Mandu, Madhya Pradesh

And Mandu was stunning. This romantic landscape is stewn with monuments built by the Khilji's. The Jama masjid built in the style of the mosque of Damascus. Hoshang Shah's tomb....the first marble monument in India, where the architects of the Taj Mahal came to get inspired, mahals and harems in the midst of lakes, hamams and gateways all add intrigue to this landscape. There are 500 year old Baobabs which came from Africa and were planted by the Khilji's.

Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

My journey to the heart of India began here in Ujjain. Over the next few posts you will be seeing pages of my sketchbooks and watercolours that have chronicled my travels through central India.

In the Heart land

The old Banyan tree in Bandhavgarh

Meena at the Gond tribal village in Lalpur

Mangala who tattooed me

My watercolour for Mangala

The sun and moon on my arms.

I've been away in Madhya Pradesh for 3 weeks on a show with National Geographic. It was an incredible journey and I will start sharing those visual journals soon. Here are some images to start off with.
Photos from Mathieu Gugumus Leguillons phone.

Meditate levitate animate

Ink and Acrylic on canvas. 2008.

Blue Frog and Blue Fox

2 Blue matchboxes commissioned by Srila Chatterjee. 2011.

Srila

Commission done for Divya Thomas. Watercolour and ink on paper. 30"x22". 2010.

Thank you Jane

My room

My messy work table in Canada.

Death of a daffodil

 From an old sketchbook.2001

Urban rooftops

in ink on paper.

Planetary excursions

Explorations in ink and bleach in my sketchbook, for the latest children's book that I have illustrated on the planets.

Wedding portrait

for a client in Toronto.