Welcome to the Drawspace Drawing Challenge! My name is Marisa Galitz, and I am your host for this week. The rules are simple: I post some photographs, you draw one or more, and you post your work. Then we can all admire the results, and discuss them. Post as many drawings as you like!

I've chosen a variety of (hopefully) interesting photographs, some easier than others; I've posted color and black-and-white versions of each. You can get the most out of a challenge by stretching yourself: try something you normally don't draw, or try a new medium, or a new technique. As your host, I will be more than happy to offer any help I can give, everything from instruction to suggestions to critique: just ask!

Technically, this is a drawing challenge. I want to see work in pencil (graphite or colored), pastel, charcoal, crayon, pen, etc; but if you post a watercolor or two, I won't complain. We generally frown on digital art in these challenges.

Without further ado, here are this week's photos from my trip to Southern Bulgaria and Vienna.

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Trigrad, Bulgaria - Waterfalling into Devil's Throat Cave
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Making Elderberry Tea
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Rhodopi Native
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Playing in the Danube
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Mountain Goat
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Sugar granules in a wine glass

Hallo Marisa,

I was curious about the photos - they are wonderful! I hope to have the energy and do a little something after some of them!
Great photos!

Thanks Sveta!
It was a real pleasure to meet you in person in Sofia.
I've posted my travelogue, some photos and videos on the web. Here's the link.
http://sites.google.com/site/2009wiensofiasmolyan/

These are wonderful pictures Marisa!
Thank you for hosting this week!

Marisa you are so blessed to experience such beauty with your travels .. Thanks so much for sharing !!

Beautiful photos, Marisa! Thank you.
I hurry to post a quick ink pen now. In the week I have less time!
Best to all and have a good new week,
An

Paulette, glad to help. My pleasure.


You're welcome Carol. Since 2002, it has been my duty to share my travels with friends and family. I realize that many people can only be arm-chair travelers. They seem to appreciate my attempt to bring them along with me by writing about my journeys. Some folks tell me how tired they feel after they read my adventures


An -- very rich ink drawing with good sense of body and weight. Thanks for participating.

Nothing pretty about this, especially compared to the beautiful photograph, but I am just trying to get back to sketching. Working that hand eye coordination.
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I've decided to have a rest with the Rhodopi women. Since watercolour is not banned, I was tempted to try a watercolour, but light changed, so I'll post it unfinished - it's like a sketch. Thus I will feel obliged to finish it some day.

Excellent (unfinished ?) aquarelle, Sveta17 ! I like it very much (have you missed the feet by taking the photo ?)

I've tried my new sketchbook and it's bigger than my A4 scanner. I'll have to scan parts of the image and then stitch the parts...

Amazing reference pictures, Marisa!
I don´t know if I will be able to find some free time to join your challenge but I will try...

Hugs,
Sonia.

Paulette, your sketch has a nice gesture motion. Did you do it in ink?


Lovely as usual, Sveta. Your palette of colors is very strong.

Great to see you here, Sonia. Hope you can find time to join in. Remember sometimes a quick sketch can be very beautiful and free flowing.

Gee, I wish you'd post a bigger image of your drawing. It looks neat!

Thank you very much, Marisa! I promise I will try!

I think the size is fine .. I have the hisgest speed internet but some have a lower speed or even dial up and they miss out on seeing the images because they take so long to download. might concider that .. its one reason mine are so small .

I love the water color of the two people .. awsome job and the glass with sugar in the bottom .. dang ! very well done two really challenging images.

Barbara, One day, I forgot to log in, and opened the DS. I saw that all the drawings have been downloaded several times. You can open the DS that way (in logout status) to see how many times your work (in big or small size) has been downloaded

Thanks for the closeup. If you want to reduce the size again, that's fine. It was just so lovely, I wanted to see it better

I was going to draw the two girls, but then I decided just to go for one - easier! I used coloursoft on Strathmore. It measures about 10 x 8.

That's the fun thing about these challenges and drawing in general. Good job!

Hello again everyone!
As I promised here I am joining your wonderful challenge, Marisa!

As addicted to color as I am, I just could not resist your lemons...
So here it is a sketch in soft pastels on an inappropriate paper! I don´t have paper for pastel works at the moment!

Since I am not at home right now, I was just able to take a picture of it with my mobile... I will substitute this one for a better picture when I get home!

Hugs to all,
Sonia.

Update: Already changed the picture!

Great Challenge Marisa,

I would love to join and if i get a chance i will - i'm trying to finish my ATC's!!
Great job everyone

Ciao,
Tania

My sketch of pot...

Great

just a quick sketch ..thank you for this weeks pictures Marisa!

Sonia, Great colors. So warm and inviting.


Alex, nice details in your pot.


Katdyd. Your goat looks like he'd be happy to be petted.

Thank you

Thank you very much, Marisa!

Marisa.. I have finished the Mountain goat ,but I am at work and will have to wait until I get home tonight to post it.. No means of scanning it here.. I love the art in this Challenge.. everyone has done an outstanding job.. I just couldn't resist that gorgeous animal !! My birth sign is Capricorn.. A Mountain Goat .. How kewl is that ?

I used the Liquid Pencil in the Sepia color.. I am liking it .. This mountain goat will hang on my wall. Thanks Marisa for the Photo.. !! Sorry I didn't get to it sooner.. But hey I still have almost an hour my time..

Carol! That is fantastic!

Marisa. Sorry I was unable to find any time to join in! Not even sure I have time for my own challenge this week!

Well done everybody!

Marisa,

Let me post my design in its challenge, please whoever wants to say or suggest anything about the design, stay at home.

Thanks for participating.

Carol, It's beautiful. I'm glad my photo made a nice avatar for your sun sign.

Steve - remember, one can always participate in an old challenge!


Wosniak, great use of line drawing. Thanks for joining us.

EVERYONE, Enjoyed your artistic renditions this week! Really inspiring work!
Marisa

Thanks for your comments!