Hindu pilgrims alone make
the trek every year,��� says
Lovejoy.
���The air is so thin���we were
16,000 feet up���that it was
difficult to breathe. If I took
one boot off,��� he laughs, ���it
took another ten minutes���
before he could summon
the energy to take off the
other. And ���it was so windy
that it was impossible to
draw,��� making it necessary
to photograph the sights
that would form the basis for
a vibrant series of paintings.��
���It was amazing to see
people wearing such brilliant
colors in a barren place
where essentially there is no
color,��� Lovejoy observes.
The vividly striped coats
worn by nomadic Tibetan
farm women are their normal
daily raiment. ���They even
wear them milking their
goats.���
A residence in Hoi An, Vietnam.
HYLAND
