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It was another wonderful sketchcrawl in Shapira neighborhood coffeeshop-garden. I love this place - it feels like a small village in the middle of Tel Aviv, still keeps its authentic sense. Its residents are very varied -  veteran ones are pushed aside by many young families looking for cheaper places in the City That Never Stops. Time flied  so fast - it was so many wonderful characters I wanted to draw! Here are some I got to capture :)

Every year I want to set our monthly sketchcrawl at the Purim street party, and every year I afraid to make life of my fellow sketchers too tough :) This year I dared to do it. Now, when it's over, all I can say is - well done! we're amazing group! It was so fun! We met one hour before the party started, stated by sketching security guys, busy by preparing to the event. my friend Rachel is ready to the sketchcrawl :) policemen and thieves people are waiting to enter to the party Finally, the party were officially opened and Rachel and me entered to the State Square together with hundred of people wearing colorful costumes. The amount of people were relatively not so big, we could even buy a beer without staying in the line and find plenty of place on the grass to sit down and relax. It was so fun to sit under the sprig sun, to absorb the atmosphere and to observe the public wearing costumes and moving around. At the beginning it was difficult to concentrat...

It was really no need in the fifth day, as I already had 144 people sketched! But it was Purim period and I couldn't help not to sketch some people in costumes. The first sketch was done while eating falafel in "Falafel in Square" chain. The second one - at the evening in my favorite "Thai House", celebrating with my family. And here is the bonus sketch I did at the day of tomorrow passing at Rothschild boulevard In Tel Aviv. So, my final score for the 5 days of challenge is 162 people! (not including the last Purim bonus) It was fun to join to the plague and to feel a part of something big. I didn't do any special efforts to change my routine, but I do looked more for opportunities to sketch, what reminded me my hunger to sketch when I arrive to the new places, not to forget to be a constant tourist!

These sketches done at one small squres in Ra'anana, my home city, I call it "Old people square" - all the benches was filled by aged people and their nursemaids. This one I did at the evening while chatting and eating with my friend at Gypsy restaurant in Jaffa. My final score until now -121 people!!!!! hooray!

Here are some more Purim sketches, from street party at Tel Aviv. It was very crowded and noisy, but very special and with a lot of atmosphere! Hundreds of people in constant movement was very hard subject for sketching, but very exiting, as well!

Today I was sketching during traditional Purim's parade - Adloyada - Jewish version of carnival. people at the side of the street waiting for the parade performers girl in the costume of Chinese little fairy and little bee tough security guy