All the people of Pakistan are suffering the results of a concerted effort to bully the populace into not speaking out against the blasphemy laws and other injustices. Many Muslims have also been murdered under the pretext of accusations made under this law. The Governor of Punjab was himself assassinated recently for speaking out as was a Muslim man who had been aquitted in a blasphemy case a year ago.
Read MoreJamshoro, Sindh
Here are some small sketches I created in Jamshoro, Sindh. I was there looking for the musicians who eventually recorded the music for my short film "Gul" (flower).
Read MoreHoly Sites in Pakistan
During my travels in Pakistan last year, I went to Data Darbar in Lahore, Nankana Sahib and Panja Sahib. Here are Watercolor Sketches I did there.
Read MorePakistani People
Some practice drawing faces.
Masjid Wazir Khan
I didn't manage to find Masjid Wazir Khan during my trip to Pakistan last summer. It's one of the places I wanted to visit, but did not have the time to track down. I drew this sketch off of a photo today.
I was going to draw various types of workers in honor of International Worker's Day (May 1st). I managed to sketch this coal mine worker from Pakistan. The back faced figure is from a small show I went to over the weekend.
Lastly, I sketched some Pakistani children's faces. It's very difficult to sketch the cute, innocent faces of small children. The lines are very delicate and it's all too easy to over do it. So here's some practice.
Chitral Masjid
Just a quick sketch of the Chitral Masjid.
Rickshaw and Shrine
Years ago I animated a car jumping over a bump like this for a job, so I figured why not a rickshaw too? I also did this quick sketch of a shrine to play around with a new marker I picked up.
Pakistani Women and Indian Easter
A few drawings of Pakistani women. You have the rural, working woman, the cute cheeky kid and one of the first female fighter pilots to recently graduate into the Pakistan Airforce.
The other pic is based off a BBC pic of a little Indian girl celebrating Easter.
Sindhi and Rajasthani men
The provinces of Sindh (Pakistan) and Rajasthan (India) have some of the most amazing music! Here are two sketches of people from there.
Kasur and Lahore
Here are some quick sketches from photoes I took on my trip to Pakistan. A mentally handicapped man at Bulleh Shah's Urs and some children working as runners at a general store in Lahore. My friend Usman Khokher was kind enough to track down the kids and give them prints I sent after returning home. Thanks!
Shah Jamal
Last summer, while in Lahore, Pakistan, I visited the shrine of Shah Jamal. Every thursday night, they have some dhol players (including Pappu Sain) perform there. The air tends to be a bit...thick, but it is quite an amazing thing to see. Here's a drawing I did today, based on some photo refs and my memory. The guy with the big fat one is from my memory.
Zarsanga
Qawwals
Here are some marker sketches of two Qawwal Parties.
The first is Farid Ayaz Qawwal and Brothers and the second is Murli Qawwal Party.
Lahore and Mountains
Some more 
practice with watercolors. A sweetmaker's shop, a nighttime shot of Badshahi Masjid, both in the city of Lahore and and a view of the mountains also in Pakistan.
Old Lahore Watercolor
Just getting back into watercolors. I painted the same image of the old part of Lahore in a few different ways. For the first one, I sketched out the scene in pencil then painted (building layer upon layer) and added some black marker at the end. For the rest I did no drawing, just straight painting. I felt like I had enough of a feel for it after doing the first one that I didn't need to draw it in with pencil. For the second image I just laid down some light washes and built up value a little, then went in with marker for details. For the third and fourth versions I just painted one cool and warm and the other monochromatic. I want to work on landscapes and city scenes for a bit...take a breather from drawing my poor co-workers...
Shake for the Quake
Went to a concert up in San Francisco in support of the earthquake relief effort in Pakistan and India. It was organized by Project Ahimsa. Did some quick sketches to try and capture some of what I saw..and then I got busy with joining in the fun!
