India Art Journal, July 10,11,12,13
Soon after I arrived my MIL gave me a tube of 'odomus' as a weapon against mosquitos, this being the monsoon season! But I have not had to use it at all. Sadly, the monsoons are very late this year and reports of draught, spoiled crops fills the newspapers :(
Since most of my time is spent in the kitchen, I think its no wonder rest of the sketches in this page are all about the most important room in the house :) The kitchen in the house has the bare minimum essestials but fresh ingredients and vegetables from daily marketing means very tasty meals! It has given me a new perspective of minimalism. As a quote from Grimod de la Reynière says so eloquently, “The kitchen is a country in which there are
always discoveries to be
made.
watercolors and Pilot G-2 Pen
18 comments:
I love your colourful, beautifully illustrated India journal!! Nandini packet anthu thumba chennagide :)
Nirmala
It is such fun to see the things in your environment, Meera. Thanks for sharing your world with us. Hugs, K
Thanks Nirmala :) I find I am seeing things with new eyes as I look for ideas for my daily sketches :)
Kay, thank you so very much! Its been a fun way to rediscover my birth country :)
Love your saying to go with this one, Meera....great post!
Meera this page looks yummy. I love the tooth paste tube.
The kitchen sketch was so real, took me back to my home in Delhi, the bright red gas cylinder with a tube emerging out from underneath the counter, the two burner stove, the morning milk packet deliveries (it is an art to open them and pour in the container without spilling it!), and the universal odomos!!! Of course, the scissors (along with the missing 'gas lighter') have a prominent visual place in the kitchen wall! Where is the gas lighter? I am home sick. :)
It is so real. I am curious what your spiral notebook captures next!
I see the gas lighter - I don't know how I missed it the first time :)
Thanks Carol! I am enjoying the process so far - hope I won't run out of steam --I know I won't run out of ideas :)
Ana, thank you! 'odomos' is for warding off mosquitos even though it can easily be mistaken for toothpaste! I am sure people have used it as such while fumbling in the dark :)
Thanks so much, Abha! yes, those things are such classics aren't they? And unfortunately, I still have not mastered pouring the milk from the pkt without spilling :(
It is easy to miss since the sketches themselves are so small :)
Pretty cool details here Meera, hanging katri caught my attention first! Gas cylinder is just too neat:-)
Thank you very much Padmaja ! I am relishing looking at everything with fresh eyes ;)
Hi, Meera,
Really, really cute and lovely sketch and post~!
Thank you for sharing them.
Kind regards, Sadami
Thanks Sadami ;) I am enjoying the self imposed challenge of daily vignettes and appreciate your visits, comments and support!
I love this peek into your sketchbook Meera. :) And the idea of fresh vegetables in that cozy kitchen just makes me smile. :) Hope your MIL is doing well, and you are too.
Crystal, thank you - we are chugging along ;)
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