Before we leave Africa for another continent, I'd like to take you on a stroll to the west African coast, to Ziguinchor, a fisherman's village in Senegal along the Casamance River. This was my final stop before sailing across the Atlantic. As I wouldn't want to be seen with a camera, never the best way to meet people, I took very few photographs and illustrated my travel book with watercolors instead. I had a gold coin around my neck in case I found something truly beautiful to exchange for instead of bank notes which I got robbed of anyway while painting on the market. Properly stripped, I sailed to South America and landed there as pennyless as a newborn.
"pennyless as a newborn" ... .
ReplyDeletealas, it comes - it goes.
Beautiful watercolors, Ivan.
Jjj
talent, talent, talent. I love your watercolors.
ReplyDeleteJesse
so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAllant de blog en blog, je tombe ici. Que c'est beau ! Merci.
ReplyDeleteLove these watercolor sketches as an accompaniment to the photographs- You should always incorporated them! la
ReplyDeleteI so agree with LA. Your sketches are so wonderfully rich and enhance the whole of your work. Magnificent!
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