A face of fantasy, Horse, River, Green flowers on red, Sun and the grey sky - were some of Banerjee 's paintings which were appreciated by many viewers. A face of fantasy, Horse, River, Green flowers on red, Sun and the grey sky - were some of Banerjee 's paintings which were appreciated by many viewers.

The entire amount which will be raised from this exhibition will be used to run campaign of the Trinamool Congress for the ensuing panchayat elections. The entire amount which will be raised from this exhibition will be used to run campaign of the Trinamool Congress for the ensuing panchayat elections.

Didi also said on Wednesday evening that nobody taught her the art of paintings and drawings and she had started painting probably from 2006. Didi also said on Wednesday evening that nobody taught her the art of paintings and drawings and she had started painting probably from 2006.

Interestingly, a visitor who came to see Banerjee's colourful artworks pointed out there was no Interestingly, a visitor who came to see Banerjee's colourful artworks pointed out there was no

Geared up to mobilise funds ahead of the ensuing panchayat elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now taken up an unusual tool - exhibiting her paintings for sale which she did taking out time from her busy schedule.A face of fantasy, Horse, River, Green flowers on red, Sun and the grey sky - were some of Banerjee 's paintings which were appreciated by many viewers.The show saw a riot of vibrant colours as Banerjee also described it saying: "I don't have any formal training on how to paint. I am not an artist like Jogen Chowdhury or Suvaprasanna. I draw paintings and sketches as per my own will. I have no professional knowledge about the use of colours and shades."As many as 97 out of 229 paintings are on display at the Kolkata Town hall here. The rest were kept in a store and could not be displayed owing to the space crunch. The exhibition started on Wednesday under the guidance of Jogen Chowdhury and Suvaprasanna, both noted painters and it will continue till January 18.The entire amount which will be raised from this exhibition will be used to run campaign of the Trinamool Congress for the ensuing panchayat elections.The paintings have been priced at Rs.1 lakh, Rs 2 lakh and Rs.3 lakh depending upon their size -- small, medium and large.When asked how many painting have been sold so far, the organisers present at the gallery refused to divulge any details. "We cannot share any such figure right now. We can only disclose it tomorrow (Friday)," said an organiser, adding that the show is getting a very good response as people from different spheres of life are coming to see the paintings.Didi also said on Wednesday evening that nobody taught her the art of paintings and drawings and she had started painting probably from 2006.The Trinamool supremo said as her party does not believe in robbing people, she organises exhibitions of her paintings time to time to raise funds for the political campaigns before elections. Earlier also, she had donated Rs.1 crore to the chief minister's relief fund, the amount which had been raised by selling her paintings.Interestingly, a visitor who came to see Banerjee's colourful artworks pointed out there was no "remarks book" at the exhibition area."I wanted to share my ideas after looking at all her paintings. Since she was not present I could not ask for the meaning of some paintings."I wanted to share this take in the remarks book but it was not there. May be because our CM does not welcome criticism and that is why she didn't allow any remarks book to be placed at the exhibition area," said Soumendra Dutta Bhowmick, a travel writer.