Sketchbook Saturday – The Circus

The circus can be mesmerizing when it comes to town.

We sat on a convenient bench across the road to draw. Now and again, a clown rushed in and out – we didn’t see any elephants, but could hear the performance. . . and saw a mongolian camel, ponies and a donkey.

Caroline Johnson, circus tent in Quedillac

The circus came to town in Kandern this week, and everyone was talking about seeing the elephant walking down the main street. Although I didn’t have a chance to see the circus, I did take a break to sketch it. 

Rob Carey, Kandern, Germany

A tiny circus stopped over at the camping site, in full view of our caravan. It consisted of a truck, a van and a moderate car; in total 5 adults 3 children, 2 goats and a Lama.

René Fijten, France

By Leni Fujimoto. A twist here: This is Circus Hair, a famous salon in Sao Paulo, but you can imagine it as dressing for the real circus.

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Jose M Criado in Spain has numerous circus sketches on his Flickr photostream.

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Behind the Big Top , St. Louis – Artists’ Day at Circus Flora, performers’ village, by Michael Anderson. And below Donnert Juggling Horses rehearsal under the big top, by the same artist.

It’s the Big Top that captures attention, lets people know the circus is really in town. Have a look at these beautifully captured mega-tents.

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Raluy Circus, Barcelona, Spain byShiem here and here.

And then, of course, we have Cirque du Soleil, the mother of all circuses, which by the way is a Canadian company, and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world.