118-3443 – Art by Eric

I sketched this as I chatted to my mum on the phone. This was a piece of artwork that we bought in the Alitaptap artists community (see sketches No.116-3411-12). Eric (Angelo Aquino) guided us around and to thank him we bought this – it’s a decorated spray can – with a fish. I think Eric used to be a fisherman in Iloilo.

Thu-9-Apr-2026

118-3442 – Killing plants

This was my gardening effort the day I sketched this. I have been trying to rescue/propagate spider plants…which should be easy? In this sketch I was also trying out a bigger wash on this new paper – and as I thought it buckles and lifts off too easily so layers of watercolour don’t come so naturally.

Thu-9-Apr-2026

118-3441 – New ink on new paper

This is the ink I got from my daughters for my birthday. It’s Sailor Seiboku, a lovely turquoise blue, water resistant and, so far, has shown no sign of blocking my preppy pen. The paper is from a 160gsm Mixed Media pad from Artists Loft – which I bought in Canada last year. So far it is pretty good – smooth to draw on, doesn’t pill too much and it can take quite a lot working. It does buckle a bit (understandable) and struggles with watercolour layers, but otherwise is good.

Tue-7-Apr-2026

118-3440 – Three bottles of water

My brother-in-law gave us some water when were visiting memorial park in the heat of the day on Saturday 4 April. That was very generous of course…but it does concern me that there is too much plastic waste around and so prefer to use a refillable bottle.

Mon-6-Apr-2026

118-3439 – One diner left at Kimono Ken

On this Saturday we began our day visiting one of the sponsors of our wedding and an old friend of my father-in-law. Sadly he is terminally ill and slept through our visit. Afterwards we stopped by memorial park then had lunch at SM BF homes. When I started this sketch there were four people at the table – then they all got up and left!

Sat-4-Apr-2026

117-3437 – Tangerines

The day before this, I missed a sketch as I was busy making my next sketchbook. I was also feeling a little lethargic – so a sketch of fruit seemed like a good easy subject. Tangerines are almost too simple to sketch but I enjoyed the colour contrast and reflections on the white plate. I was channeling my inner @paschpaint when I sketched this one (check out that account and the work of Rachel Grossman if you really want to see fabulous bright paintings of citrus fruits).

Thu-2-Apr-2026