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Experiences mark The Hindu Young World painting contest

R. Krishnamoorthy

— Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam

Meaningful splash of colours: Children giving expression to their imagination at The Hindu Young World Painting Competition in Tiruchi on Sunday.

TIRUCHI: The faces of the over 300 eager school students who thronged the Jubilee Hall of the St. Joseph’s College for The Hindu Young World competition on Sunday brightened up after getting to know the on-the-spot topics.

For, ‘Deepavali Scene’ for juniors (Standard IV to VII), and ‘Going to the School on a Rainy Day’ for seniors (Standard VIII to X) were topics that were obviously bound to be close to their imagination at this time of the year.

Personal experiences

Lavish personal experiences indeed created the momentum for the students for a rich indulgence into a meaningful splash of colours.

Controlled strokes with the paint brushes kept heeding non-stop to the dictates of their visualisations till the end.

‘Run of the mill’

Many a painting did reveal thoughts well beyond the ‘run of the mill’ stuff.

Be it the paintings of students running frantically holding umbrellas amidst downpour against the backdrop of the school with autos and school-buses moving around; a raincoat-clad student walking nonchalantly towards the school; a mother watching with concern her daughter tread along the slushy road to the school in the rains; decoration of night sky with fire works being watched enthusiastically by children; a dog scampering for cover due to the bursting of crackers and so on; several children were replete with fresh imaginations.

Presentation

But then, for many who produced excellent presentations, the slip between the cup and the lip was rather along unexpected lines.

Use of crayons instead of brushes did them in.

According to the judges M. Ayyappa and M. Rajappa, eminent artist brothers belonging to Pudukkottai, the control with the brush with the right blend of imagination matters the most in the competition.

Sharp finishes mean little if crayons are used; it is essentially a painting competition, they pointed out.

Nevertheless, even otherwise, the winning entries would have topped in the evaluation.

Right choice

The right choice of colours; the vivid presentation of the mood; and the care the winners took for providing the space for the multifarious nuances of the topics were there for all to see.

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