A local professional opinion.

Mahabalipuram, 01-12-1994. Spent most of the day making drawings for this sketch book. One has got to be carefull with this hoppy, though, in this part of the world. The moment I take this book out of my bag I can feel curious eyes - local eyes, that is - rolling up and down in their sockets in exitement. A crowd gathers quickly in this country and in no time I`m surrounded by locals giving one another their professional opinion with exclamations like; "Oh, artist. Very Good. Let me see! One photo, please". And more of the same. All of a sudden I see quite a few tourists. Did they all arrive overnight or what? I mean there was practically nobody yesterday....