Bellinzona, Switzerland

In Italy I bought two books of the work of the comics artist Sergio Toppi. Fantastic.
So now I am trying to draw black and white drawings again.
Here is one that I made of the view of our room in the hostel of Bellinzona.
The hostel is located next to impenetrable medieval walls, very beautiful, with a view over the Swiss Ticino Mountains.
An incredible setting and view when you wake up in the morning.

I tried some of Toppi's hatching techniques.

Switzerland, Guernico

I could not post the last few days, I travelled with a group of students to Italy, Tuscany.
I had to teach dawinng and architecture there. But the Wifi was terrible, hardly any connection.
I had enough time to draw though, here is a sketch of the first day: a view from aa bridge in Guernico, in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland.

Basel (Switzerland)

I just returned from Switzerland, on an architecture trip to Basel.
Basel and its surroundings (including Germany and France) has a lot to offer on recent top of the bill architecture. I'll post some architecture sketches later.
But let's start with a sketch of the view across the river towards the Basel Altstadt. Made while sitting on a nice terrace in the evening sun, enjoying a good Weizen beer with some colleagues. I think the church is the "Basler Munster".