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Saturday January 10th 2009
isabel
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I started sketching on my own in the morning and was joined by two mauritanian painters and two students in the afternoon , good to be more than one!
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these two women painters will join us next time
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Bechir, Sidi yahya, Mouna and young Mehdi
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this was my last drawing for the day




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Excellent sketches, and what fun to be joined by other sketchers!
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Love your depictions of your surroundings, your fellow sketchers, and the cats! Thank you!
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I love your women painters!!!!!!!
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So skilfull hand you have..I've seen also those posted on flickr url...even beautifull
bravissimma!!
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amazing sketches isabel, both watercolours and pencils! it's beautiful to see so many people in your drawings.
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Post by PaintMonster »

isabel
beautiful sketches isabel!
I like browm paper on white color!
these are really nice!
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I like browm paper sketches isabel, too!
So stylish and cool and cute! :P
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Post by enrico »

Wow ... beautiful!!! Thank you so much for joining in from Mauritania ... it's so great to see such a far away place ...
wonderful sketches and watercolors!!! Look forward to see more next time!!! :)

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fantastic work,very poetic and well done.
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Post by isabel »

here is a photo of the four friends that joined me in Nouakchott for all of them it was the first time they were sketching outside and for some it was the first time they drew from observation
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Really lovely work
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wonderful!
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Post by isabel »

Thank you all for your comments we're a bit late posting the rest of the sketchs but hopefully this afternoon will do the rest in the meanwhile here are some pics of us at work
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Sidi Yahya and Bechir Mauritanian painters
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mouna a student
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and the young Mehdi

if there is connection and organisation their sketches will be on line today, insh'allah

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