Deepak and Angie engrossed in the Mustang trip discussion
Gift from Angie – Beautiful painting of Annapurna Range
Our talked-about out of print book – ‘East of Lo Monthang’I also brought back 2 very interesting books – Mastering Light & Shade in Watercolour by Mr Ong Kim Seng and East of Lo Monthang – In the Land of Mustang by Peter Matthiessen kindly loaned to us by Shin and Angie respectively. According to Shin, Mr Ong is famed for his paintings which he did in Nepal. Indeed, when I flipped through the gorgeous hard cover book, the paintings of the Nepalese architecture and daily lives stood out. And it was love at first sight when I set eyes on Angie’s book on Mustang. First of all, the book is already out of print which makes it really precious (well, at least for all of us Mustang fans) and what more, who can resist the gorgeous photographs when you turn the pages?
The icing on the cake must be the gift from Angie – a painting of the Annapurna range in West Nepal. I had mentioned over the last luncheon that I loved a painting of the Everest by popular Nepalese painter D Ram but did not managed to get it. This gift from Angie more than makes up the regret I had, simply because it is a gift from a very special friend. Thank you so much Angie. The painting is now sitting nicely on our pink wall. It’s a great piece to have for our nice cozy living room!