Hello my friends,

I am finally back home from a 3 weeks trip to Egypt and Jordan, time in which i sketched from real life, magazines and imagination about 30 faces. All in mechanical pencil on a 4x7 in. sketchpad.
Here is my work which started on a Los Angeles-Zurich(Switzerland) 12 hours flight.
From magazines
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Arrival in Zurich from swiss magazine
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Zurich to Cairo flight from real lifeClick to view attachment

Cairo(Giza) from magazine

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Giza hotel Meridien, Business center Coptic girl from real life Click to view attachment
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imagination Ste. Mary on August 15,
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on the Nile from imagination
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from magazine Cairo Aswan flight

In Zurich I spent two hours in a starbucks cafe to sketch faces from imagination after my trip impressions.
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egyptian queen Click to view attachment
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egyptian muslim woman Click to view attachment
nubian boyClick to view attachment
Jordanian manClick to view attachment
mameluk period egyptian manClick to view attachment
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Great job, Elena. I very much enjoyed all of your drawings!

Thanks, Barb.

those are really wonderful elena...i am glad to have you back and thanks for sharing your drawings..i enjoyed viewing them very much

hugs and welcome back

Kay

I agree that drawing is a great way to pass the time on an airplane. It's great to see you got in so much practice during your vacation!

Thanks Kay and Ernest. Glad to be back.THere is no place like home.

Very Nice! This is very nice collection that you have put together.

Regards,
Gilbert

Nice to have you back Elena
I enjoyed watching all your drawings too, what a nice way to practise...I think your drawings from real life are VERY good, and the ones from imagination too. Its quiet dificult to get proportions from imagination well, and I think you did a very good job. thanks for sharing.

Welcome back Elena.. Great drawings. I'm glad you posted them. Thanks for sharing your trip. It was fun..

Gilbert, Clara and Cyn, thanks for your feedback.

Welcome back Elena , I enjoyed seeing your drawings. I particularly like the drawing of the girl from Ethiopia and the very last of the Egyptian man.

wow you kept yourself busy hun .. awsome work ....

Brian, Kim, glad to be back too.Thanks for the comments.