Almost all my trips to Jerusalem I've taken because of guests that came to visit Israel. But, to be true, Jerusalem is worth visiting without any reason! Every time I travel there, I ask myself why I don't do it more often. Today we had some guests, so we took them to Jerusalem. We parked near the Tower of David and walked through the narrow streets of the Old City toward the Western Wall. The view of the Wall is one of most tourist views. But there, my little daughter and I had an opportunity to sit down for a couple of minutes, until everybody was busy sending messages to the God. (As you know, you can put the note between the stones of the Wall, and your wish will come true. Just be patient!) So I had some time to sketch an atmosphere. I drew the left side of the square, mostly the people, (there were much more, but it's hard to catch!). The girl at the first plan is my daughter. The second sketch is from the restaurant where we ate afterwards, calls Zuni, at Nahalat Shiv'a area near the Old City (I recommend!). Come to visit!
Urban Sketchers is a network of artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel to. We have this blog, which is by invitation, and a 
If you want to start your own USk blog and connect all urban sketchers in your city, here's how to go about it:
1. Get a group of a minimum of 3 sketchers together interested in launching an USk blog for your city. 2. Send your names and e-mail addresses to urbansketchers at gmail dot com with a brief paragraph stating your interest in launching the blog and how you plan to keep it fresh and engage your community. You will be the blog's administrator and will be expected to run it following the rules of the group. A blog that becomes a showcase of drawings made from photos or doodles will obviously not fly. 3. We'll create the blog and give you full access to it. You'll be able to invite people to participate, personalize it with your own flag, add links and more. So, what are you waiting for? Get your fellow citizens out to sketch!












11 comments:
sounds like you had a great day Marina, you make me want to go visit right now! i love your loose and seemingly effortless lines!
I am really taken with the drawing of your daughter. The graphics are perfect and very personal. I look forward to your posts.
Pedro-
I love the last 2 drawings- very personal and sensitive.
Marg
I'm crazy about your drawings!
I'dlove to visit Jerusalem - love the sketches.
I'm sorry Marina. I was looking for both you and Pedro's blog at the same time and used Pedro's name instead of yours. I really love both yours and Pedro's work.
Margaret
Love the shapies and he way you placed the figures -gives a nice sense of space.
Thank you all!
I'm so excited to be part of this group!
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