{"id":7723,"date":"2019-06-01T07:56:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T14:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/?p=7723"},"modified":"2019-07-14T20:52:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T03:52:22","slug":"upcoming-show-and-new-book-on-india-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/2019\/06\/01\/upcoming-show-and-new-book-on-india-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book on India Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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Title page: As always, we bought a few artifacts, like this relic wooden horse.<\/p>\n

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The wondrous water reflections on the Ganges. (Click to appreciate.)<\/p>\n

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One of the most opulent places in the world. It met all expectations.<\/p>\n

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Some people came just to be photographed in the majestic setting. (Click it.)<\/p>\n

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For me, weathered walls were part of the intrigue and beauty everywhere.<\/p>\n

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Then there were the tangles of electrical wires, apparently ever added to.<\/p>\n

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Traffic. Need I say more? No lanes. Rear-view-mirrors never used. Honking constant. Any hurry, useless. But with “responsibility” high, accidents are few.<\/p>\n

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Loved these two shots in the grand Jama Masjid mosque. (Click to enlarge.)<\/p>\n

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Giant doors to the giant mosque. Note the visitor carrying her shoes. We all did.<\/p>\n

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Another wall of peeling paint, like one of my recent abstracts (see last blog<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Alcoves at entrances and a very tidy if poor living space. Click to appreciate.<\/p>\n

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A tricycle transport for feathered friends, doors, and sisters who posed.<\/p>\n

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No two alike, every village woman the Queen of Sheba in daily wear. (Click it.)<\/p>\n

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We were told every village is different, and there are many Indias in India.<\/p>\n

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Beds set outside as well as in, though we saw very few chairs anywhere.<\/p>\n

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Local business facing the streets while shoppers and lookers enjoy the life.<\/p>\n

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We flew from Delhi to Varanasi to see Hinduism at its epicenter on the Ganges.<\/p>\n

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Arriving at dawn, we checked out the pilgrim activities then boarded a boat.<\/p>\n

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The warm light of the rising sun, a wonder for the eyes and cameras.<\/p>\n

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Devotees in abundance, some with cups out for alms, some with shaved heads.<\/p>\n

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Two monks being tourists themselves; these were taking i-phone photos.<\/p>\n

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Art is apparent everywhere you see it, or at least when you crop it.<\/p>\n

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Rituals and prayers and long shadows in the sun.<\/p>\n

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Snake charmer (left) and a morning donor with a bag of rice giving kernels.<\/p>\n

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Two relics. You really need to click to see (as with all of these).<\/p>\n

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Anne (right) always cautious where she walked; the locals didn’t care.<\/p>\n

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Fast food anyone? A few outdoor kitchens and a couple of newspaper readers.<\/p>\n

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Colors everywhere, nobody minding the i-phone quickly aimed their way.<\/p>\n

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One more of a great and ancient door.<\/p>\n

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Final page. As the caption reads: The traveling couple at the sacred site. A sacred marriage still going strong.<\/p>\n

That’s it.<\/p>\n

Oh, and here’s a new one that was trip-inspired.<\/p>\n

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“On her Way,” oil on canvas, 37×26.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Dana Point studio show is in two weeks; here’s info, as well as a quick travelogue to a colorful and exotic place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7723"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7723"}],"version-history":[{"count":74,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7914,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7723\/revisions\/7914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}