Camel watching

 

Yesterday afternoon, I returned to Darb Al Sai's National day celebrations and drew these whilst watching the camel dressage - they had to negotiate around a course against the clock. A selection of photos are below.

Mimi, I didn't get the opportunity to draw the beautiful Arabian horses (from the Al Shaqab stud), but took some photos.

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Fidgetting camels...

Breakfast time.

 ... are a nightmare to try and sketch.

Breakfast II

However these are this mornings attempts done with pencil and watercolour in A5 Daler sketchbook.

Being ridden & faces.

Sketches at the camel races this morning.

In-between the camel races, Omani men danced and chanted to entertain the spectators (first picture). Whilst the race was on the men sat around a speaker watching the race on the big screen (second picture). I couldn't take my sketchbook to the races without trying to draw a camel or two, but as they were constantly moving I did try for long.

Photohunt: Sports

Spectators at Saham camel races, Oman, January 2009.