Wathone | |
Native Name: | Burmese: ဝသုန် |
Birth Name: | Khin Hla |
Birth Date: | 1 December 1947 |
Birth Place: | Rangoon, British Burma |
Death Place: | Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Occupation: | Artist |
Spouse: | San Aye |
Children: | Four |
Wathone (my|ဝသုန်, lit. "Earth" from Pali vasundra), born Khin Hla, was a prominent Burmese painter, best known for his watercolor and batik paintings.[1] He was the subject of a documentary called A Sketch of Wathone, directed by Kyi Phyu Shin, which won the best shorts award at the National Geographic Society's 2008 All Roads Film Festival.[1] He died at his home in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, in 2008.[2]