I am travelling for work to Hanoi again and took my usual late night flight. When I arrived at the gate there was only one other person there. Despite the uniformly drab design of the airport, I managed to find a bit of colour.
Wed-29-Nov-2017
Monthly Archives: November 2017
#553 – Bottles and bags
Here is another one done at the gymnastics club yesterday. My daughter is entering a competition so I am going to be there quite a lot in the next few weeks. Must find something other than backs of heads to draw!
Tue-28-Nov-2017
#552 – Conversation
Here is a quick sketch done last weekend of two ladies having a conversation at my daughters gym class.
Sat-25-Nov-2017
#551 – Tabletop
Here is one of my evening paintings of random stuff on the dining table – I like using watercolour when it splashes around and behaves unexpectedly. But I also like to make marks and intensify bits of the painting with watercolour pencils.
PS I did this on my mums’s birthday…so it’s dedicated to her!
Thu-23-Nov-2017
#550 – Goodnight
My workload is getting in the way of my sketching time as usual – I drew this view of our crowded, tiny bedroom, as I went to bed after midnight.
Mon-20-Nov-2017
#549 – Heritage cafe
After visiting the imperial citadel I had a little bite to eat at the cafe next door – obviously named with a connection to the citadel in mind. I did this sketch while waiting for my soup.
Sat-18-Nov-2017
#548 – Graduates at the citadel
So when it finally stopped raining yesterday I did some touristing and went to visit the Imperial Citadel. On Google it said it’s a nice quiet place and I thought it would be perfect for sketching. Instead it was heaving with hundreds of young graduates having their group and individual photos taken. It was still a very nice atmosphere though – this sketch, in one courtyards, is of a group posing…just before they threw their mortar boards up into the air.
Sat-18-Nov-2017
#547 – Waiting for the rain to stop
I was lucky enough to have a bit of free time yesterday in Hanoi and was planning to go out and do some sketching…but then it started raining. So while I was waiting it out I drew this view out the window.
Sat-18-Nov-2017
#546 – Building opposite
This is the view from my hotel window – painted on my first day in Hanoi. As often seems to be the case my hotel looks onto a jumble of roofs and odd little extensions.
Thu-16-Nov-20017
#545 – Waiting area
I am travelling again – just for a few days to Hanoi. Here is a sketch done late at night at the airport on my way. Someone decided to really relax while waiting at the departure gate.
Wed-15-Nov-2017
