Fishing Boats at Pomburpa,

Goa - India.

by Tony Fernandes

3-layered Art in Water Colours

Size 20 in.x 16 in.

Pomburpa/Chorão Ferry Crossing.

Back in the day while on an annual vacation

to Goa during the 1970's,

visiting relatives and friends

around various places in Goa was the norm,

 and a visit to the scenic island of

Chorão was no exception.

DIY Small project by Tonferns Creations.

                         DIY Small project by Tonferns Creations.
                                Custom stand for a hot glue gun.

TIME FOR CHANGE : FROM CRAB MENTALITY TO VIRTUES

The behaviour of some people in this world who pull down others on their way to succeed in life is best defined as 'crab mentality' often with a phrase "If I can't have it, neither can you", analogous to the mentality of crabs in a bucket. It's TIME NOW FOR CHANGE : FROM CRAB MENTALITY TO VIRTUES.

St. Diogo's Church, Guirim/Sangolda

St. Diogo's Church - Guirim/Sangolda Parish

Bardez - Goa - India

Poignant memories of my childhood in Goa where I grew up and went to school at St. Anthony's High as a day-scholar, still linger. On Sunday mornings I walked to Church with my parents to attend Mass, where I sometimes served Mass in Latin as an altar boy. Later in the afternoon, I attended Catechism classes.

Years later I completed my college education in Bombay, and eventually I worked far away from home. Every year I went on a holiday to see my parents, and attended Mass in the same old  village church again re-living the memories of my childhood, albeit just briefly, the difference being my childhood friends had grown up into men too. We met outside the church after the Mass and spoke about the old times when we were all young. There was a brief pause as we momentarily reflected on our  younger times through moist eyes.

In my drawing of our parish church, on the far right is the cemetery. There lie the graves of my Mum and Dad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHxHEWFJG0g

Fishing Boat at Baga Beach Goa, India.

Back in the days of my childhood in the 1960’s, Baga, a beach town in state of Goa, India, was one of my favourite places that I visited. It lies 2 km north of Calangute, which is popular with tourists and locals alike with a coastline of pristine golden-brown sands and the meandering and scenic Baga Creek, summed up in the excerpt below from by book ‘GOA - Memories of my Homeland’ (Poems & Stories).

Grandma's annual dip

In the Arabian Seas

For her aging knees

She thought was good indeed;

She took me along on a trip

To a idyllic place called Baga

On the eight o'clock "Carreira"

Dotted along Goa’s scenic beaches, boats fitted with an outrigger was a common sight, but nowadays motorboats are used. Fisher folk live along the coastline and cast their nets on a regular basis. Many families combine their efforts in going out to sea and a whole community helps in pulling in the nets. A familiar sight at times is strolling tourists lending a helping hand. All this and much much more in my new illustrated line-art book with descriptions, namely ‘A Line in Time’. It can be ordered online through www.ednaspickles.com.

LineArt + Pencil Water Colours, Size 12" x 9" by Tony Fernandes, 

Romance along the balustrade on the Promenade

Romance along the Promenade

along the River Mandovi, Panjim, Goa.

 Art by Tonferns. Size: 12” x 9”.

Rendering in Pen & ink/Water Colours (Pencil).

Steamer sailing Goa/Bombay,

barge carrying iron ore,

a lone boatman,

2-tone automobile of the 1960’s.

Reis Magos Church, Fort Aguada Jail

and lighthouse in the distance

Daylight Wasted Time

Daylight Wasted Time + Time wasted in changing the time on numerous clocks, watches and other gadgets around the house + upset body clock x various Provinces = Precious Mass Wasted Time. The time is up to do away with DST. Even the clocks and computers must be upset! Time moves on. It is not meant to be manipulated by moving it forward or backward. Don’t mess with time.

Water Colours - St. Anne's Chapel, Guirim, Cumbiem Morodd

Line Art/Watercolours by Tonferns.

St. Anne’s Chapel of the 1960’s.

Cumbiem Morod, Guirim, Bardez, Goa. India.

 Size 10”x8”.