two years ago i was in varanasi with my friend stanley, who was visiting india for the first time. we had planned to stay in this hotel called the Ganges View, which not only is charming and beautiful but probably one of the best places to stay in varanasi.
with the hotel full up, we didn't end up staying there but spent one long lazy afternoon on its terrace, sipping ginger tea, looking through dayanita singh's photographs and intrigued by the postcard sized watercolours of varanasi displayed in the hotel lobby.
back home, the hastily scribbled note with the artist's website address led me into a wonderful world of whimsical illustrations. people, places, moments came alive with little drops of water and casual strokes of colour.
back home, the hastily scribbled note with the artist's website address led me into a wonderful world of whimsical illustrations. people, places, moments came alive with little drops of water and casual strokes of colour.
Prashant is a traveller. who he is, what he does and the life he lives is directly shaped by his travels. in canada for the summer, india for the winter and random stops in-between the both of them, prashant travels, paintbox and journals in hand. the journals are witnesses to his experiences on the road. moments big and small, usually in colour, bound in the pages of his journals. these chronicles are perfect in their layout, with poetry for comments and statements that complete the images.
So even if you’re not one to get so excited over watercolours, I certainly recommend paying a visit to Prashant's site to soak up his gorgeous gorgeous watercolours that capture the spirit of the people and places he visits.
