Saturday, 29 June 2019

The founding of a great peoples


Under completion.

From Siwas, Western Egypt.
The Founding of a great peoples -
Once upon a time
(the date is always very important)
There were quite a few smallish but very cultured and peace loving folk.
They were quite happy and farmed
and worked hard and had beliefs.
Unfortunately, large blocks of them kept on getting knocked off
by dirty, roving bands of murderous, raping brigands.

One day after an impartially severe run of physical abuse and theft,
a small enclave of these non-nomadic folk decided
that it was time to put their collective heads together
to come up with a tribe saving solution
They probably appointed a leader,
but he remains unimportant
(and nameless)
As the whole thing was a collective issue.


The Elders said to build on top.












































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A village of stairs stares



From a very early of our treks into the foothills of the Himalayas.
Simple paranoia!



I seem to remember that I had just bought a crippling pair of Chamba chapels
made with rough leather with tyre soles -not very good for walking a long way in!



























Fire for a pheonix











California 2018

I dont remember painting this, but I assume it was during the time when Aydin entered this world.


And after further examination - -




















Holes & Incidents


I first discovered the rock pools at Amroth when I was still at college.
I walked down there with Audrey Barnes.
The varied colours I found astounding.
I still work from them to this day.


Amroth in the 80's
























Shipping Hill -snowed in for a fortnight 1982

Saundersfoot after the millenium.



2015




2003




2018




2018












Varanasi street life


This picture is total reflection - I tried to get how frenzied the colours were

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A truly hectic place full of (life and death!) and minor amazing things. I saw a sadhu pick up a head of garlic and by rubbing it between his fingers for a few seconds, had peeled the whole lot!









The original line drawing made on the spot so to speak. Actually from memory in a hotel room that had beautiful lizards a a view right over the Ganges.



Umma Ganga.






















Ishtari Imp





A small wooden chalet amidst the wheat and wild flowers up the side of a steep valley.





maybe the imp inside that chapel was me
















Epiphany in Ishtari!