"Lady Gouldians" , 6X6 inches, Oils on Ply, ©sandhyamanne.com These small, brightly colored birds have green backs, yellow bellies, and purple breasts, with a light blue uppertail and a cream undertail. Sometimes called lady gouldians,...

Laying out all the beauties.. Last Saturday we had a wonderful advance class discovering the "Dry Technique". Sharing some class pictures.. Creating Tangles with no pen 😉 Checking on the lines Break time...Snack time... Time...

White ink on black round tile. Black ink on white heart tile. With schools on vacation, and kids off to Grammy's had some good lone time to work on these tiles. Have used tangle "Irradial"...

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...