Eurasian spoonbill , ©Sandhyamanne.com, Oils On Panel, 6x6 Inches... The Eurasian spoonbill This was my last painting before I took a tiny quick break to Bangalore. Bringing out the "whites" on the bird is a...

The schools are all finally closing down for the summer break.... Tonight my kids present a theatrical performance on the theme of Sree Krishna as part of their Annual Day celebrations... They are eagerly waiting...

Zebra Finch  The Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata [formerly Poephila guttata]) is the most common estrildid finch of Central Australia and ranges over most of the continent, avoiding only the cool moist south and the tropical...

The Purple-Crowned Fairywren, ©SandhyaManne.com, Oils On Panel, 6x6 inches... Very excited to be getting back to blogging... after a long break!!!  With my site under construction, I had to keep myself to FB posts... but...

Finally back to blogging after a what seemed like the longest break... So this is also my first post on my new website... Yay!! yes, been working on the new look of my website for...

The LAPWING,©SandhyaManne.com,Oils On Panel,6x6 inches... The Northern Lapwing The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit (imitative of its cry), green plover (emphasising the colour of the plumage) or (in the...

FINEXT is organising an art exhibit at Canarys Art Gallery in Indoor. I am happy to announce, three of my paintings have made it through the jury and will be on display... If you are...

Slowly getting into the groove...and trying out some fun brush strokes, with simple subjects! The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the...

Sketch study of the Flamingo... Oils on Ply 6X6... Last week after I posted a painting mentioning about my chanllenge to over come my challegene to start again... I came across an inspiring short video...