Of People and Places

  The world is a little fragmented at the moment,  What gets us through is the deeper connection we have and  the grace with which we say our hellos and goodbyes. 

  Experimenting with illustrations - this is a mixed media sketch - with watercolors and newspaper cutouts. Water buffaloes are very precious livestock, hardy and well adapted to difficult terrains and climates.

Illustration/Sketch of an Oriental Magpie-Robin  Oriental magpie-robins fill our homes with their symphonies as they flit outside, swooping down to get a drink or eat a few crumbs from the many pots people place outside on the walls of their homes or on the streets. They have sweet voices and when in a particular bid to woo the ladies, they croon their hearts out - it is indescribably beautiful. They hop about and bob their tails and you could instantly recognize them by the distinctive white streak on the wings. Read more about birds -  Birds in Bhopal Birds in Belgaum Red -wattled lapwing in Bhopal An Ashy Prinia on the balcony White breasted Waterhen in Belgaum A Black-naped Oriole in Bangalore Black - crowned night heron at Madiwala lake

  A piece of the Bhopal sky with pretty leaf shapes that I couldn't resist painting. It's good to look up and find such beauty :)

 Trying to paint the delicate nature of Amaltas blossoms - they dangle upside down in bunches and add such a lovely vibe to any neighborhood they adorn. We are fortunate that the lanes outside our house are lined with many Amaltas trees. A beautiful name for a beautiful tree. A friend makes elegant earrings, pendants, bookmarks set in resin to immortalize favourite flowers and the memories they bring :)  and the ones she makes of Amaltas are among my favourites - here, take a look -  Amaltas bookmarks (Picture courtesy - Jwala Dadhich, guftgu phoolo ki) Amaltas earrings (Picture courtesy - Jwala Dadhich, guftgu phoolo ki)         Amaltas coaster/paperweight (Picture courtesy - Jwala Dadhich, guftgu phoolo ki) Visit Jwala's profile here   Follow on instagram - @guftguphooloki