I got back from a trip to Jordan earlier this week and I thought I’d share a few photos of my travel sketchbook. I’m still working on a few additional pages, but these are the ones I actually finished on the trip.
One major highlight of the trip was taking a workshop on geometric art with a local artist. I was super intimidated because it was advertised as being taught in Arabic, which I don’t speak beyond a few words, but the teacher was trilingual and was able to explain. I’m excited to put some of what I learned into practice!
I really like this way of documenting my travels. I feel like I do a better job of remembering, and it also gives me a way to relax while I’m traveling.
This sounds like a really exciting trip! I love that you were able to do artwork documenting your trip while actually on your trip. And your pages are really lovely, too!@
So cool! I’ve always admired people who can do this. And what a great way to capture the memories. I love your style.
Do you paint them on the go as well?
These are incredible! You are an immense talent. I love everything about this. You really capture the mood of each scene, especially the fire pit.
In awe of your skills!
Wow, I love your travel journal!
And that you took a trip to Jordan.
And that you were able to draw and paint while on your trip.
The workshop sounds very interesting too.
You rock!
Thanks, all! I really appreciate the encouragement - I have not historically considered myself to be good at drawing, and so this is really new for me. I’ve been watching some urban sketching videos and I think it helped me loosen up and enjoy the process.
I did some more sketching over lunch (I had way more things I wanted to paint than time when we were actually there!) and am hoping to finish these tonight.
@SewCrafty - It was even better than I thought it would be! We came up the back way (it was a hiking tour) and it’s huge and so beautiful. If you don’t mind hiking/climbing a bit, you can easily get away from the crowds, too.
@megwell - If you look closely, you can see that I initially wrote a % instead of a ° in the first one. My brain was scrambled eggs from being so hot!
I finished up a couple more pages! I’m weirdly proud of the big camel - my partners and I were joking that the smaller camels on the other pages look like “racing snails”.
What a fun trip. It sounds like you really immersed yourself within the culture. This is such a neat way to capture your memories! I love the combination of written and visual aspects. I am in awe of your painting/drawing talents!
Love your sketch book. I used to know some families from Jordan. Such good food. They taught me how to make some of the dishes. Mansef was often on the menu. I haven’t made it in years.
Oh, my giggles! Your great craft is one of this week’s Featured Projects!