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My current sketchkit
So many of you write in and ask what tools I work with, so I thought I’d post them here. My ‘studio’ lives in my bag, and is relatively compact: – A Windsor and Newton Travel sketch kit. I use … 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
Posted in Travel
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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Sunny Day by the Ferry building
I was in San Francisco on a rare sort of day- sunny and warm enough for me to sketch outdoors. Here are a few sketches from my day. The bluest, clearest sky and Coit Tower. The tower is the recognizable … Continue reading
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. Bombay: Crawford Market, Victoria Terminus and Flora Fountain
Such lovely names: Crawford Market, Victoria Terminus, Flora Fountain, Hornimon Circle. All these places have new official Indian names now, but there’s something charming about the old British names. They have a lovely ring to them. Crawford Market was, until very … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged Bombay, Crawford Market, crowd, Flora Fountain, Hornimon Circle, india, location drawings, mosque, suhita, Travel, urban sketchers, Victoria Terminus, 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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