In his pen sketch and water colour, Alakesh Ghosh has presented an idyllic scene, with delicate lines and splashes, using soft beige white and black for the base, and flecks of ruby and emerald hues, as the intermingling highlights. Images of human beings, trees at the back and the fleeting clouds on top were carefully and confidently included in the composition. The impact on the mind was that of freshness due to the leaving of white space at the back and front of the paper. Shishir Bhattacharya's 'experimentation with landscape', as he puts it, is quite different from his previous works. Shishir's presentation of trees, with all their glory of branches and flowers, is certainly laudable. He has brought in hillocks, winding paths in greens and hedgerows in browns and delicate twirls and sweeps, with each stroke and hue gliding into another. Swirls and splashes glided in the picture in a rhythmic manner. This painting of a tea garden has incredible tranquility.

Moving on to Nasreen Begum's portrait, one enjoys once more her penchant for including leaves and other elements of flora in her creations. The Oriental Art touch with the details of the physiognomy, limbs and curvaceous body have been presented on a segment in Seated Woman. The background of burnt-sienna and gray and other matching dark shades hold up the basic sensuous image of a seated woman. Along with this, we find floating elements of nature , including seeds, done on a large rectangular base in Autumn, in which the geometrical balancing forms on left and right contain scattered scintillating leaves.

Md Muniruzzaman's work includes different species of birds resting on a single treetop. The white, blue, black and brown birds of different shapes and sizes appear to pause restfully, apparently waiting for something to happen before they take off again for their onward journey. A vast panorama of sky with its clouds, water, land, trees, hedges and gently flying birds is bought at the back. The result is exotic, soothing and harmonious. Jamal Ahmed's acrylic brings in boats and huddled passengers in dark accoutrements, holding up a sea of black umbrellas. The river and the sky are in dark barred lines, interlaced with pale grays, beige and white.

Sheikh Afzal's romanticising of ordinary life is seen in his painting of children and adults carrying food. Nature is shown at the back in muted blues and browns. The art piece has an idyllic and lyrical impact on the mind, like all the other gem-like creations to be seen at Chitrak in Roop Labonnyae Bangladesh. This exhibit is a fresh and scintillating display based on Bangladeshi countryside, and certainly deserves to be seen and admired.

The exhibition remains open till October 12.