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Art on the Web Goa's popular cartoonist Alexyz has put his sports strip "Silly Point" on the new cricket website www.that'scricket.com and has emerged, probably, as the first Indian cartoonist to join the webwagon with a sports strip.
The Art Chamber has been consistently promoting the works of Goa's cream of artists. Moreover, they also display the paintings of artists from the rest of India like Paresh Hazra and even foreigners like Victor Lukin. Within about a couple of years the Chamber has made their lovely gallery at Gauravaddo in Calangute, the focus of attention of art connoisseurs. The new art website, displaying the best paintings of nearly 17 contemporary Goan painters, should soon emerge as the best Indian site in the field of fine art. The entire group of Goa's popular young and old artists were present at the inauguration of the website on March 3, 2000. The site has been beautifully designed by Rudolf Kammermeier, an experienced artist, in collaboration with dynamic cyber-designer Conrad Pinto of Pinto & Pinto. For exposing the creative talents of Goan artists to the world wide, there couldn't have been a better forum. Art Clips
The occasion was a demonstration cum workshop organised by the Regional Centre Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai, and the Goa College of Art. The weeklong workshop was inaugurated by A R Shirodkar, Principal of the Goa College of Art on February 28, 2000, when Santhanaraj painted a portrait one of the students, compositions and drawing in ink on paper besides discussing the various aspects of drawings and paintings. It was an inspiring experience for the art students as well as teachers. The workshop was co-ordinated by Hanuman Kambli, Lecturer of Goa College of Art.
RAJAN FULARI
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COCONUT BRUSH...
Hardly
had we digested the news, Yolanda & Rudolf Kammermeier, of the Art
Chamber of Galeria de Bellas Artes in Calangute, splashed more cyber
news for Goa's burgeoning artist fraternity. Goa-Art.com has pioneered
the first Goan website to cater to paintings and painters in the State.
The
students of the Goa College of Art in Panjim had the privilege of observing
Prof A P Santhanaraj, a renowed and highly
esteemed painter and former principal of the Government College of Arts
& Craft, Chennai, demonstrate the intricacies and finer details of
painting. 
Ms PRANALI NAIK's
lovely canvasses have been consistently seen at most of the recent exhibitions
held in Panjim. Pranali's keen eye doesn't miss a single detail and her
works generaly over around the common rustics of her village, be it indoors
or outdoors. Of course, water colours have been her forte.
RAJENDRA
UPSAPKAR could have painted quite a lot more than the trickle he
has produced so far. The young artist from Mapusa has a vast potential
with his brush, which, if explored adequately, could take him to dizzy
heights. Recently his painting bagged an award of Rs.10,000 at an exhibition
held at the Menezes Branganza hall in Panjim.
DUSITA
NARINTARANGKUR NA AYUDHAYA (NAPHA) D'SOUSAis quite a long name
for an artist? Perhaps it is because it extends from Thailand to Goa by
birth and marriage respectively. We wouldn't have known about her fantastic
talent were it not for her marriage 
to
Savio de Souza, a Goan, whom she met at the Baroda University, where she
attained her Master's Degree in Fine Arts. Dusita's paintings emerge from
her innermost feelings and dreams, expressed in some of the brightest
and vibrant shades artists indulge in. Her well received exhibition "Dreamscapes"
was on show at the Art Chamber from Feb 2 to 22.
Pranali
Naik, Sandesh Naik and Rajesh Salgaokar put up some very aesthetic
paintings on show at the Kala Academy Art Gallery in Panjim from Feb 23
to 28. The exhibition was inaugurated by Vishnu S Wagh, vice chairman
of the Kala Academy. Each of the young artists exhibited some of their
best paintings and drew much praise and appreciation from the visitors.