August 16, 17, 18, 19

August sketchbox

8, 9, 10, 11

Canadian

After 7 years of living in Canada, I am a Canadian citizen now.

August interlude

These are my daily entries for my August sketchbox. One for each day.

Blues fest

I took a train to London Ontario this past weekend, for the Blues festival there. The Yard birds, Chris Beard and David CLayton Thomas, where some of the musicians I saw.

Master Cleanse

I went on a 10 day cleanse, called the master cleanse, where I drank only lime juice, with maple syrup and cayene pepper....all day. It did cleanse me emotionally, psychologically and spiritually, and taught me a lot. Here are a couple of pages from my journal at that time.

Sketchbook cover

Here are some sketchbook covers of mine, over the years.

2001

A page from my October 2001 sketchbook.

Portraits

Yard dogs roadshow

Tobias

Yard dogs roadshow

More chronicles from my life:

Last week the Yard dogs Roadshow from California came into town to perform at the Opera house. There was an incredible vibe as soon as they got off their bus, and Layton and Anahata were the first ones I met....peering into the Band of Gypsies like a single tribe kept apart for unknown frequencies( our gallery being part of the Opera house building). Throughout the day smiling, waving, introducing , it was all very easy. I got put on the guest list, and the show....what a show it was.

A Vaudevillian burlesque visual feast to the eyes was what it was. A groovy band, with trumpets,guitars, saxophones, tap dancing accordianists, drummers, sword swallowers, fire eaters, burlesque dancers and all with a mystic flare of days gone by. Needless to say I caused a ruckus with my hooting and hollering, and the party continued at the gallery till 4 am,
where I got to meet and hang out with Norton P Electric, Sidecar Tommy, Five livered Larry, BBJ (Big Big Jim), Lily Rose Love who gave me the Ace of diamonds, Eenor Wildboar who played the guitar and a host of lovely people who welcomed me to join them on their roadshow.

Here are a few pages from my sketchbook inspired during and after their visit to Toronto.

Love,
Prash

Bird

The bird in my life right now.

Sketchbooks from my past

A couple of watercolours while at Mumbai, from my 2002 sketchbook. The one of Victoria terminus was done while my new pair of spectacles was being made.

Pondicherry

A watercolour at the India coffee house in Pondicherry.

Waiting

Here is a mural that I painted while at Cuppa coffee animation inc. As far as I can remember it's about 9X5 feet.

William's cottage

last week I went up to William's cottage on a cliff in Sundridge Ontario. It snowed on may 6th!
Here are a couple of watercolours from my sketchbook of William, and Lucci and ling on the armchair.