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San Miguel Allende, Part 2
San Miguel Allende in the early morning, and when the light go down… Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged architecture, balloon seller, church, cotija, food, location drawing, mexico, Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel, san miguel, san miguel allende, sketch, toy, toy museum, Travel, travel journal, urban sketch, usk, vendor, zocalo
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San Miguel Allende, Part 1
You have never seen color like in San Miguel Allende Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged architecture, balloon seller, church, location drawing, mexico, mojigangas, museum, Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel, san agustin, san miguel, san miguel allende, sketch, toy, toy museum, Travel, travel journal, urban sketch, usk, vendor, zocalo
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Back in Mexico City , Part 2
More from Mexico City. Food first, as always… Sanborns is a local chain where the servers wear the strangest cape/collar. Worn over a blouse and skirt, it looks like a a mashup of traditional mexican garb and Star Trek. The … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged food, harmonipan, icecream, location drawing, mexico, mexico city, music, National Museum of Anthropology, sanborns, Santo Domingo Church church, sketch, snacks, Travel, travel journal, urban sketch, usk, vendor, zocalo
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Back in Mexico City , Part 1
6 years ago, I visited Mexico City for the first time. So I was excited to go back for a few days before heading to San Miguel Allende. Nothing like starting out with a meal at Cafe de Tacuba. Ornate cherubs … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged aztec, cafe tacuba, food, harmonipan, location drawing, mexico, mexico city, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral architecture, music, musician, shaman, sketch, templo mayor, Travel, travel journal, urban sketch, usk, zocalo
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Bijapur, Part 2: India 2017
More from Bijapur, India. Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged bijapur, india, location drawing, market, masjid, mausoleum, mosque, temple, Travel, urban sketchers
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Terracotta Roofs: India 2017
Terracotta Tiled Roofs in Goa
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Posted in India, Travel
Tagged architecture, goa, home, house, india, location drawing, roof, terracotta, tiled roof, Travel, urban sketching
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Little Captures: India 2017
Little Sketches, India 2017 Continue reading
Posted in India, people, Travel
Tagged airplane, airport, bijapur, deccan, feast, goa, gol gumbaz, india, location drawing, minaret, Travel, urban sketching
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Last little bits from Manchester
Last little bits from Manchester ( well, except my workshop review, coming next) . Continue reading
Posted in manchester, Uncategorized
Tagged ancoates, location drawings, mural, Museum of science and industry, people, skenthnotes, sketchnoting, Travel, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Taking a break in Kendal
For a few hours, I exchange the red brick of manchester for the grey stone of Kendal a gorgeous market town at the gateway to the Lake District. Continue reading
Posted in manchester, Uncategorized
Tagged chimney, high street, kendal, lake district, location drawings, manchester, people, Travel, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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A lazy day in Manchester
A lazier day in Manchester. And more sketches from that city. Continue reading