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Sketching Goa: Part 6
One last post from Goa, India. Bits and pieces, little vignettes, my family, and a tree I love. Clothes hanging on a line to dry. On one side, a barbed wire fence holds up the line. On the other, a … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged family, goa, gulmohar, india, people, urban sketch, urban sketcher
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Sketching Goa: Part 5
Next up: Churches, temples and forts. Old Goa has two grand structures that are so different to sketch: The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a massive baroque structure. It’s warm colored stone is beautiful in the evening light. The Se Cathedral nearby, … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged architecture, cathedral, chapel, church, goa, india, temple, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Sketching in Goa: Part 4
Fisherwomen are fun to draw, with their brightly printed saris and dresses, hair decorated with flowers, gold jewelry and often-colorful language. I spent a morning sketching in Panjim market, with the Sunday morning crowds often blocking my view. This lineup of women … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged boats, deogad, fish, fish auction, fish market, fisherwomen, fishing, fishing village, goa, goat, india, maharashtra, market, meat, mutton
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Sketching in Goa: Part 2
Panjim market is a huge indoor area divided into many sections. This is the flower section of the market. These stalls sell garlands used either in worship or to adorn just about anything: a woman’s hair, the doorway of a home, a vehicle… The guy on … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged crowd, flower market, flowers, fruit, goa, india, location drawing, mango, mankurad, market, suhita, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Sketching in Goa: Part 1
1o short days in India. Too short for much more than a visit to my parents in Goa. And for sketching in and around the city of Panjim, where they live. So these next few posts are just that: Sketches from the streets and … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged airport, auto, Enfield, goa, Hero bicycle, india, location drawing, motorcycle, sutorickshaw, tempo, urban sketch, vehivle
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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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Goa: a week at the beach
We spent a week in Calangute, at the beach, with my parents visiting us almost everyday. The kids loved it: sand, warm water, icecream sellers on the beach! I’ll stay out of the water if I can, so I sat … Continue reading
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Tagged balcao, beach, coconut palm, goa, home, india, kids, location drawings, paradise, sketch, Travel
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