Thursday, February 15, 2018

Never A Dull Ride

 Autoricksha Ride India Sketchbook by Meera Rao 

Life is never dull on the streets in India.  The variety and number of modes of transportation and the  kind of loads they carry,  how many passengers they manage to cram into those vehicles is always a surprise ! Over the years I have photographed and sketched many interesting scenes - and I know I will find new ones on my next trip :) 

During my last trip, I saw this precarious looking two-wheeler -somewhat small and a cross between a bicycle and a motorcycle. The passenger was holding two sheep/lambs in his arms!  The the scene outside the autorickshaw and the view of the inside of the richly decorated brand new vehicle made for an interesting outing on that particular day. 

8 comments:

Sadami said...

Thank you very much, Meera, for a nice painting and an interesting post! I love this work that captures the moment well. Enjoy your art journey. Best wishes, Sadami

Carol Blackburn said...

LOL, oh Meera, whenever we watch something on TV that show the traffic like you describe we are so amazed at how it all integrates without incident. It's like a ballet of chaos, but chaos that works.

padmaja said...

You captured really a cool moment Meera!

AK said...

Most of the times we fail to observe such interesting moments. Great work.

Meera Rao said...

Sadami, Thank you very much ! Appreciate you stopping by :)

Meera Rao said...

carol, thats where human skills, and divine intervention work in tandem I suppose :)

Meera Rao said...

Ak, Thank you very much! I credit my 'sketching eyes' with help in finding these moments to capture in my sketchbook. Amazingly once I started sketching daily scenes regularly, I found myself noticing things I had taken for granted before - it really expanded my world!

Meera Rao said...

Padmaja, Thank you very much ! Sometimes I wonder if I am trying to capture a fast vanishing lifestyle!

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