Razaque Prodhan in his water colour depicted the fishermen going out to work in a group. He said, "I used to go out with them as a child and more than eating the fish I enjoyed catching them. I am also aware of the joys and sorrows of their lives. The use of sombre colours in my works depicts the difficulties in the lives of the fishermen." He made the water with brown and purple sweeps with the figures coming in a line across the water. Behind was the sky in vertical washes of ochre and gray. In another painting Prodhan brought in the sky, land and water with the most economic strokes. The river was restless and clouds filled the sky. Prodhan had used simply variations of gray to bring in his subjects. He had included little white dots in his work where the paper had been left bare. On another paper, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, green combined with shades of gray to bring in yet another river scene with fishermen at work. Gypsy life had also been brought into Prodhan's work. He prefers to work in water colour as he can quickly finish the work in this medium and also because he finds this economical. With practice he can handle this medium with ease.

Anisur Rahman in his "Day-Night" had divided his paintings into red and yellow and details brought in buildings, trees and upside down boats with a lot of white, brown and black texture work. In his realistic work, he showed a boat with the land in green and yellow, with the sky on top in shades of pink, gray and mauve, while the water was in white and gray. Another one brought in leafless trees in Sunderban's Dublar Char with some figures and birds, and this dealt with preservation of environment. "The bank of river Turag" brought in gray and black streaks to depict the water while the sky beyond was beige and gray. Boats with sails had been depicted in another work, along with trees that appeared to merge with the background in a combination of blues and browns. He preferred his surrealistic work as they narrated a more complex story or feeling.

Shamsul Arefin in his "Retrieved Reality" brought in the river of his childhood. A bending, bluish pale river with a boat harked back to his happy memories. The river sometimes appeared aquamarine while the sails of the boat were rectangles. Around were land masses in beige, brown and blue. Being fond of Van Gogh, the impact of the French Impressionists had entered his work. In "Embracing life" he had depicted the life of the homeless people near the Bongshai River who lived under the trees even in winter. The presentation was a lyrical one. "The bank of Kirtonkhola" brought in a paddle steamer "Turn" which was depicted in splashes of brown, beige and blue. Arefin said, "This steamer will not be there after a few years but this picture will and so will its memories."

Shahin Akhter Lipi combines folk art with cave art in her work. With this, she put the natural elements around her that she found in nature. She also brought in her feelings. In "Image-1" Lipi brought in women fetching water from the river in earthen vessels and within her the feelings were also apparent. In "Garden" were leaves, branches and flowers the subjects were seen from different angles. Acrylic on canvas brought in elements from nature and the images there were easier to follow. The mounds on graves were intertwined with figures and flowers to express human happiness. Figures of different proportions were seen from different angles.

In Rajaul Islam's woodworks there was a female figure that was hinted at and it was surrounded by three birds with long beaks. All round the figure were trees, leaves, branches and bending over flowers. This comprised of layers of wood that had been shaved, carved and painted over. "Fish-1" had a bone in the centre while the details of the head, tail, finds and gills had been brought in with scalloped shapes. "Woodpecker" had a bird and flowers while "Lady and a bird" was another romantic delineation with exotic imagery of lotus flowers and banana leaf.

Abdul Aziz's works brought in flowering cacti seen against sweeps of green, red and yellow containing tree roots. He was influenced by his teachers Nasreen Begum and Abdus Sattar.

The young artists at "Shilparag" had many awards to their credit.

The exhibition is on till October 3rd.