Portrait of Ditte

Sometimes there are people I just need to draw and I'll be as rude as to say - wait I need to sketch you. 

Why ? Not that easy to answer but probably they carry something I would love to capture.

Photographer and film maker Ditte, check her site for her powerful subjects portraits, came to say hello as she heard there was a Portuguese in Nouakchott, she felt "saudades" ( nostalgie) of the language she learned as a young girl in Mozambique. In Mauritania making a documentary about the clandestines trying to reach Europe.

Her short films on her site shouldn't be missed.

making herself beautiful

Ousmane was born exactly a week ago today they're celebrating his baptism.
The mother spent the morning in a beauty room having her hair done, make-up and fake nails. She makes herself beautiful to celebrate the arrival of the new baby.

Festival des villes anciennes, Chingueti

Passe d'Amodjar

 Remaking a Walata's door

Rap with Oulad Bled and Kazali

 lunch under the "khaima"

Calligraphy. Bismillah, Rahman u Rahim forming the body of a peacock.

Mauritania

Women from Ouadane singing songs to the profet Mohamed during the "Festival de villes Anciennes de  Chinguetti".

Presentation by professor Ahmed Mouloud ould Eida on the architecture of the ancient villages of Mauritania. The conference took place in the morning in arabic. I and others had the chance to meet him and to listen to it in french.

This morning demonstration by the Libyan Embassy against Gaddafi. Were present the opposition party RFD and university students.

Nouakchott

Two views from the city of Nouakchott with the minarets of the Saudien Mosque done during a sketchcrawl in 2009 ?

Marbat

Marbat or the place where you can buy a live animal, goat or lamb. I never posted this drawing, that I did in 2009. I went sketching with two Mauritanian artists, Oumar Ball and Bechir Malum on the outskirts of town. We should try and do it again...

Nouakchott celebrates Mubarak's resignation

People started assembling in front of the Egyptien Embassy in Nouakchott to celebrate the resignation of Hosni Mubarek. Eighteen days were needed before the President understood the request of its people. 

I have no words to express my admiration for the people that brave so much in the quest of their rights.

Sketchbooks exhibition, Almada, Portugal

The entry to the Museum of the city of Almada. Click in museum for the information about the exhibition that will go on until the 16th of April 2011.