{"id":7682,"date":"2026-08-18T09:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextbloggers.com\/travel\/?p=7682"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:03:41","slug":"at-home-in-hampi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextbloggers.com\/travel\/at-home-in-hampi\/","title":{"rendered":"At Home in Hampi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7682\" class=\"elementor elementor-7682\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db2d6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6db2d6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f638a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17f638a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9cd342f6-cb4c-4ac4-8385-f5afcc4e4f0c\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><h1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"11vdx1i\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"18\">At home in Hampi<\/h1><blockquote data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"170\"><p data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"170\">\u201cI found I could say things with colour and shapes that I couldn\u2019t say any other way &#8211; things I had no words for\u201d \u2014 American artist Georgia O\u2019Keeffe<\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"376\">The magnificent ruins and monuments of the ancient Vijayanagara kingdom of Hampi, and its people, have been brought alive on canvas in a series of stunning, life-like oils, by Dutch artist Robert Geesink.<\/p><p data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"452\">Robert, now in his seventies, made Hampi his home nearly four decades ago.<\/p><p data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"771\">\u201cI first came to India in the 1970s. After my initial visit in 1975, I returned to my country, and came back here again only in 1977. My first discovery and love was only landscapes, and I was in search of a good place to paint; and also live close to nature. That\u2019s when I discovered Hampi and fell in love with it.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"1129\">\u201cI found myself being drawn to the native Lambani community of Hampi and was deeply inspired by their remarkable culture &#8211; I wanted to paint the Lambani women, with every detail captured; their intricate jewellery, their fascinating facial expressions, and their sharp features. The Tungabhadra River is what gives Hampi its distinct landscape and beauty.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1345\">\u201cI married a Lambani woman called Seeta, whom I also painted several times. After she passed away, I remarried and stayed in a small village called Vijayanagara in Hampi. I have four children by my second marriage.<\/p><p data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1789\">\u201cApart from Hampi, I travelled quite a bit in North India to places such as Manali, Rishikesh etc. for almost a year before my marriage. I wanted to live like a \u2018sadhu\u2019, so I decided to go to Girnar in Gujarat; I even stayed in splendid Mount Abu for four months. I also stayed with a one-eyed \u2018naga baba\u2019 with whom I used to sing and make music. It was great fun but in the end I had to make a choice between painting and life as a \u2018sadhu\u2019.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"1791\" data-end=\"1887\">\u201cBut once I got married, I stayed back in Hampi. Since then I have stopped travelling too much.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"2137\">\u201cI like to use oil because it gives my paintings beautiful depth, and sharp layers. These days, many people ask me to use acrylic colours but I just want to stick with oil because I like it very much; I still use only oil based colours in my work.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2428\">\u201cThe culture here is slowly dying because of all the fast changes around us, and it\u2019s getting more silent every day. But I am lucky that I have lived here for so many years and am still admiring the beauty of this amazing place every day; this is something which will never change or stop.<\/p><p data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2561\">\u201cSo I go on with what is here and still paint the extraordinary beauty here, which is so exotic and so different from many places.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"2563\" data-end=\"2755\">\u201cI haven\u2019t discovered any passion for painting in anyone in my family but they do love music, especially because I myself love to play the saxophone and make music. I jam with them very often.<\/p><p data-start=\"2757\" data-end=\"2883\">\u201cI have gathered many memories in Hampi with various artist musicians like Gali, who plays the Hapi drums and the didgeridoo.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2988\">\u201cIt\u2019s always good to stay connected with art. Art is the only thing which keeps me going passionately.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3120\">The Tungabhadra, the rocks and ruins of Hampi, the colourful and spontaneous Lambani girls\u2026what more does a seeker of Beauty need?<\/p><p data-start=\"3122\" data-end=\"3146\">So the painting goes on\u2026<\/p><p data-start=\"3148\" data-end=\"3325\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201c<strong>Now around 35 years later, I\u2019m in the same spot, and I still can\u2019t get enough of it. 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