I write about my thoughts and adventures in my creative life, you can now follow on Substack!
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Too many posts, too many reels, too many podcasts, too many emails. Too many webinars, too many workshops, too many freebies,…
AI Don’t Believe It!
AI has filtered into most aspects of our lives- seen or unseen. Our days are filled with interactions with our phones,…
The Artist Out of the Office
My ankle wobbled, unsure of taking its first step into the plane. I’d tricked it into thinking this would be…
The Artist in the Office.
I’ve been drawing for most of my life, apart from that bit where i was working my butt off in…
The Palace That Moved Me to Tears
I arrived in Jaipur with a heart full of anticipation, stepping onto its dusty roads with the weight of twenty…
Final days: A Rishikesh I didn’t know
Ignoring the Perfect View: Sketching Rishikesh and an Unexpected Aarti Experience Rishikesh is a place that attracts people looking for something—peace,…
20 Jan 2025: The Ruins Still Sing
As I wandered through the crumbling meditation caves and traced my fingers over the faded colors on the walls of…
13 Jan 2025:
I had imagined a tranquil afternoon by the Ganga, painting the riverbanks and bridges as the sunlight danced on the…
25 Dec 2024: Rishikesh
Christmas Day was a bit different. Sitting by the river, i painted the peaceful waters flowing past. This area is…
22 Dec 2024: A Marblelous Place!
Visited the beautiful `Marble Palace. It’s probably the first place I’ve been where photography is completely banned, and it was…
13 Dec 2024: Merry Fishmas
I’ve never visited a temporary aquarium before, and the tunnel that has been built in park circus is rather impressive…
12 Dec 2024: It’s beginning to look a lot like…
Practising to draw means you start to look at the world differently, or perhaps start to look at it, in…
7 Dec 2024: On the Road
I noticed using several taxis how interesting the interiors of them were, little worlds where someone stays all day. Little…
4 Dec 2024: A Room With No Windows
I ended up in a rather depressing room on first arrival in India, I picked a cheap option, not the…
2 Dec 2024: Magical Mystery Tour 2024-25
I wasn’t expecting to go on a journey without much thought behind it, yet here i am in India, with…
Nepal Mountains
The mountains called me, but in my sorry state I couldn’t answer. I stayed on the ground, firmly on the…
Is This Still It?
I’d written and published “Is This It?” a few days ago but I’ve had this uncomfortable feeling I hadn’t really…
Is This It?
Can mindfulness help you reduce stress and improve focus in your daily life? Who is more self-deluded than he who is…
The Joy of Tea
I’m quite late to the party. I’ve spent all 30 years of my life consuming very little caffeine, to this…
Two Orchids
Two orchids were left for dead in my workplace. Rather than throwing them away I requested I had them on…
Forgiveness & Compassion: Is forgiveness really a compassionate act?
Life is built by walking the rope between success and failure, good, bad, right, wrong. Falling through the gap can…
What Is The Ego?
The ego, as defined by a simple google search is “a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance.”Many philosophies talk about…
