124-3601 – The spirit of EDSA

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Here is the first sketch I did with Urban Sketchers Manila when we joined the car free Sunday sketch-walk event in Makati in August. It was a rainy day so we spent our time in and around the Yuchengco Museum. This sculpture by Eduardo Castrillo (in the courtyard of the RCBC building) was unveiled by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2001 and is a tribute to the strength and unity of the Filipino people during the non-violent 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution when the father of the current president was kicked out.

Sun-30-Aug-2026

124-3600 – Bam!

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This is some catnip spray that we bought in the UK to try and revive a few cat toys and attract our cats to scratch something other than our couch (which is looking hairy and battered). However they seem totally uninterested in the smell! We also bought some cat “off” – to deter them from scratching everything – we haven’t tried that yet.

Fri-28-Aug-2026

124-3595 – New colours old colours and another yellow

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These are the paints that I bought in the UK from Jackson’s in Hove and Cass Art in Brighton. The colours (from the left) are Aureoline (Rosa), Sap Green (Cass), undersea green (Daniel Smith), Opera pink (DS) and Lemon Yellow (Cass). From the label I thought the Aureoline was going to be browner…turns out it is just another yellow. I should have googled it beforehand.

Fri-21-Aug-2026

124-3594 – Back to analogue

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Finally I have finished posting all my sketches from our holiday. This is the first sketch I did when we got back home and spent a good long week adjusting to the different time zone… in more ways than one. Having busted my watch in Kotor I am back to using my old analogue Pulsar watch!

Thu-20-Aug-2026

124-3593 – Budva marina

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After wandering around the old town and eating a nice felafel sandwich from Amigos Gyros, we wandered along the marina and sat down to sketch. After I did the ink work for this, another boat offering tours pulled up in front, blocking my view. I tried to continue but did most of the colour work from a photo.

Mon-17-Aug-2026