel complete satisfaction whenever I finish my bird painting. As an Artist, I could realize my self-confidence and do what I love. It helps to express my thoughts, emotions, personal experiences, and interest.  For me, painting is an endless search, and an ongoing learning process. I would like to refer to books to learn techniques. Each painting gives me some ideas. I learned things through my paintings. I want to explore with different mediums, techniques, and ideas. Nature is my favorite inspiration. I use professional quality acrylic paints for painting birds. It dries very quickly so that it is easy to make lots of detailed layers over and over to get a feathery look. I feel like doing meditation when I paint repeated details in the feathers. I feel happiness and positive vibe comes from focusing on what excites me. View works by Sudha Palani in Knox Art Show 2025