This is the last sketch I did with #UskManila in Binondo for the Lunar New Year celebrations. After hanging out at Escolta Street we walked down Ongpin Street in a massive crush of people and ended up at Binondo Plaza where (again in a crush of people) we all did a quick sketch. According to Wikipedia this church (also know as the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz) was founded by Dominican priests in 1596. The original building was destroyed in 1762 and the only part remaining of the church that was later completed in 1852 is the octagonal belfry, which I drew. I’d like to sketch this church again, when it’s less crowded!
Sat-10-Feb-2024
Really nice watercolour – I really like how you’ve composed the composition with the fountain in the foreground. And you are not put off by the telegraph wires! Excellent!
Haha. Can’t ignore wires here. So many