In March we were in India for a week—in Delhi, Agra and Varanasi, as well as a couple of villages. With all the (i-phone) photos we took it seemed only right to make a book. So I did, just one copy. Here’s a good chunk of it for your enjoyment. You can always click on a photo for a more satisfying view.
Title page: As always, we bought a few artifacts, like this relic wooden horse.
The wondrous water reflections on the Ganges. (Click to appreciate.)
One of the most opulent places in the world. It met all expectations.
Some people came just to be photographed in the majestic setting. (Click it.)
For me, weathered walls were part of the intrigue and beauty everywhere.
Then there were the tangles of electrical wires, apparently ever added to.
Traffic. Need I say more? No lanes. Rear-view-mirrors never used. Honking constant. Any hurry, useless. But with “responsibility” high, accidents are few.
Loved these two shots in the grand Jama Masjid mosque. (Click to enlarge.)
Giant doors to the giant mosque. Note the visitor carrying her shoes. We all did.
Another wall of peeling paint, like one of my recent abstracts (see last blog).
Alcoves at entrances and a very tidy if poor living space. Click to appreciate.
A tricycle transport for feathered friends, doors, and sisters who posed.
No two alike, every village woman the Queen of Sheba in daily wear. (Click it.)
We were told every village is different, and there are many Indias in India.
Beds set outside as well as in, though we saw very few chairs anywhere.
Local business facing the streets while shoppers and lookers enjoy the life.
We flew from Delhi to Varanasi to see Hinduism at its epicenter on the Ganges.
Arriving at dawn, we checked out the pilgrim activities then boarded a boat.
The warm light of the rising sun, a wonder for the eyes and cameras.
Devotees in abundance, some with cups out for alms, some with shaved heads.
Two monks being tourists themselves; these were taking i-phone photos.
Art is apparent everywhere you see it, or at least when you crop it.
Rituals and prayers and long shadows in the sun.
Snake charmer (left) and a morning donor with a bag of rice giving kernels.
Two relics. You really need to click to see (as with all of these).
Anne (right) always cautious where she walked; the locals didn’t care.
Fast food anyone? A few outdoor kitchens and a couple of newspaper readers.
Colors everywhere, nobody minding the i-phone quickly aimed their way.
One more of a great and ancient door.
Final page. As the caption reads: The traveling couple at the sacred site. A sacred marriage still going strong.
That’s it.
Oh, and here’s a new one that was trip-inspired.
“On her Way,” oil on canvas, 37×26.
8:52 am
Again, you two bring the human element into your art and photography. There’s a “stop, look, and listen” that you do so well. Thanks for sharing, love the simplicity, the weathered walls, the colorful attire.
12:25 pm
Thank you for sharing your trip. The way you put together your impressions through the selected photos is very inspiring. Love it and glad you shared with the rest of us.
1:12 pm
Hi Hyatt,
I loved the photos…..again they made me feel like I’d been in India myself!!
I am going to try and come to your open house, and bring a neighbor that would love to meet you!
Blessings,
Laura
2:12 pm
Beautifully captured experience for both of you. Please send date and time of DP show.
Love the art I bought from you.
2:21 pm
It’s June 15 and 16, 1:00-7:00. Glad you still love your pieces.
3:19 pm
Millions pass those walls without seeing the beauty in them. Yours show how exquisitely artful they are even in their deterioration. Missing you both!
5:20 pm
Your photos of India help me feel I have also traveled there. So intimate. Thank you.
8:18 pm
Hyatt…
My husband and I have sponsored many children throughout the world in a variety of countries. I was especially taken by the photos from India, because we are currently sponsoring a young woman from India…we have been her sponsor through a Christian organization “Unbound” for years. She was young when we started sponsoring her, and now she is a lovely young woman. The beautiful photos of the women reminded me of our
“Chandra Bala!”
Your photos made my heart happy. Thank you!
Perhaps the best part of your email was the photo of you and your lovely wife.
1:49 am
I loved the photos! I saw some paintings in my mind that I could create from these…if I had the time. At this point, no time nor space…but at another time…
The photo of the partial red boat on the water would make a beautiful abstract!
Bless you, Hyatt.
3:23 pm
Again…..you help us travel to places we could never go…..and see beauty that few really see.
Our daughter-in-law LOVES India…..can’t wait to send this to her…..sorry we’re never visiting at the time of your shows……blessings!……LOVE the pix of you two!
5:18 pm
Thank you, Hyatt and Anne. I have spent some time in India in the 1970’s and enjoyed your photos. You have the eye of an artist and see things in buildings, streets and people that I did not. I appreciate that.
I wish I could be with you again for your Show.
Wayne
8:41 pm
Hyatt~ Your pictures and captions are amazing! Thanks for keeping me in the loop. As an artist myself I think you and your wife are creatively gifted–and so ever-sharing with the rest of us. I’ve been a student with each of you.
Peace, Gloria Fetta
8:32 am
I agree very much with Mary’s comment, “Millions pass by those walls without seeing the beauty in them.” Hyatt, you have a depth and clarity of perception that is just marvelous; and one that invites people like me to see what I would have missed on my own. You are not only a seer, but one who teaches others how to see through your use of art. Thanks, friend!
4:24 pm
Wonderful. Looking forward to holding a copy in my hands.
Thank you for sharing the journey with us!
11:13 pm
Hyatt,
You are amazing with your forever onward and upward view. Your eye spots the quiet, inward, colorful, artistic views of humanity. You preserve them in time, first with the lens, and then with your brush. Keep up the Mission.
And by the way, when can you share again with Huntington Beach Art League?
7:06 am
Thanks, Jane. Let’s do Feb. 5, 2020. That is if we’re not traveling. It’ll be great, though it being my 4th time with that enthusiastic hundred I’ll need to come up with something new. Again.
8:34 pm
I very much look forward to attending your Open House and seeing your art and home. I enjoyed and was inspired by your joint talk at the LOCA Art Club meeting a few months ago. I would like to bring a friend, if that is okay.
10:49 pm
Of course. Come and bring your friend.