Global Rhythms

The correspondence of Harper and Madeleine

Havelock island

Andamans

March 2013

Dear Madeleine

These are the mighty shores 

That have opened all my pores

Of sparkling sands and silken seas

There are none such as these

Not to mention those stunning trees

That are truly great Andamanese

I'm here at last after many a year

Travelling both far and near

I may have reached some other ground

For in this space I think I've found

A spot where I'd like to hang my hat

Now what do you think about that?

A forest that's landed into the sea

That's exactly where I'd like to be

Night swimming under the moon

Can only make you swoon

Sparkles of phosphorescence in everything you touched

Life is really made of star dust

I'm bewitched by this enchanted land

To find some solace in sea and sand

Most certainly will be back for more

And hopefully bring you to this shore.

Fulfilled

Harper

More correspondence of Harper and Madeleine on their blog.

My art in Bangalore

At Roy and Arati's home.

At Shalini's home.

Goodbye Alleppey

Men at the bar

                        

In Alleppey

Just before it rains in Alleppey

Pre monsoon

Photos of my travels on my tumblr

Reflections on the jetty

Experiments

My evenings meditation

The show is still on.....at the Plantation House.

The artist in Plantation House garb!

This is the life!

On this little island in Alleppey!

Benevolence

And at this magical hour as the birds return to their homes, I pause to thank all of you.

Love,

Prash

On the pursuit for beer

For some reason there seems to be a shortage of beer in Alleppey. So today after hanging out my washing to dry, I decided to walk to the market to see if the beer had arrived so I could stock up on some. Gopi dropped me off to the mainland by canoe from where I walked to the market.

Here is a hoarding that I saw along the way to the market. Well, there was beer. So I picked up some, and in the midday heat, decided to stop for a beer at the local bar.

The place was full of characters! Babu was sitting next to me and I quickly sketched him, and soon after Prince who was watching wanted me to do a picture of him too. 

When I got back, I hollered to Gopi, who came to pick me up from the little island. Here he is on the canoe.

Then lunch and a siesta!

The elements of today

Kappa meen for lunch

At Srila and Mahesh's house on an island in the backwaters of Alleppey.

Alleppey

Getting there...Gopi brings me home

In the market with Mohan

I'm on an island on the backwaters of Alleppey. Srila Chatterjee kindly invited me here to paint, and this is my current retreat to paint and animate a film. It is glorious here, and I'm already so inspired. Will keep you posted with my paintings here.