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

Old City of Jerusalem

Here is a drawing I made from the roof of the Austrian Hospice in the Old city of Jerusalem. It's an amazing spot to see the white roofs, nothing reveals the crowd that is moving below...

I decided to show the golden globe of the Mosque and the silver roofs of the church using chineese praying papers. I will definitely go back there : a perfect place to work on a panoramic drawing... if I have the strength ! Hag samear to everybody