National Memorial Statue

This is a drawing of the Jatiyo Sriti soudho (National Memorial Statue) at Savar in the capital city Dhaka. This is a statue of recognition for the martyrs who paid tribute to the Bangladeshi Liberation War. The plans for this monument were initiated right after the independence in 1972. Syed Mainol Hossain was the chosen designer out of the 57 contestants who took place in the structural competition of this statue. He started the construction in 1978 and completed it in 1982. Millions of Bangladeshi citizens celebrate this anniversary every year.

My 1st Painting

I had no teacher but what inspired me to paint was that one day I was sitting in my room looking through the window staring at the clear sky and that was when my eye got caught right in the middle of a full moon shinning over my head on top of a tree. At that moment I realized that, I might not ever see that beautiful scene ever again and so I sat there thinking how I can remember this stunning scene throughout my life. So I started looking around my room trying to find something to capture this moment, then I saw a paper and paintbrush lying on my desk, so I picked it up and started painting but, at first it didn’t look right because I wasn’t focusing enough, but then I thought to my self that I cant let this scene slip away from my life so easily. I started to focus harder and then I got it, it was amazing, and from that I discovered my inner talent. You can see this image at the bottom of this page.

In my village

I painted this when I was walking through the park and in front of me I saw the most amazing thing ever. I saw a flamingo poke its beak in a river and when he pulled it back out, in its beak was a kingfisher.

Creative work

This picture is showing how people work in Bangladesh. This man is making pottery so he can sell it off and make some money. With that money he will go and by some more and then he will do the same.

Flood in Bangladesh

I drew this picture when there was a flood in Bangladesh. Many people suffered from this by losing their homes and loved ones. I spoke to this man after the flood was over and he told me that when the flood happened it influenced him so bad that he had to get his children and his belongings and move away some were far from the flood. He also said it was hard for him to resettle somewhere else when he left all his food and wealth

Cows carriage

A long time ago in Bangladesh, there was no cars so people used to travel in a carriage which cows draged. The cows were controlled by a man who sat in the carriage. Many people used this transport to travel to one place to another.

Traditional music instrument

This painting is showing a person playing an instrument to entertain people walking pass. These people don’t have guitars and all these other good expensive instruments, they just play a simple instrument made from a coconut shell and two bamboo sticks attached with a rope and in the middle a thin string like the stings on a guitar. This instrument is called “ekhtara” and is mostly played in Bangladesh.

Sunset

This painting is set in a small village near sylhet. It has a beautiful river flowing through the middle of it, which most people come and visit. It is most famous for its beautiful sunset which, many people say that you won’t find this in a different country. Bangladesh is full of natural scenery which attracts visitors and tourists of all over the world.

Morning View

This is another very common morning view in the country side; it is a farmer going to his work field with a”langol”. A langol is a type of axe which is used to dig the ground so the farmers can grow their crops.

Happy Farmar

This is a painting of a rice farm which the owner of it is really happy because his rice is now ripe and ready to take home and to be eaten.

Beautiful Shundorbon

This is another painting set in Bangladesh. It is named Shundhorbon, which in English means beautiful jungle. It is famous because it is the home of the Royal Bengal Tiger.Inside this beautiful jungle it is full of small rivers which flow around the
whole jungle.

Playing a flute

This is a painting of a Bangladeshi farmer who looks after
cows, but in his free time he sits in the shade under the tree playing a flute.
This is a Bangladeshi tradition for farmers and is very common in the
countryside.