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Tag Archives: mayan ruins
Ek Balam
Just one sketch, from the top of a tall structure called the Oval Palace, looking over the treetops at the the acropolis of Ek Balam. It’s always hard to capture the scale of really big structures, and even harder when you … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Tagged acropolis, chichen itza, ek balam, location drawings, mayan ruins, mexico, oval palace, pyramis, quintana roo, ruins, urban sketch, urban sketchers, valladolid
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Coba
If you visit the Yucatan peninsula and have one of those crazy schedules where you can’t see more than one location with ruins ( I don’t recommend you do that, see as many as you can) then Coba would be … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Tagged ball court, coba, location drawings, mayan ruins, mexico, pyramid, quintana roo, urban sketchers, yucatan, yucatan peninsula
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The ruins at Tulum
The setting of the ruins at Tulum is spectacular. The site is at the very edge of a cliff, the wind is strong and the ocean is an ever-changing array of jewel tones. I love painting like this, with the wind whipping … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Tagged el castillo, location drawings, maya, mayan ruins, mexico, ocean, quintana roo, ruins, sketch, tourist, Travel, tulum, urban sketch
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