Showing posts with label cristo redentor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cristo redentor. Show all posts

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Corcovado


More Rio sketches. At the tail end of my second visit to this city, I finally made it to one of the major landmarks, Corcovado.









While waiting to take the train back down from the Cristo Redentor (or Christ Redeemer) statue, we had time for a caipirinha and I had time for some sketching. It must be a total pain going anywhere with me, all I want to do is sit and draw, which takes so much longer than snapping pictures! 

Yes, this is a butt shot of Jesus. The cafe
didn't exactly have the best view. 
Carioca com caipirinha.

I had to stop at these three sketches because a thunderstorm rolled in and it started to rain. (Yay! I love rain! Oh no! My sketchbook pages don't!) With a view like this, I could've stayed up there scribbling all afternoon: