Shakthan Market, Thrissur


A scene from Thrissur's Shakthan Market back in April. The banana stalls are incredibly colourful! I got a great video capturing the action posted over on Instagram here.

Sketched after a busy day of workshops and on the way to Farrah Irani's night sketching demo followed by fireworks in the Swaraj Round a few of us squeezed in a market sketch.

The stall holders were very funny, checking out their likeness in the sketches and calling out to each other across the market in laughter.

Here's Ch'ng Kiah Kiean below left, hard at work. I've previously sketched him taking a workshop at the SingaporeUrban Sketchers Symposium in 2015. An amazing artist from Penang, if you don't know his work, check him out here.

And on the right, Anil asked for a portrait...


Refreshing drink discovery of the day – cold spiced buttermilk! After the initial shock to a kiwi palate the subtle sour masala tang is very refreshing...