Some artistic rural folks have exploited their talent through painting.

In last month's 19th Palay Festival in Narra, Palawan, a painting competition saw local contestants presenting their colorful renditions of rice farming using an unusual canvass.

Topping the competition was the entry from Barangay Panacan showing a farm on one side and the ocean on the other side of the double-sided canvass.

The third placer from Barangay Bato Bato, meanwhile, showed the different faces of ricefield workers through sunrise and sunset.

Water-based paints were used to make the arts on the carabao's body so as not to harm the farm animals. Photos of the carabao paintings from Meljohn Mabunga, winner of the 2018 edition of the contest, were posted on yourpalawan.com.

If painting on carabao skin can earn contestants of the annual Palay Festival praises and prizes, painting one's door with a favorite color has given a British homeowner only headaches.

Miranda Dickson, a 48-year-old mother of two, returned from California to Edinburgh, Scotland in December to live in her deceased parents' home in New Town. She renovated the 41-year-old house for the next 18 months.

When the renovation was done, Dickson received an order from the Edinburgh City Council to repaint the door of her house, BBC.com reported.

The Council said someone had complained about the color which was not in accord with the historic character of Drummond Place, New Town and conservation rules of the World Heritage Site. It gave the homeowner until 7 January to comply or she would be fined £20,000.

The upset Dickson is disputing the order to repaint her pink door with the suitable "dark and muted" one as it would spoil her pink-themed home which has a magenta carpet, curtains, wallpaper and bathtub.

Dickson also argued that she does not know who complained about the pink paint, as the color of other doors in the neighborhood are in similarly non-compliant red, yellow and blue.