Xmas in Dubai... new year eve I still don't know

I wish everybody a Merry Xmas and share with you an sketch from Dubai.that I did last week

Dubai Film Festival

I got just one day free: friday.. and last friday a good friend of mine convinced me to go to Dubai. "lets go to Dubai to see a film" he said. I was afraid not to find any free place, since I had heard that everything was sold out, but not having anything to do and to do nothing together in Dubai is always better that not doing nothing in Al Ain. And besides I considere driving with an uncertain plan as my own private road movie, because in the two hours we have time to talk a lot, get to know each other better and fullfill the rituals we have when we go to Dubai, like his usual prayer at the mosque and my cold coffe at the Gas station.
We were lucky our road movie turned very well. We found out that there was a free film showing open air at JBR and besides it was an egypcian movie about underground music bands in Alexandria, where my friend comes from.
The film name was "Microphone". I loved the movie and the music and although the film doesn't have a happy ending, cause the bands weren't allow to play in the concert at the end, you know that the film itself IS the happy ending cause they had reach through it a broader audience that they would not have done with a concert.
After the film there was a concert with the bands and I did some sketches of them playing and also from the two main actors that where also present. The funny thing is that I got them to write their autographs on my sketches. So it was an ecceptional day! I also posted it in the urbansketchers blog

Another Jahli Fort Sketch

I guess you had already noticed that this is my favorite place in Al Ain. Yesterday I started doing some postcards with some of my watercolors that I would like to send some friends and family..

Sketching in Joumeira Souq for EN MUSIQUE

Here a few pictures of me if you want to see how I look like when I sketch....
I noticed a few things I didn't know about me...
1.- I look too serious.. even a little scary.. maybe that's why people usualy don't talk to me by sketching...
2.- All my pockets transform into material containers
3.- Now I know the origen of this funny ink marks on my lips.





Photos:Arnaud Humbert

Musica y Fiesta

A selection of sketches form Sicily and the UAE

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En Musique, Dubai

On the 2nd of December is the celebration of the National Day on the UAE. For that day the Alliance Francaise, Dubai, organized an event called En Musique at the Souk Madinat Jumeirah. Groups of Musicians played in different corners of the Souq and in the anfitheather. I was asked to sketch the event. I was enjoying the day and was very experimental in my drawings, looking for different ways to catch the music and movement of the players.

German National Day in Abu Dhabi

On the 23rd of November the German Embassy organized a party at Beach Rotana Dhabi to celebrate the german national day. Of course the german national day is not on the 23th of November but we had a lot of fun. There was a band playing, great music, and a very contagious energy! I did some sketches...