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Last day Hampi
time to do a little painting for the “Wellfare Hampi Children’s Trust”
Organization that pay the school and deliver meals to children whose families can not afford ..

Back with JB and Kiyomi, to decorate the wall for the children!
no images of the chaos that was there when they were all the around, full of energy and smiles ..
it was a very good time, as well as the cow drawn by JB that is showing up to check out if it’s good enough…

“Save Hampi Bazaar” ..
the site of Hampi being ranked a UNESCO world heritage, give a good excuse to local powerful people (in politics I guess) to expropriate the inhabitants of the village of Hampi to raze their homes and shops .. with the excuse that the site must be free housing for the title.that affects some 150 families.
for those interested:

http://www.facebook.com/savehampipeople?sk=info

 

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Hanuman Power

Being in Hampi, the birthplace of the famous Hanuman (the monkey god) .. I thought hey, why not doing a little painting inspired by these beautiful monkeys langour, or also called “black monkeys” because of their dark skin. they impose, with their almost human posture, their way to sit and their little beard ..

 

Having started painting a ”water tank” with a monkey levitation, I have met JB (that I had met in Varanasi a month earlier), he paints and draws and do a lot of live painting. He is immediately motivated by the idea of this mural.

He gets in the trip to paint the great Hanuman, greati dea that will bring us the favor of the inhabitants of Hampi, a small interview with the press and the TV of Karnataka ..

 

So here are some pictures of the wall, pictures of our friends the monkeys ..

and here are the videos of Live painting by JB:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47jIQ3Aiofg&list=UUyq2OHuH1S5Z2iguDDhvqqQ&index=4&feature=plcp

 

see you soon!

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Some drawings of Hampi

Still here in Hampi

Here are some drawings:

first puja in the morning before a small temple in Prakash Nhagar, witnessed by a monkey..

Fascinated by these old temples, and as a result of good shiva, I began to see the invisible:

the first is the moon, the second drawing is the sun

Robert, a great outstanding character, living for over thirty years in Hampi, painting amazing oil paintings of the place, the people of Hampi and his suroudings, he is also a virtuoso on the saxophone.

here he is while jamming at Durga’s Hut, with the Japanese that no oneknow the name, but who plays this Rajastan’s violin a beautiful way.

The ghost tree, again,

This entanglement of several trees, mingling their roots and connect, forming a huge tree.

Alberto who plays the didgeridoo, vibrating with the tree, and Shanti drawing.

A couple at the restaurant. At Robert’s house,

A typical scene in an Indian gas station. A tree on the roadside.

The night Hampi bazaar, cows arise in the middle of the street, not at all disturbed, because no vehicle is moving anymore, they quietly enjoy the rest. Some faces of people at the Bus stand of  Hospet.

Monkey Design inspired by the beautiful black monkeys of Hampi.

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Baba a Hampi

Baba in Hampi playing lyre in the Hampi ruins on Sonyia’s wall..

Baba getting a haircut and a shaving in Hospet next to the train station

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Happy in Hampi

Here I am in Hampi,

the forgotten empire.

It is a beautifull place in Karnataka, with dry hills full of stones from all shapes and sizes,

And on the ground floor, there is many rices paddies, bananas and water flowing.

This is also the birth pace of Hanuman, the Monkey god. He is responsible for the whole stack of stones, wich he threw with his own hands..

The place is full of old temples and ruins.

Here are some images,

The Hampi area, The people on the boat, Traditional drawing on the floor…

Up a hill, A tree full of monkeys, a hut, The ghost tree next to Kamalapur, the falls,

Rupa fixing up a necklace, Baba and son, Some more rocks, Rice planting,

In the valley, The little Mallaby and the people of the junction..

cheers

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Next stop Hyderabad

On the way to Hampi…

The 30 hours train

Tomas and Rory

Bidessi Baba Djie in Hyderabad

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Varanasi 3 – l’heureux tour

Here is Bidessi Baba Djie, joaquim version.

also a monkey playing with a bra on the roof top of the monalisa restaurant..

and Bidessi Baba djie close to the small burning ghat.

 

cheers!

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Varanasi 2 – La mission

After a few days I moved to Mouna Guest house.

 

Here’s some images:

Amazing flutist at a Concert, a sketch I did while I was in the rikshah going to Mouna.

The talented Jiha playing guitar and the view from Mouna.

Varanasi.

 

Mouna’s Roof top.

“Le Baba d’outre espace”

The Tea Baba, with his monkey on his shoulder.

Jaume is having some tea

 

Collaborative painting with Won.

“CEO of Monkey’s corporation”

 

 

 

 

 

 

putinjg back pictures of ghat and jake

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Varanasi 1 – the holy city

at mid-december I was crossing the boarder between Nepal and India,

and next morning I arrived in Varanasi, the holy city of Hinduism.

For those who don’t know, the city is situated on the boarder of the Ganga river,

who take a bath in this sacred water get purified, spiritualy.

It is also a place were a fire started more than 3000 yeras ago is still kept alive and used for the burning of dead people, the custom for hindus. It is believed that if after your death you get cremated here on the side of the Ganga, you break up the cycle of reincarnation.

 

Here’s some drawings and pictures:

a drawing of the Burning Ghat, wich is the place where the bodies of the people that passed away are burnt, witnessed by the family, the cows, goats, dogs and people passing by:

 

 

 

Flutist at a concert, and the view when I took a Rikshah to move in Mouna Lodge:

 

 

Here’s one of those Chess games in Mouna lodge,

between Rrati and Jaumari

 

 

 

 

Meet Baba on the Ghat:

 

 

 

 

I started to draw with a chalk some Bidessi Baba Djie in the narrow streets of  the old town, here’s next to famous lassi place.

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s Won great artist from Corea, while we decorate the wall of Tomas room.

 

 

 

 

Here is Bidessi Baba Djie on the Ghat:

 

 

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Lumbini

Finally I decided to leave Nepal on the 8th of december,

I headed then to Lumbini close to the boarder with India.

This place is famous for being the birth place of Buddha.

 

I planed to stay there 1 or 2 days, but finally ended up staying a week.

I first met Nelly, a french girl that travel through Nepal doing many many projects, and she introduced me to Traditionnal buddhists painters, while they where painting the walls of a brand new temple in Lumbini.

 

she helped them painting inside the temple for a week. that was her last day when I met here, so naturally I stayed a few more days painting with them, helping with simple tasks.

spending my day painting and sharing some time with Mingmar the Master, Karma, Suman and the other painters.

that was a great time.

 

here are some pictures:

Karma, Mingmar and his portrait, me in action.. a detail of the wall painting and a few drawings.

Thanks to Mingmar and his great team!

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