Here are the next two drawings I did in my little sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project PH with @1372DESIGNS / @_STUDIO1372. These are of a bag clip that was laying on our worktop, plus a tub of Soyfresh milk.
Thu-15 & Tue-20-Oct-2026
This used to belong to my parents, it was then passed on to my daughter and then to me. I’m glad to finally get it because it’s the best one I’ve had – nice and sharp and with some big chunky holes!
Wed-14-Oct-2026
If you draw the same things repeatedly it’s worth trying a slightly different method each time. This sketch is not that different though – I just used watercolour pencils and started with a water spray (as I did with my previous sketch of bananas).
Mon-12-Oct-2026
Here are the next two drawings I did in my little sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project PH with @1372DESIGNS / @_STUDIO1372.
Wed-7-Thu-8-Oct-2026
These days I deliberately buy green bananas, knowing that they will ripen really quickly. Apologies to anyone who is bored seeing my banana sketches. I’ve sketched them a million times but this was the first thing on hand…it was a wet market shopping day after all.
Tue-6-Oct-2026
When I was at the Art Sihan event in September I joined the Sketchbook Project PH with @1372DESIGNS / @_STUDIO1372. This is a community art initiative where participants fill the pages of a small sketchbook over a several months using doodles, paintings, and journaling. The finished sketchbooks will be returned to the studio (in Escolta) for an exhibition in 2027, where visitors will be able to browse through the sketchbooks. These are my first two sketches. I will be sticking to doing quick simple sketches of everyday objects and places, using my platinum preppy pen, Sailor Seiboku ink and watercolour pencils.
Thu-1-Fri-2-Oct-2026
I think this day we were doing some serious cleaning after our cat had a little accident…I won’t got into details…so I decided to sketch some of the cleaning materials. This sketch is done in a new sketchbook made from a block of Jackson’s 300 gsm 8 x 10 inches hot pressed acid free Watercolour paper. It’s beautifully smooth and so far I am really enjoying it…though it’s pity it comes in such an odd size!
Wed-30-Sep-2026
I bought these on my first fruit/wet market shop after getting back from the UK (I’ve got to say it’s so much nicer to shop for fruit and veggies at a real market rather than a supermarket). These lanzones (which are also called langsat and grow on a type of mahogany tree) were big, fat and juicy. According to one website they are anti-inflammatory and are even known to be anti-malarial…I’m not sure if I believe all that, I just like the taste!
Tue-29-Sep-2026
This sketch was done on a Sunday out when we visited the Angono–Binangonan Petroglyphs (the oldest known works of art in the Philippines, with figures carved into volcanic rock), where the staff of the National Museum really knows his stuff and gave us some fascinating background information. After this we had breakfast at the “Over the Top Café” – where I had sickly sweet pancakes and a slice of cake (which they gave us because it was their anniversary). After this we went to visit the Blanco Family Museum (which showcases the work of Jose ‘Pitok’ Blanco, his 7 children and his wife, all of whom were artists) and the house/studio of Carlos “Botong” Francisco (a pioneering Filipino modernist painter and muralist), in Angono. In the last one we were honoured to get a little tour by his grandson, artist Carlos “Totong” Francisco II.
Sun-27-Sep-2026