SketchCrawl.com™

For this special 25th SketchCrawl, and for my 2nd, here in Oman we were 2 sketchers. We had to crawl on Friday as we work on Saturdays and wanted the opportunity to sketch as much as possible. We started at 9.30am and finished during lunch around 2.30. First a picture of us Muscat SketchCrawlers:

This was taken at the second location of the day. We haven't had a fight... I was sketching a building, whilst Mark sketched a boat and the sea. FYI I don't normally dress like this, but it is a conservative Omani village, and we were there at the time of Friday prayers, so I covered up.

I am posting on behalf of Mark his sketches. Inspired by me, he was using pen for the first time with great results I think.
Mark at our first location

His 1st drawings


At 2nd location


Finally, we drew over lunch at the marina.



We both agreed, we should have spent more days like this.

Here are my results for the day, I am especially pleased with the first drawing.


I thought I'd do some details:

Me sketching the barnacled anchor

I was using a different sketchbook to normal and discovered it doesn't take watercolour, so this was my only colour sketch of the day.

We both drew this gate


Then we moved on to Harmel a little fishing village. I took lots of photos of the kids playing in the sea and on the beach, and did a couple of quick drawings. Then, settled to draw this old house and following the recent USk theme, I sketched some more power lines.


Finally,I drew these over lunch. A man talking at the next table

and the British Ambassador's residence.


It was a fabulous day drawing, although I was very tired afterwards, I am very happy with the results.
I don't know which country I will be in for the next sketchcrawl, but I am already looking forward to it and I think Mark will continue here in Muscat.

Yeah, Sue!

Mark did super using his pen "the first time"

Thanks for sharing your second SCrawl!
I mostly like you last picture!

Good nite to Oman!
T

Thxs Thorsten from both Mark & myself.

Very lovely "the first time" line drawings, Mark!
travelingsuep, beautiful shading, I love the 1st one and the British Ambassador's residence so much
And both of gates, too!

Brilliant begining!

Viswaprasad Raju
http://www.viswasketches.blogspot.com/

nice sketches...
I particularly like the 1st one you did... very nice effect of cross-hatching there...

Congratulations, this time you were two sketchers! great results, the newbie is very promising.
My favorite is the housing for the boats, great shadowing!

you have both produced a wonderful variety of scenes and sketches. Great day !

Beautiful sketches. Such a different atmosphere from Paris Autumn outlook

http://martinepittet.blogspot.com/
http://martinepittet.e-monsite.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinepittet/

Thank you all for your kind words.

Luis Ruiz, I am flattered you find my work good, when everything you do is so awesome.

Incredible drawings, wonderful shadings and a lot of different scenes.
I really like your work. And thanks for sharing fotos and additional info.

Manfred

Awesome job on both. Lovely hatching lines.

Mark: You did great with first time pen/ink.

Sue: I love your first boat under the structure too.... If your next Crawl will be in Thailand, pls. do email me.

Ai

Great sketches by both of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Interesting subject matter and nice sketches; I'd love to see them posted larger.