Casino sketches
Rather than play and gamble at the casinos in Las Vegas, I sat just outside the halls and spent a little time sketching the slot machines etc and as usual clicked away merrily with my camera. May be, if I wasn't so terribly allergic to cigarette smoke and perfumes, I might have spent more time and money inside the casinos:), but this gave me a chance to wander around the strip with my camera outdoors. It was my first visit to the amazingly surreal city where it is a fine line between what is real and make-believe; where Italy, Paris, New York and Treasure Island all are right next to each other; where Michael Jackson, Wonder Woman, Elvis and space aliens roam the streets making you wonder if you are in a dream!!!. We enjoyed a couple of amazing and excellent shows - La Reve and The Jersey Boys. My body being in Eastern Standard Time, woke up every morning to breathtaking view of desert sunrise and distant mountains in the background and I had to make an effort to stay past 8PM there to see the city-lights and life at night :). I could see the truth in Artie Lange's quote: " Vegas means comedy, tragedy, happiness and sadness all at the same time."
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Having never been to Vegas myself, your writeup makes me want to go right now; I'm not into the casino scene that much myself, though I have always wanted to see the surrealness that you mention. I paint using water and oil, too, but my favorite medium is charcoal pencils. Lovely sketches, Meera!
nice words and pictures...
congrats...
Very cool sketches meera! What a great idea. It sounds like such a fun time, I would have loved to have seen those sunrises. :)
Thank you Hema, Jyothisetu, and Crystal! It was a fun trip and I was perfectly happy to stay out of casinos :) It it like an adult Disney world; an architect and designer's dream. Lots of wonderful over the top buildings, art, paintings, sculptures, music and set designs everywhere; gorgeous chandeliers and beautiful greenery, water fountains and waterfalls!
I like your cool sketches Meera, it reminded me of staying away from the slot machines, thinking that it would add to my negative karma :-)
Padmaja, thank you! Thats funny :) I really get sick from cigarette fumes and I ended up with a headache and cough throughout my stay there and that was a pain :( While I was sketching, I noticed how some people were totally absorbed in the games and others were just trying their luck out of curiosity, laughing and walking off after a few minutes -that made me wonder quite a bit about karma, attractions and aversions!
love the sketches Meera ! Really enjoy reading your blog :-))
Shyamala
My first trip to Las Vegas was on my cross country trip when my daughter moved to California. I was pleasantly surprised. It was an Adult Disney World!!!
I think it's great that you can just sit and sketch the world around you!
Thank you Shyamala -- I always appreciate visits to my blog and comments--it keeps me going :)
Thanks Kathy! You are right- its an adult disney world :)
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