alphabets for riya

riya loves party hats. she also loves to close the door on this little house.

at the zoo, the only animals she got all excited about were the giraffes. and she's always calling my glasses goggles.

she knows rockets from some tv show.

she doesn't much care for the fish, but loves the bubbles.

that's the sound the elephant makes when he sees riya.

she doesn't know Q yet.

finally the mirror's of some use.

short short story

a magic trick (thanks mr. magician on clarke quay!)

see this ring?

i'm going to put it inside this box.

close the box.

lock it.

cover the box with this cloth.

unlock the box.

hey, where's the ring?

voila!

procrastination

yeah, yeah, i know. i saw the typo and the extra space only when i pulled away from the page after twenty minutes of inking.

colours – little india, singapore

found art

saw this on the wall of a bike rental shop in east coast park.

to do:

post-it notes left to their fate in public places daily

poster for riya

the meditator

air-drying clay. 14 X 21 cm

blu jazz cafe people

bad weather

damn

stuff

acrylic on canvas

all in a day's work

the raffles hotel, singapore

The hotel is a delight to sketch. I drew this on a brown envelope over two Singapore Slings.

header #4 for The Painted Chef

Inspired by my recent trip to Mumbai.

coronas at dan ryan's chicago grill

This was my first time at Dan Ryan's. A nice friendly place, with a largely expat and tourist clientale. A toy train, complete with lights, chugs away atop the bar. Vintage travel posters all over the walls. But not the best place to sketch on account of the dim lights.

super hero for illustration friday

singapore sketch #2

I had lunch at a little restaurant on Arab Street today. The air was filled with the mullah's call to the faithful for the afternoon prayers. And those are the minarets of the Sultan Mosque. Thanks, Shilpa!

singapore sketch #1

I drew this sitting at the Coffee Bean in Mount Elizabeth hospital where the missus was getting a blood test done. I'm not sure what the building is called. (But now thanks to Shilpa, I know. It's the Marriot Hotel.)