Colourful expressions of 
'Images they captured'

It was a large gathering yesterday at the Lionel Wendt Gallery to witness the colourful expressions by many of the participants who took part in the children's art competition organised by the Daily News. They came from near and far to witness the joyous colours and the fine compositions presented in form of pictures by their sons and daughters. It was very touching to witness how parents were encouraged to participate in events such as this which probably was a result of their children deciding to take part not with the sole intention of winning against others as much as finding an opportunity to bring out their artistic talents.

They were young, happy and carefree and the pictures they painted reflected their world, unspoilt by malice, violence or hatred; these being the very qualities they sometimes acquire as they brace for adulthood. But art and expression of it in any form can cure a young mind of all these impressions that can take permanent refuge in one's mind as it matures. So yesterday amid a large gathering, the many young artists who participated in the competition proved that art can also cure polluted adult minds from being dragged into drabness and disappointment. All it needs is to retreat into a child's world at the Lionel Wendt Gallery as these pictures suggest.

The exhibition is open today as well from 10 am to 6 pm.

- Prasad Abu Bakr