Here is another sketch from my archive of Cambodia #UbrbanSketches. I drank a fair bit of Sra Beer Angkor – a locally made beer – when I lived there. Although I learnt to speak Khmer fairly well, I couldn’t read or write very well – though I did learn how to write Sra Beer Angkor – that’s what is written on the red sign in this sketch.
Sun-16-Jul-1995
Here is another #UrbanSketch from my archive done in 1994 when I lived in Cambodia. I don’t recall the occasion when I drew this – but it was probably somewhere near the old post office building.
Sun-26-Jun-1994
I have other sketches to post but our scanner is in the repair shop, so I am posting something from my archives. This one goes back to January 1994 when (if I remember correctly) I went up to Siem Reap on the ferry, for the new year. I remember seeing the new year in on the edge of the Tonie Sap lake while we waited for dawn, so we could cross over the lake. I’ve never seen so many stars.
Sun-2-Jan-1994
Here is another sketch from my Cambodia archive. This one was done in pencil and pastel – my favourite media at the time. Obvously I did a lot of sketching in temples when I lived there – I always found them to be lovely peaceful and quiet places.
Nov-1993
I am travelling for holidays, so although I am sketching en-route, I am posting this in advance from my archives. This was done in Cambodia in 1993 – I am not sure which Wat (temple) it is…probably Wat Lanka which I lived near for three years.
4-April-1993
Here is another sketch from my archives. When I lived in Phnom Penh, I used to go out on Sundays on my bike and sketch some of the interesting houses in the area where I lived. This was before the city became much more developed and crowded…when there were still old wooden houses in the centre of the city. I am not sure if that is the case anymore.
Sun-20-Jun-1993
I haven’t had time to sketch again today – just too much work – so I am posting from my archives. Despite the crudeness of this sketch done in Cambodia, it brings back happy memories for me. This building is part of the Faculty of Architecture in Phnom Penh where I taught for three years. I drew this while I was waiting to meet some of my students (or perhaps work colleagues) as we were going out together on a trip. I got the colour of the building just right I think – and they are still that deep rusty red today.
10-Feb-1994
I had no time to sketch today, so here is another one from my archives. This one was done in Battambang in Cambodia. I looked on google to see if I could find a Wat Popet, but couldn’t find it, so maybe I got the name wrong?
10-Dec-1993
I didn’t have time to sketch today, so here is another one from my archives. Many of my older sketches are done in pencil and/or pastel. I think this one was done on a trip to the countryside with the students I was teaching. I love to sketch in ink these days, but a good pencil can be really effective.
26-Mar-1994