A sketchbook recently filled – vibrant markets and fishing villages in Southern Portugal.. a tiny film.

My big love is being outside in the landscape and drawing and painting. I have just returned from a lovely ‘milestone’ birthday trip to Portugal where I got to do plenty of that and, unusually for me, worked in just one sketchbook and filled it up. Would you like to see? 
I enjoyed the sights and smells of market days particularly and depicting these bustling, loud and mouthwatering days was my inspiration this time.

This is also my first time filming my sketchbook – so, fingers crossed!!

I spent some of the holiday drawing and painting with my good friend Mary Price and we hoked up for some of our time with another woman, Julie Sajous, a new friend found loitering with sketchbook and pens. 

This common ground of drawing (followed by eating and drinking) is such a uniting factor you know! In times which seem to polarise people we need to find our tribes, connect and lift each other up!

That’s me on the left looking like I might fall over backwards into a cactus!

I would love to hear how you record your travels if you do.

Do you draw or photograph and do you think there’s a big difference? Or maybe you keep a written journal? Let me know in the comments ….

Sketchbook colour trials and a pastel da nata (very lifelike!!)

A bientôt

Probably had a beer

Saturday market, Olhão.

For now …

a bientôt

Clare 

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