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Hot Air Balloons and Vintage Cars
It takes a LOT to get my family excited about getting up early on the weekend and getting out of the house early in the morning. Today was one of those days. Every year, Wings of History Museum in San Martin, … Continue reading
Big Island, Hawaii, The classic Hawaiian side
This flower stall is at the Kona Farmers Market. I have never seen a flower stall so packed with gigantic blooms. The Lifeguard Hut at Kahalu’u Beach Park. How could I NOT draw something that is such a vivid shade of … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged beach, big island, boat, botanical illustration, botanical sketch, botanical watercolors, family, hawaii, kids, location drawings, snorkel, tidepools, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Big Island, Hawaii, The Jurassic Side.
Yes, Hawaii has great beaches (and I’ll come to those in my next post). But my favorite part is the tropical vegetation. The lush, neon green mosses and drippy ferns. Things that grow, rot and regrow all at the same … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, big island, botanical drawing, family, hawaii, hilo, kids, location drawings, rain forest, Travel, urban sketchers, volcano, volcanoes national Park, watercolor sketch
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My Many Indias. Part 6: Goa, Malvan Coast and goodbye India, I’ll be back!
Goa is where I “go back” to when I go to India. It is where my parents live. I know, lucky me! There’s the incredible surf and sand bit that everyone visits Goa for. But here’s some of the less … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged beach, boat, church, coconut, family, fisherman, goa, india, kids, location drawings, malvan, mango, padel, people, portuguese, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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My many Indias. Part 4: Tirunelveli
Deep in southern Tamil Nadu is Tirunelveli, where I visit on every trip to India. It is where my husband Hari grew up and where his parents and grandparents still live. To me, there are two Tirunelvelis. One that exists … Continue reading
Posted in India, people, Travel
Tagged chess, family, home, india, location drawings, mancala, people, temple, tirunelveli, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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My many Indias. Part 3: Chennai
Sadly, we never stepped out of my sister-in-laws home during our 2 days in Chennai, because I ended up with 2 violently sick kids- they forgot what they were told and drank out of the tap in India and you … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged family, gas cylinder, location drawings, madras, people, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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My many Indias. Part 2: Mysore
My kids and I took off from Bangalore for a 3-day trip to Mysore. Mention Mysore and you either hear about Mysore Palace or Mysore Bondas. I sketched both. Mysore Palace is a mad hodgepodge of Hindu, Muslim, Rajput and … Continue reading
Posted in Food, India, people, Travel
Tagged family, location drawings, mysore, mysore bonda, mysore palace, people, temple, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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My many Indias. Part 1: Getting there, Bangalore
Getting from San Jose, California to Bangalore, India is a 30+ hour trip in itself. Lots of time for sketching. But I mostly slept and watched the odd movie. Just had to throw in a sketch I always make: my … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged bangalore, family, food, india, kids, location drawings, people, suhita, Travel, urban sketchers
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A Christmas Carol
Victorian Era costumes are so much fun to draw. Couple that with theater, and what’s to not like? So when my local Whole Foods store announced that San Jose Youth Shakespeare was performing ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the store this weekend, … Continue reading
A week in Southern Utah
Sketches from a week-long trip to Southern Utah. I’ve been to this corner of the world before and thought I knew what to expect. But, just like 2 decades ago, I was floored by the incredible landscape. I don’t think … Continue reading
