Temple Love

So we are settling into life on the road 'down under', enjoying the sunshine and the wide open spaces! I haven't had a chance to do much drawing for the last few weeks so thought I would dig out these photos that I've been meaning to post on here for a while - These are mosiacs from a very old temple I went to in Luang Prapang, in Laos. They completely blew me away, the whole wall was covered in these detailed little scenes made from glass. I especially love the combination of colours and the simple shapes of the figures, they make me want bring more colour into my own work, but I'm still loving my black pen so we'll see.. :)

Quiet Days

I have spent the last three weeks in maybe one of the most beautiful and certainly one of my favorite places in the whole world - Lake Toba in Sumatra. This was my second visit. There is an island in the middle of a lake in the middle of the biggest volcano in the world, and hardly anyone knows about it... shhh

I stumbled across this and loved it.

Although the days of the week don't really bother me much at the moment, there's just something about Sundays... don't you think?

Yogya Street Art

I saw some pretty interesting artwork while wandering around Yogyakarta in Java. The city is considered to be the cultural heart of Java and is one of the best places to see traditional Indonesian arts such as batik painting and puppet making. It's nice to see that the city has a cool contemporary art scene too

Dog in Thought

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

I am going on a 10 day silent retreat in Thailand, starting today, so this photo seemed appropriate! I love the way the dog looks deep in thought as it gazes towards the distant hills..

A large Nepalese lady and a small man..

This was painted on a sign showing a trekking map in Nepal, I don't know who the artist is but isn't it great?

In the Himalayas

Some photos from the Annapurna Base Camp trek I did in Nepal a couple of months ago, pictures can't even begin to show how amazingly beautiful these mountains are..

So nice

Holy Art, yoga and goats

Varanasi, the holiest town in India and the most most beautiful! This was my last stop after almost 6 months in India and it really cemented my love for the country and made me even more sad to leave..

Chandigargh Rock Garden

While I was in North India I decided to travel to a 'new town' called Chandigargh to check out the famous rock garden there, and it was AMAZING! The story goes that a man called Nek Chand built the entire place secretely over the course of about 30 years using rubbish from the demolition of the original Chandigargh town. He was only discovered in 1975 and now his creation has become a national treasure, what a crazy brilliant man he must be!

You can read the whole story on Wikipedia here

India 3 - Castles made of Sand

From the top: Our sandcastle in Agonda; Ahmedabad kite festival; 'Mr India' my camel on a camel safari in Rajasthan; Jaiselmer Fort; 1008 sand mounds at the Shivatri Festival in Gokarna; Sand spiral in the Tsar Desert; Jaiselmer Fort from a distance and a lovely sketch I saw on the wall of our guesthouse in Jaiselmer.

So Inspiring

I've seen so many beautiful things during my 6 months in India, these are just a few of my favourites