Ladakh to New Delhi via Kargil and Srinagar.
An incredible and sometimes hair raising journey from the high mountains of Ladakh over pass’s of 5,000 meters, down to the beautiful Dal lake in Cashmere and then to New Delhi. Sketching all the way!
August, September 2022.
Leh, Ladakh.
Some of the pages from my sketchbook, in and around Leh in Ladakh.
A wonderful and peaceful region to sketch, predominately Buddhist, with incredible perched monasteries and fields full of Stupas and Chortens.
All surrounded by hugely impressive high mountains with gardens and valleys full of flowers.
Because of the altitude the colours appear so pure and bright, such a fabulous place to visit.
Sea, mountains and beautiful old buildings.
I have a lot of sketches to add, I’ve been very busy, so now I will try to catch up.
These sketches were drawn from my photographs taken whilst on the Ligurian coast in and around Alassio.
Just before moving onto a different subject, two more sketchbook pages involving flowers.
These pages were done following the yearly flower market in Barcelonnette, such a riot of colours , impossible to resist.
Spring flowers, I just can’t resist them.
Dipladenia, fuchsia, scented garden roses, lilac, all there waiting for me to paint them!
Perfect weather for outdoor sketching, whilst juggling commissions and project meetings.
I don’t usually have time to do so much Urban sketching, or in my case rural sketching, but I need to make the most of it before it gets too hot and busy. So here is a tour around some of my local villages.
Very welcome weekend in the mountains. Sitting in the sunshine sketching really raises the spirits, after two weeks of Covid. All feels right in my world again.
More Easter weekend sketches to follow, from the valley of the Ubaye and Barcelonnette.
Susan Knapp Sketches 