Men at Work

Coming home from the fields late in the day

selling cantalopes

washing down the umbrella

playing the harp

bringing home some hay

I realized I had posted a lot of pics of

the women of Peru at work.  To be fair,

I did see some men at work as well.  In fact,

our guide told us that there is no welfare

system in Peru, and that the people must

work to earn money.  We did see people doing

all kinds of work all across the country.  Very

admirable indeed.

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Sketchbook Time

I have been working in my sketchbook

tonight, finishing up some more pages.

Just a couple more, and I will be

through.  I did a couple of collage pages,

using tickets, some old stamps, a chocolate

bar wrapper, some business cards, a

massage advertisement, (we all had one!),

and a small watercolor of Macchu Pichu

that I bought in a gallery.  The three kinds of

animals we saw: alpaca, llama, and vicuna.

And some watercolors of some of the hard

working women we saw everywhere. 

It was such a diverse and fascinating country.

There were so many interesting subjects to draw

and paint.  I hope that you are enjoying some of

my interpretations and images. 

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