Essaouira (As-Sawirah)
Paintings by Ian and Julia, December 2006

Essaouira's Medina (walled town) from the Harbour Skala (fort)

Seagull, Essaouira

Seagull on Chimney
(It's an immature Yellow-Legged Gull)

Seagull on Corner Tower of Skala Bastion

Blue Boats in the old Harbour, Essaouira

Blue Boats in the old Harbour, Essaouira

Corner Tower of Skala Bastion

Colourful Tourists in the Skala Bastion, Essaouira
(with an 18th Century Portuguese Cannon)

Town Skala from the Medina, Essaouira,
looking into the late afternoon sun

Corner Tower of Skala Bastion

Essaouira's warm winter sunshine is ideal for sketching.
It throws good shadows, and there isn't the strong sea breeze of the summer months.