Two days in Marrakech:
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| Entrance to Maison Tiskiwin |
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| Arch detail in Bahia Palace |
Then my travel companions and I set off on a three-day driving adventure to Guelmim before joining a drawing group in Essaouira.
Day One - Marrakech to Taroudant over the High Atlas:
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| Driving over the Atlas mountains - an enterprising cafe owner has positioned an old van to hang over the cliff. Naturally travelers stop to take pictures and have refreshments in the cafe. |
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| The Hotel Palais Salam in Taroudant is set into the walls of the Kasbah. |
Day two - Taroudant to Guelmim:
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| Breakfast by the turtle pool at the Palais Salam. |
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| Evening meal at Maison Nomades in Oasis Tighmert, just outside Guelmim. |
Day three - Guelmim to Essaouira:
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| Early morning visit to the camel and livestock market in Guelmim which is close to the border of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. There were traders from several countries and tribes. |
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| Traders wearing Jallabas |
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| Lunch at Chez Josephine, just North of Agadir. |
After our arrival in Essaouira on the Atlantic coast we had six whole days to draw and have fun:
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| The Port of Essaouira - from the sea wall. |
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| The old jewish district in the North West corner of the medina. |
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| Fishing boats |
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| Fishing boat |
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| Fishing boat |
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| Paint and steel on the side of a boat |
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| Hand painted - small fishing boat |
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| Courtyard in the medina |
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| View from Cafe Glacier towards the mosque. (This was done on a pre-prepared page with Moroccan newspaper and sprayed henna design.) |
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| Camel waiting to give a ride to a tourist like me. |
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| Drawn from the back of my moving camel: team leader Diane on her trusty steed. |
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| The back of my (moving) camel's head. |
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| Boz riding ahead (done from my moving camel). |
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| Boat being painted |
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| Early morning on the harbor: a fishing boat arrives with a catch of sardines. The crew stand in a semi-circle to pull and stack the nets. No photos allowed - my sketchbook is the only option! |
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| Another view of the fishing net action: the nets are being carefully pulled over the winch and stacked. |
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| A new fishing trawler being built. The wooden ribs on the underside are still visible. |
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| Looking down from the raised sea wall: fishermen hook the bait for the next voyage. |
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| Moroccan tea. The strange padded figure is in fact a heat-mitten for the hot handle of the tea pot. Drawn on paper used for wrapping large cones of solid sugar. |
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| Young men at Cafe Glacier |
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| A camel sticker, purchased from a stationery store in the medina, applied to a piece of vintage wallpaper pre-pasted into my sketchbook. |
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| The Portuguese architectural style of the port. |
Then back to Marrakech for two days:
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| Dar Mouassine - the cool dipping pool. |
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| Dar Mouassine - terrace detail |
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| Dar Mouassine - shadows through the window grille |
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| Final night in Morocco - dinner on the terrace at Dar Mouassine. |
