Easter celebrations today
lives in Hong Kong, which she admits made things easier when it came to finding the right fit of shoe, so to speak. “Hong Kong is a fashion capital. So it was very easy for me to find shoes that I wanted to paint. Sometimes friends would bring shoes to my studio and command me to paint them! They didn’t always make the cut, but some of them have and they’re some of the best pieces.”
The paintings are up for sale as well. Kay grins as she recalls an instance when a friend wanted to buy a painting solely because the shoe in question was a depiction of a Louis Vuitton. “There are some of us who do buy shoes for practicality, but that’s very rare. For women, shoes are like a status symbol. They can show your social standing, and they can determine exactly how confident you are!” For Kay herself, shoes are not something she wants to be painting for the rest of her life. She painted these especially for Barefoot, a location she fondly calls the “perfect place for my work”.
The exhibits are vibrant in colour, and Kay thanks Sri Lanka for changing her visual perspective. She worked mainly with darker colours before, an attribute she pinpoints to having grown up in England. She started visiting the island almost a decade ago, when she met her partner, and says that her colour palette was transformed. Nowadays, vibrant colours are what Kay is known for.
‘Stepping Out’ is certainly good enough reason to step out of your home this weekend-or any day of the week, and head over to the Barefoot Gallery. The exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Kachy Club celebrates Christ’s victory with ‘My Redeemer Lives’ at the Trinity College Hall, Kandy this evening at 6 p.m. The Christian Youth of Kandy invite those interested to walk in and celebrate Easter with contemporary song, dance and drama.
In Negombo, Vox One presents ‘A Devotional Service of Choral Music and Readings for Eastertide’ at the Maris Stella College Chapel, Negombo, this evening at 7 p.m. in celebration of the Resurrection of Christ. The service will be celebrated by Rev. Fr. Dexter Gray S.J. The choir consists of a collection of young musicians, some amateur and some professional. They are directed by Harin Amirthanathan and accompanied by well-known organist Denham Pereira. Entrance is by programme.