‘Walking through our Village’ together with ‘Young Mind’s Thoughts’, a unique three-day art exhibition comprising two generations Peter Lewis, a proven master in the art field and his talented granddaughter Rheanne Amelda Lewis, was inaugurated on April 7 at Fortune Atrium Hotel here.
The programme started with a brief introduction of Peter Lewis and Rheanne Amelda Lewis by compere of the evening Raegan Lewis, none other than grandson of Peter Lewis. Peter Lewis in his speech explained his journey from a small village to reach this height. The government of India job in the Weavers Service Centre helped him travel to many places where he observed the culture, traditions of those places and the same has been reflected on his canvas. He also informed that during his tenure as chairman of Lalitha Kala Academy, Karnataka he influenced the authorities to develop and promote art as a subject in schools. He also called on aspirant artists to dream big and work on it.
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