THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Lisha Anurag met Deepa Sujith for the first time when the latter came to Bangalore to spend her vacation. They both loved to spend time in the magical world of colours, and this common liking made them good friends. Lisha and Deepa settled in two states after their marriages, but they maintained their friendship through phone and social networking sites. On Wednesday, the Kurinji Cultural Forum organised a one-day exhibition of their paintings at VJT Hall as part of its first anniversary celebrations. The exhibits included mural paintings by Deepa and oil paintings by Lisha. ‘’I spent my childhood in Kozhikode, where I had a temple near my home; I got attracted to the sculptures and paintings there,’’ said Deepa, who works at Secretariat. ‘’I was interested in painting from childhood; but apart from the art classes at school, I have not received any training. But later, after developing an interest towards mural painting, I did a course to study the set of rules which should be followed while drawing a mural,’’ she added. According to her, each mural has a story to tell. Her works include ‘Hamsa Damayanthi’, in which she has depicted Damayanthi, who is waiting for the message from Nalan, ‘Salagrama Hanuman’, which tells the story of Hanuman who is collecting Salagrama, a precious stone-like object found in the Gantaki river in modern-day Nepal, and six paintings which depict different instances from ‘Geeta Govindam’. Lisha, a housewife, loves the world of colours like her friend, but she uses oil paint and acrylic. She has come all the way from Bangalore just for this exhibition. Her paintings include scenes from nature, like a view after a rain and leaves with dewdrops on them. Her recent works include five paintings of Buddha. She also does oil painting using a knife - she calls it ‘knife painting’ - which gives the picture a 3D effect. The exhibition was inaugurated by Soorya Krishnamoorthy.
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