Twin engines roared mightily into the desert and echoed all around disturbing the silence of no man’s land. Infinite sandy hills rolling in the distance. Cadmium yellow landscape contrasted by cobalt blue sky breaking the monotony. The wind hissed as it passed by me. I clung tightly on my husband’s waist. The vastness of the arid place threatened to engulf me. We rode on destination unknown. The desert whistled a lonely tune.Then all of a sudden it sprung into view. An oasis carved down below. My companions parked their muscular bikes. Standing by the cliff we wondered how can this fecundity thrives on this sterile land. Our eyes followed the water’s origin. An eternal flow of snow melting from the peaks of the Himalayan mountain breast feeding this garden of Eden.
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
© JMKhapra
* I painted this landscape when we went on a bike trip to Ladakh in the Himalayas.
I have to smile because to me, the vibrant colors say “Life!”
Happy to hear that one of my creations can produce a smile. Yes, a ‘life’ born from the mother earth’s womb.
beautiful!!! wow!!
Thank you. 🙂
the pleasure was all mine… your creations are astonishing!!
🙂
I am contemplating a trip to KatmNdu to study under a Tietan master Thangka painter, I am inspired by this entry, it is somehting I may experience in the not too distant future, Mahaloness to you. Nice paint:)
Thank you! And I hope you will pursue this dream. I have seen mural paintings in the tibetan monesteries in ladakh. Those are really wonderful. Some of my work are influenced by those.
Mystique, Appealing and well Lucid Dreams have always been one of my favorite concepts!So all in all a unique blog! If you happen to visit my blog, then i recommend participating for the Carnival of Praise!
Stay Mystified!
Thank you Amyth. 🙂 will be visiting your blog shortly. Carnival of Praise do sounds mystifying.
These photographs and painting are really beautiful. But more than anything else, I loved these words. beautifully written. You captured your journey with your husband, so beautifully with your words. A well presented post. 🙂
thank you Arindam. India is inspiring me in so many ways. The journey to Ladakh is one experience i will never forget and I will never run out of tales to tell from it. 🙂
wonderful!! love the last message!
Thank you. It was a delight to chance upon that small patch of heaven. 🙂
Jofelyn thank you for visiting me I am glade you enjoyed it. Love your writing with your special art. look forward to your next visit…
Thank you. Will be following you so I can always view the new painting you post on your blog. They are really nice. I like them.:-)
Wow and another wow and a thousand more wows. Perused just a few of your works and wow, you got some great stuff in here. And you have another fan.
Thank you Tim. Such a nice thing to say. Made my day.:-)
beautiful images you got here!
Thank you!
hmmm… at first, i can’t decide which is better, the painting or the pictures. then, i figure it must be the painting because it reflects a view that the lens can’t see.
i don’t know what to say, but those pictures are great.. 🙂
Thank you. 😉
nice thoughts, nice painting, nice photography.
Thank you Virgilio. :-
these are amazing photos! you should really pride yourself with these! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Thank you, It is a very beautiful place it is not possible to take bad photos. 🙂