Discover Art That Tells a Story

Watercolour Paintings by Theodore Kennett-raj

funny stories where Kennett-raj takes a ‘tongue in cheek’ look at some serious issues

Some works are available after 28 January 2026



Theodore Kennett-raj’s paintings evoke a sense of fun, to present many serious topics. These topics range from environmental disasters to some consequences of extreme wealth; with their respective cost to the planet. Kennett-raj has a background in fashion design which gives him an advantage in designing images and characters for his stories. Many figures are put together as single pieces and later added to his compositions in painting. From this process Kennett-raj presents a wide variety of characters as visual figurines for various stories.

10. The Influencer, watercolour on paper, image size 39.5 x 28 cm
Framed size 48.5 x 36 cm, framed price $580
see the artist telling a story on Instagram @gallery48

A woman called Karen went through her pregnancy on Instagram; the child is delivered by a midwife on Instagram. Karen becomes a star on Instagram. Later Karen has a face lift on Instagram, she recovers from her face lift on Instagram – this gives Karen more fame and she becomes an influencer on Instagram. Each frame of this narrative is set within a frame of an iphone.

Black Cat on a Cat walk, watercolour on paper, image size 39.5 x 28 cm
Framed size 48.5 x 36 cm, framed price $650

16. Black cat on a catwalk $650

Towards  the end of a fashion parade when all the Models walk on the cat walk with the designer, a black cat walks on the cat walk. Everything goes wrong on the cat walk – there are wardrobe malfunctions and high heels breaking etc. It makes this parade a total fiasco.

13. The day fashion began, watercolour on paper, image size 39.5 x 28 cm
Framed size 48.5 x 36 cm, framed price $580

 A very twisted story of how fashion began. Adam and Eve have deceived God by eating the fruit of knowledge. This exposes their  nudity and they need to cover up. God summons his sewing angel to quickly sew leaves together to cover their nudity, thus fashion began.

Theodore Kennett-raj, 7. Buddha says breathe watercolour on paper, image size 39.5 x 28 cm
Framed size 48.5 x 36 cm, framed price $ 560
Buddha is breathing through a mask as COVID is floating around him. The animals around Buddha are Australian wild life.

Theodore Kennett-raj, Catch of the day, watercolour on paper, image size 39.5 x 28 cm
Framed size 48.5 x 36 cm, framed price $ 560 
A beach scene with weird and wonderful things happening. A surfer holds a mermaid. So a delightful fun painting to enjoy. 

18. On golden sand, watercolour on paper, image size 39.5 x 28 cm
Framed size 48.5 x 36 cm, framed price $550

Just a beach painting with strange activities.


12.  Imprisoned by nature, watercolour on paper, image size 39.5 x 28 cm
Framed size 48.5 x 36 cm, framed price $550

Two humans are imprisoned by the natural world. This is to emphasize the demise of the human population and the take over of this planet by nature. The very few who are left behind are imprisoned by nature.

Theodore Kennett-raj, 11. Night sweeper  watercolour on paper, image size 39.5 x 28 cm
Framed size 48.5 x 36 cm, framed price $550

A painting about humans and their habits of littering every wherever they go. A street sweeper is sweeping the floor of a forest which is littered with debris and litter. The forest bunny is requesting the humans not to litter.

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