Clik here to view.
From Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
Dar es Salaam means the residence of peace. I arrived at night at my hotel, but very early in the morning I started hearing the sounds of the city. I drew the view from my hotel window.The hotel was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trying to get a SIM card.
Where can I get a SIM card for my phone? I asked at my hotel.At the Darajani Market, they said, and gave me a map.Stone Town is a labyrinth of small alleys. I was constantly looking at the map trying...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meeting Stephanie Ledoux in Zanzibar
On the Second day Stephanie arrived. Stephanie Ledoux is a fantastic artist. Stephanie is also a great photographer and travels a lot. Specially to far and exotic places.Check her blog:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Again on Tv
Last Thursday there was again a reportage about Urban Sketchers Berlin in the Program "Stillbruch" by local Television RBB. I was interviewed while sketching refugees in Bantabaa, a local organization...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting in lost in Stone Town
I tried to find my way back to the market following the route my guide showed me the day before. At the same time I was checking in a map to follow the names of the streets. Not map helps you there....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jaw's corner
People mentioned many times "Joe's corner" as an important square on my way. and I was asking myself who could be this famous Joe. It turned out that they mean "Jaw's corner" because of a picture in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The madona of the cell phone.
It was so much fun to go around sketching with Stephanie Ledoux.. we stopped at this street to draw the door but at the same time fascinated by the people seating on the side.Although we couldn't...
View ArticleMönchengladbach in drawings
Mönchengladbach is a small city close to Düsseldorf, in the State of NordrheinWestfallen, Germany.The Santander Bank has it German headquarters there. For their new building they commission me to draw...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portrait in front of the Mural
A picture at the oficial opening of the new Santander Bank Building in Mönchengladbach. I was very proud posing in front of half of my mural (It is so big that there is no way to take a whole...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Market is no a place but a time
Stone Town is a city that changes according to time, in the morning before noon, there is market, a so in some streets and squares you will find people selling their products.After walking close to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fish-eye perspectives
I am still learning it. I took Paul Heaston Workshop in Paraty two years ago and although I think I got the idea, I have to constantly practice to get it right. So every time I have a new material I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My review from the paperworld fair
As some of you know, almost every year I visit Paperworld / Creativeworld fair in Frankfurt. Sometimes I work there, sometimes I visit. This year I was working at the Caran d'Ache booth. On the last...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guido Westerwelle ist tot
That is the headline today in German Newspapers: Guido Westerwelle is dead. He was a German politician from the FDP Party. He became foreign minister and vice chancellor between 2009-2013 during the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portrait delight
Lately I am more interested in portraits. My friends have to sufferKaram is from Syria. We are doing a language exchange. I am teaching him German and he teaches me Arabic. I used blue Caran D'Ache...
View ArticleMy Zanzibar Sketchbook
Wow! After I created the PDF of my Zanzibar sketchbook I forgot to share it here. Here it is, I hope you enjoy it.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Omar paint Iah Moontra
Recently I bought a go pro camera to record the way I paint. Here is a time lapse video I did last week.This group Iah Moontra is really amazing, they really transform the space where they play...very...
View ArticleOmar paints Miss Natasha Enquist
So finally I am using my new go pro camera. Here I had the opportunity to draw Miss Natasha Enquist.It was suppose to be a digital drawing with my iPad, however she is just a great model that I had to...
View ArticleOmar paints Odeon Platz
I arrived to Munich a little early for the second Germany Urban Sketchers Meeting. With a few hours to kill I went walking and stopped to draw the Odeon Platz. It was a good idea because the Sunday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tausend Bar
I won't tell you where the Tausend Bar is. You can look for the address on internet, but nevertheless with out somebodies help, you won't be able to find it. It is a secret, one of Berlin secret...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Drawing portraits with the Ipad on the Apple Store Berlin
I invite you to come to this little free workshop where you can learn a few tricks how to draw with the app procreate. The workshop will take place at the Apple Store in Berlin. Registration is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My presentation at the Apple Store in Berlin
I have to thank Michael for the nice pictures and Binod for accepting to pose as a model for a portrait.First I talked a little about myself an my travelsThen I talked about ten tips to draw portraits...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Drawing Human Figure with Ink
Lately I am looking in ways to abstract reality, to be able to tell a story in a different way. I love portraits and the human body, but I don't want to depend on how attractive is the person in order...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Digital sketchwalk in Apple Kurfürstendamm
A lot of people came to my sketch safari (Zeichensafari in German) to the Apple Store Kurfürstendamm, Berlin. This was part of a collaboration between Apple and Urban Sketchers to celebrate 10 years...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Launch: Urban Sketch Book: Urban Sketchers in German speaking countries.
If you happen to be in Berlin next week come to the launch of this interesting book. The book portraits Urban Sketchers in German speaking countries. The list become so big that it was necessary to...
View Article
