This is the leitmotif of an exhibition of an artistic trio--. Haleema Ahmed, Shaela Sharmin and Sabira Shahinur Pallabi, all of whom studied painting at Department of Fine Arts at Chittagong University.

The painting exhibition began on April 2, at Zainul Gallery and will continue till April 7.

Each of their canvases is an individual novel, which presents the society as well as the psyche and emotion of human being. They select warm colours for their canvases.

Shaela Sharmin has displayed a series of five paintings titled For Another Beginning. Each painting of the series hinges on a happy family environment where the wife dreams of a better future and another baby. In every acrylic canvas, she has used warm colours like pink and yellow to portray three figures--a wife, a husband and a child-- in the midst of nature.

Sabira Shahinur Pallabi has exhibiting two series-- three pieces of From Beginning to the End series and four pieces of Dear Friend series.

Each of the Pallabi's series is figurative. White colour plays a very important role in her canvas. In her Dear Friend series she has caught the importance of the bond of friendship by the use of symbolic white color. On the other hand, her From the Beginning to the End series delivers a strong message-- How much freedom do we get in our restricted life? Society has always tried to restrict our emotion. Here again to show hope in the midst of danger she has used white colour on her acrylic canvas. The other interesting aspect of her works is the use of mixed shades.

Haleema Ahmed's style is partly different from the others. Instead of human images, chairs play a key role in delivering her message. She has created the environment of human beings by portraying chair, wine bottle, shoes and other day to day used materials on the acrylic canvas. However, there is no human figure in the paintings. Black, ash, and different shades of yellow are prominent in her paintings. She has portrayed some emotions such as helplessness, hopelessness and others. Each and every balloon, empty wine bottle, vacuum circles are very significant in her Time of Emptiness series, which include four paintings.

In Haleema's The Lowest series of two paintings, she has delivered the message that we are living in the world minus hope.

Her Happy Valentine canvas is a single work through which she has portrayed the bomb blast at TSC, Dhaka University on Valentine's Day. What is eye catching in her work is the use of many shoes and symbolic red colours on the acrylic canvas to portray the heinous act of the evil doers on that particular day.