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One corner shop, three tries
One gado, three attempts. Continue reading
Sketching in India? Take this along…
Sketching in India? Take this document along… Continue reading
Posted in India, Uncategorized
Tagged archaeological site, document, historic monument, india, location drawings, sketchng, urban sketchers
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Oops
Oops. Don’t know how I filled non-waterproof ink in my pens instead of my usual Platinum Carbon Waterproof ink. Sometimes mistakes like that make for surprising results. Like this ‘Winchester Western Wear’ store sketch: I was originally attracted to the … Continue reading
Posted in India, Vintage Signs
Tagged construction, location drawing, milk man, mistake, non-waterproof ink, norberto dorantes, surprise, urban sketch, vintage sign
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Last Bits and Pieces from Chennai
Anywhere in Chennai you see golden statues of the politician MGR. On the banner behind him is the Jayalalitha. It’s a bit eerie, they’re everywhere. On a more normal note, here’s a sugarcane juice seller on a street corner. And … Continue reading
Posted in India, people, Travel
Tagged chennai, india, jayalalitha, location drawing, politics, sugarcane, suhita, tamil nadu, Travel, urban sketch
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Coffee in Chennai
When in Chennai, drink filter coffee. And if you can help it, make sure you grab some at a tiny corner shop that pours your coffee just right. (wish I’d captured that pour in a sketch: here’s an instructables step-by-step on how to … Continue reading
Posted in Food, India, Travel
Tagged chennai, coffee, dosai, filter coffee, idli, india, location drawing, saravana bhavan, south indian food, suhita, Travel, urban sketch
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Wedding Music
Traditional music at a South Indian wedding is led by an instrument called a nadaswaram accompanied by thavil drums. You can listen to it here. It plays almost continuously at a South Indian wedding. To a trained ear, I’m sure it means more … Continue reading
Posted in India, people
Tagged ceremony, hindu wedding, india, indian wedding, location drawing, music, musician, urban sketch, wedding
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More wedding moments
Bits and pieces from an Indian wedding. Day 1 included the mehendi ceremony. Here are more sketches from different events. As you entered the wedding hall everyday there’s always a lineup of beautifully dressed women handing out strings of jasmine (and conveniently, bobby … Continue reading
Posted in India
Tagged ceremony, hindu, india wedding, location drawing, marriage, priest, urban sketch, wedding
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