Mosques in Istanbul, Turkey / Part 3

Here is a last post about my trip in Istanbul, Turkey beginning of july… A first drawing trying to catch the atmosphere of the street, a game of baggamon, houses built on the top of each other. Then a walk in the huge Gran bazar of Istanbul:  its 4.000 shops and 12.000 people working there daily. After that, I tried different ways to draw the mosques, so many, so beautiful… a great way to say goodbye at night  to Istanbul :  a fish and salad on the bank of the Bosporus, watching and drawing the mosque

Area where we staid : Beyoglu, european side

The Gran Bazar and its beautiful alleys

A hidden court yard in the Gran Bazar

Sultanahmet Camii, the Blue Mosque

Last night in Istanbul, a dinner on the bank of the Bosporus, a mosque every kilometer

Galata Bridge and the Yeni camii, the mosque Yeni

The mosque Yeni from the other side of the bridge Galata

Istanbul - Turkey / Part 1

While all the urban sketchers (almost !) were in Barcelona in july, I was in Istanbul with my family, discovering this surprising and huge city, meeting these amazing people and civilization… Here is the first part of the travel sketchbook I did there. We decided to do a small cruise on a boat on the Bosporus, a good way to have a first impression of the geography of the city

You can see the complete collection of drawing on my flickr album :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aurorevigne/sets/72157634845138927/

Waiting for the boat to leave, in front of the Mosque Yeni

(On the left) A stop in front of a beautiful palace, didn't figure out what it was… sorry !

On the left the Bosporus Bridge that changes of color at night - On the right the Topkapi Palace very far away

People inside the boat were as much interesting to draw as the outside !