Here are a few sketches of architecture from South Bombay, all sketched as a part of our workshop. From Day 1, this is the ornate Flora Fountain. Now restored to its original stone, it was, for years, painted in a shiny white oil paint. I’m pretty sure that’s what it looked like when I sketched it 10 years ago.
This page, pulled together with text and red marker, is of architectural details from a row of Art Deco buildings. You can see our group of sketchers all pause on the sidewalk form time to time, to add to their page of vignettes.
The CST station is a grand building in the Mumbai Gothic style, so large and detailed it is intimidating to sketch. Framing bits of it through the arches of a nearby building make for a quick sketch that captures it’s character.
This last one is one of many shrines around Banganga Tank on Malabar Hill. Sketched as mid-day approached and I was thinking of the lunch we were going to be served on banana leaves…
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You can see earlier posts in the series from India here:
• The Study Hall of Dreams and Hopes
• Crawford Market
• Washing Linen, Fishing Marlin
• Small Spaces
• Fishing Boats and Fish Markets
• Little Shops
• Food and Family
• Spices, Fish Thalis and Temple Food
• Temples
Gateway to India is a 10-day workshop based in India that I run with my co-instructor, Zainab Tambawala. The next session is in late January 2025. Workshop details will be announced by March 2024. If you are interested in joining us, write to me at suhita@gmail.com and let me know!
Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 