Viewing the world through the sketches of graphic artists

In the age of instant click-and-posts, these artist-travellers slow down to document their experiences

Mar 07, 2017, 09:14 IST11 min

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Kriti MongaAge: 35Lives in: New Delhi, IndiaFavourite Places to Travel: I travel without bias, but I do love going back to Paris, to the Provence region in southern France, and have recentl...

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Kriti MongaA Good Traveller Expects Nothing and Finds Everything: June 2011 I was couch-surfing in Barcelona and found myself living in the home-studio of a Spanish musician. On a relaxed s...

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Chandler O&rsquolearyAge: 35Lives in: Tacoma, Washington, USAFavourite places: My travel blog focuses on North America, so I&rsquoll just list my favourites there. New Mexico and the San Ju...

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Chandler O&rsquolearyEastsound, Orcas Island, Washington, US: April 2012Orcas Island is one of the San Juan Islands, an archipelago that forms the maritime boundary between Washington and C...

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Allen ShawAge: 43Lives in: Berlin, GermanyFavourite places to travel: Russia, Finland, Czech Republic and Kutch (India).Preferred technique: Watercolours on paper.Occupation: Travelling art...

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Allen ShawI spent hours looking at the tranquil lake. When it got cold in the evenings, I watched it from the warmth of the kitchen table of the log house. Some pages of my sketchbook from ...

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Allen ShawMy quest for discovering new places, cultures and people through my sketchbooks has taken me to different parts of the world, but Russia was special. I have known Russia from the ...

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Ishita JainAge: 23 Lives in: Currently, New DelhiFavourite places: Étretat in Normandy, France, is one of the most beautiful places I have visited. But I love beaches, and I love places wit...

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Ishita JainSacré-Coeur, Paris, France: April 2014I visited the crazy artists&rsquo market at Montmartre and got lost in the weekend crowds at the Sacré-Coeur lawns. ...

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Ishita JainMusée du Louvre, Paris, France: March 2014In 2014, I was lucky enough to go for an exchange semester to Reims, a small city in France. In my five months there, I never ended up g...

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Antima NaharAge: 39Lives in: Goa, IndiaFavourite places: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Isla De Ometepe, Nicaragua Mexico Peru hiking in Norway driving through Patagonia, Argentina.Preferred techn...

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Antima NaharIsla De Ometepe, Nicaragua: 2008-09In 2008 I went backpacking in South America for five months. Every single day was a crazy adventure. This is a glimpse of one such day, on an ...

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