The Next show

Pallavi and I are showing our paintings at the Next shop in Delhi, from 1st April to the 15th. Please come.

Holla Mohalla

Visited Anandpur Sahib, in Punjab yesterday for Holi and what an eloquent way to celebrate spring. The Nihangs, a semi nomadic warrior community gather there every year and demonstrate their skills in a grand finale that lasts till sundown. Dressed beautifully with their grand turbans, swords at their side, holding spears or long sticks, these stately men strutted along quite peacefully, with warm welcoming smiles.

Uzma and I went into their tents and did some portraits, while they fed us chai and pakoras. Later in the day, they paraded the streets on horses, elephants and vehicles, young and old alike, wielding their weapons in proud warrior showmanship. These moustache twirling men, with their piercing eyes were graceful, kind and a put on quite a show of machochism.

I am blown away every moment by the happenings in this country! Something new to see, all the time.

Nihangs

Anandpur Sahib

Sunday

How could I not be grateful for these days spend in Delhi? Great waterfalls of magenta bougainvillea gushed at us on our 7 km walk around JNU this evening. I stood under a patch of silk cotton trees at Hauz Khas, bathed in moonlight ...'twas a celebration. And watching peacocks draped on bare trees at twilight was a blessing.

How to make a garden

Spreads from the book I illustrated..."How to make a garden, the 7 essential steps for a Canadian gardener" by Marjorie Harris. Published by Random house. Forgot to post these ages ago.

Bloomin' silk cottons

Sunday's roadtrip

Went fora ride on 2 Enfields to some rocky cliffs just out of Delhi. Here are some watercolours from that trip.

Soar

Working on some paintings for the show in Goa.