One of my favorite places to sketch in Istanbul, is from the top of an old han, tucked away between the Grande Bazaar and Eminönü. The view is unparalleled, and no matter how many times I visit, I always seem to find a new composition or point of interest. The building is also full of fantastic workshops, where men are constantly at work creating metal springs, shaping hats into place or dying buttons gold.
I have been drawing in this building for 3 years, and have started to feel completely at home when I find myself on its archaic rooftop, gasping at the 360 degree view of this beautiful city.
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| "Rooftop Sketch" Mixed Media on Paper, 2013 |
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