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An old wooden boat moored on the River Ganges in Varanasi, India. Square format coloured version.

 

Indian Travel Photo Blog

 

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On Explore! November 6, 2007! #200

Thank you very much to all you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments!

 

My Wild River Reflection!

 

An interesting video on the amazing totem poles!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=648gwElcPzU

 

Indigenous art at the Beach.

 

Grand Bend,Ontario

Canada

The artist had some imagination.

  

Asians and particularly Indians can be very creative and also extremely resourceful so what better than a free leaf to use as a canvas for a bit of tourist art! On holiday in India many, many years ago we picked up a set of these delightful little paintings featuring different aspects of Indians at work.

As you can see, it’s not very big, total area about postcard size.

 

For ‘Looking close…… on Friday’ , theme ‘Creative with Leaves’.

Ben Miller Inn

 

Ben Miller,Ontario

Canada

Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument is a Utah state monument featuring a rock panel carved with one of the largest known collections of petroglyphs.

 

It features a 200 square foot area of extremely dense Native American petroglyphs on a "desert varnished" cliff wall. The petroglyphs were created by several ancient cultures beginning some 1,500 years ago. The drawings consist of animals, human figures and many inexplicable symbols -- a six-toed foot?

A Totem in the woods at Ben Miller Inn.

 

Ben Miller,Ontario

Canada

Many Chicago residents still don't know about the hidden gem that is the contemporary art gallery known as Wrightwood 659. It is sandwiched between Clark and Ashland on the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview on an unassuming shady street but it has had some excellent exhibitions over the years!

 

Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now! is an exhibit that spans through February 15th, 2025. You can see more on their website:

 

wrightwood659.org/exhibitions/reimagine-himalayan-art-now...

 

This piece is by Asha Kama Wangdi and here's a link for the artist specifically:

 

bhutanart.bt/artists/asha-kama-wangdi/

 

There's also a video piece in the second floor space of the art gallery John Akomfrah entitled Four Nocturnes that is almost an hour long with thrilling scenes of high detailed nature shots so you might want to reserve about 3 hours if you go visit.

 

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The stylized horse and rider surrounded by bighorn sheep and dog-like animals is typical of Ute rock art, Carved sometime between A.D. 1650 and 1850.

 

Depictions of horses indicate these rock peckings were made after Spanish explorers arrived in North America.

 

Many people call it “rock art,” but "art" doesn't adequately define their importance to American Indian tribes. These images are more than mere adornments hung on the landscape. They are communications between people across time, written not with letters but with visceral, vital imagery. They could express anything one human being might want to communicate to another. (NPS)

Vasquez Rocks is near Agua Dulce, California, in the Mojave desert. There are many other paintings, whoch are much older than this one.

 

Matthew 12:40 “For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.”

Human-shaped petroglyphs visible from the boardwalks along Utah Highway 24. These images were created by the Fremont Culture, who lived in this region for about 1000 years.

 

The Fremont Culture

Fremont and Ancestral Puebloan people began to incorporate farming into their hunter-gatherer lifestyles approximately 2,000 years ago. Petroglyph panels throughout the park depict ancient art and stories of these people who lived in the area from approximately 300-1300 Common Era (CE). Named for the Fremont River that flows through the park, evidence now shows that these people lived throughout Utah and adjacent areas of Idaho, Colorado, and Nevada.

 

The Fremont lived in natural rock shelters and pit houses (dug into the ground and covered with brush roofs). Their social structure was likely composed of small, loosely organized bands consisting of several families. They were closely tied to nature and flexible, making frequent modifications in their life ways as social or environmental changes occurred. (NPS)

A painting by Ojibway artist,Jeffery George.

His story: reddogartstudio.com/my-story

 

Marten Arts Gallery

Bayfield,Ontario

Canada

A painting by Ojibway artist,Jeffery George.

His story: reddogartstudio.com/my-story

The Sun sets over the Arabian Sea on Candolim Beach in Goa, India. An ICM motion abstract image, edited in Lightroom.

 

How to take ocean abstracts:

 

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Another candid portrait of a local herder at the Pushkar Mela in 2023, I like this one. More Pushkar Fair photography on my latest blog. The blog contains head shots and candid portraits as well as street style photography taken at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan. All images on the blog are in black and white shot with the Canon 5D4 and edited in Lightroom. Please take a look below and let me know what you think:

  

Indian Travel Portraits in Black & White

 

Most people are looking at the bridge and walk right past this glyph. I only noticed it, tucked away around a corner in the cliff face, when I spotted an unusual bird in a bush right next door.

Abstract seascape taken on the beach of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

More Abstracts on my Website

 

Tamil Nadu Nature Images via Getty

Indian Markets were a staple along Route 66 in New Mexico and Arizona, and more than a few have survived the downturn of the Route 66 economy and persist along the old route. In previous photos, some of the failed trading posts are depicted. This market is at Continental Divide, New Mexico, near Thoreau; it appears to be doing well, open at present during the pandemic The elevation here is at elevation of 7295 or 7245 feet, depending which sign you believe, and water on one side of the divide ultimate drains to the Pacific Ocean while on the other side it drains to the Atlantic.

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San Francisco Civic Center, Northern California, USA.

Seen this painting in a buddhist temple in India i dont know what myth they present but i really like the colour and design

Sketching

Sketching is one of the initial stages in the making of a Tanjore Painting. Plywood is used as the base which is covered with a fine cotton cloth by a water soluble adhesive. This will be followed by a thick coating of chalk powder or zinc oxide and Arabic gum. Base is allowed to dry well and mild abrasives are used to make a smooth base. After this, preliminary sketch is traced on to the base. Images need not be traced in detail to the board. The outline of the figure and layouts like the pillars and mandapams are enough to proceed. Details such as the ornaments and jewel are added in the next stage.

 

Tanjore paintings (தஞ்சாவூர் ஓவியம்) are a traditional Tamil art works that dates back to 1600 C.E. Nayaks of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu of the bygone era were the chief patrons of this art. Tanjore paintings have a rich gold work with semiprecious / precious stones, vibrant colors, and a devotional composition. The themes of these paintings are usually limited to Hindu gods and goddesses, and saints. Bigger composition of these art works habitually includes a central figure for the core theme and episodes from Hindu mythology sprawling around that central deity. They are also referred as “palagai padam” (palagai – wood, padam – picture) as they are made in solid wooden planks.

 

Read, Mercy's blog post on this for more details.

 

Artist: Mercy GP

Text: Mercy GP

 

This on was purchased on one of my trips to canada! They are hand painted from the inside and signed by the artist!

Timeless proportions :)

 

One of the thousands of sculptures adorning the walls of the 900 year old Belur temple in Karnataka, India.

 

Photographed by my father-in-law (Jayant Joglekar)

Silhouetted men walking at Fort Kochi, Kerala, India. A black and white Lightroom edit of a previously uploaded image.

 

Here is a blog I have written on taking silhouette photos.

 

In Halebid - Image of Durga - the ten armed Goddess slaying Mahishasura, or the Bufallo demon (a story from Hindu Mythology). Durga is a personification of Shakti, or divine power in a feminine form.

Last light on the hike back from Malana, an ancient Indian village in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

 

Geraint Rowland Photography Blog

 

Malana Images via Getty

Indian art on the lake at the "Maison de la Lune"...!!!

The desert is a powerful place. For me it is a personal journey as well as an allotment of time where I get to enjoy photography in a way that is lonely and personal. I don't have to rush. I'm not chasing powder or skiers or anything at all.

 

Death Valley National Park, California, Autumn 2014

One of the numerous sulptures adorning the Temple Friezes in Belur. View full size to appreciate the amazing detail (look at ropes on the drum).

Divine couple 2: Vishnu, the preserver of the universe with Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth.

Looks like ancient India was a fun place!

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