Between France and the Philippines we had a long layover in Riyadh. I wasn’t sure if I had been through this airport until I saw the ceiling and remembered that I had sketched it once before. In Riyadh they seem to have lavished a lot of expense on the structure but only a little on the interior design – which was full of open spaces, very few chairs and some meagre coffee shops.
Sat-7-Jan-2023
Here is the last sketch I did on our journey from Manila to Manchester. This one was done on the Jeddah to Manchester leg. Our seats were next to a prayer room space so I had a clear view of some other passengers… until of course they lowered the lights. Eventually it was completely dark and I was painting using the reading light.
Sat-17-Dec-2022
On my trip back to the Philippines from the UK I had a 6 hour layover in Riyadh, so I decided to take my time over drawing the most complicated scene I could see. This didn’t take 6 hours of course – maybe just 1, but it kept me occupied!
Sun-30-Dec-2018
On the first leg of my flight from the UK to the Philippines via Saudi Arabia, the plane was only half full, so many people took the opportunity to lay down and sleep. I was wide awake though so apart from watching a movie I decided to do a sketch…almost in the dark. It might be hard to make out but this one is of a person laying down across two seats.
Sun-30-Dec-2018