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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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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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Small moments from a big wedding: The Mehendi ceremony
I was recently at a family wedding. A very big family wedding. My sketches don’t capture the huge festivities, the pomp and splendor, the crowds of hundreds and sometimes thousands of people who attended the four days of festivities. What I have instead are little vignettes, mostly … Continue reading
Posted in India, people, Portrait, Travel
Tagged airplane, ceremony, india, indian wedding, location drawing, mehendi, tradition, urban sketch, wedding
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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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