Airport

66-2148 – Terminal 2

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After several years (of Covid restrictions) I am finally travelling for work again – this time to Sri Lanka. Here is the first sketch on my journey at terminal 2 in Manila. I had understood that you had to be at the airport 4 hours before the flight, but found the check in counter wasn’t even open. Of course there are no seats, no cafes and when I did join the queue the idea of speeding things up by checking in on line and dropping your bags, seemed to have been forgotten! Anyway I took the opportunity to sketch….at least the building is a bit more attractive than the other terminals in Manila.

Sun-14-Aug-2022

1990 – At the gate

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This is my last belatedly posted sketch from our visit to the UK – appropriately done at the airport. Thankfully we had a relatively trouble free departure, only having to go round Heathrow airport’s nightmarish road system several times in order to find where to drop off the hire car.

Sat-26-Feb-2022

1976 – Cafe nero

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When we finally made it to Heathrow airport in the UK, we had a few hours to kill before taking a coach to Suffolk. We did do a quick check to see where the coach would arrive but then quickly retreated into the warmth of the terminal building and had a coffee and some hot food. It’s going to take a while to adjust to the cold!

Sun-6-Feb-2022

1975 – Hamad international

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After two and a half years of not being able to travel, we finally managed to get a trip to the UK sorted out. We had a nightmarish departure from Manila with my wife almost missing the flight because of a spurious immigration issue, but eventually made it to Doha, where I sketched this while waiting for our connecting flight.

Sat-5-Feb-2022

1818 – Car in the dark

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I sketched this one while waiting at the airport for our daughter to board her flight safely and head back to the UK. It was really dark, so this ended up pretty sketchy and blurry – but also suitably gloomy. We had a lovely little holiday while she was here… here’s hoping we can make it to the UK in the not too distant future to see both of our daughters and my mum.

Mon-16-Aug-2021

1523 – Waiting for you …to return

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Today we took our daughter to the airport as she is heading off to university – an exciting time for her (though difficult travel with Covid-19…quarantine in the UK, blended learning and no freshers parties and all that)…but kind of a sad time for us. This sketch was done in the car park while we waited to be sure she had gone through immigration without any difficulty. The title actually comes from a Nick Cave song that I have been listening to a lot recently, but it seems appropriate.

Mon-14-Sep-2020

42-1361 – Strange tables strange times

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I didn’t have time to sketch at the airport in Providenciales – it was very crowded and it wasn’t long after I got through security that we boarded. Instead I sketched this in Toronto between flights. In this part of the airport there are these peculiar shaped tables – like blue stars and tree trunks. Given the chaos around the world it was surprisingly normal at the airport. In case you are wondering I have already made it back home safely!

Sun-15-Mar-2020

41-1350 – Yellow lights no planes

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Here is another sketch done on my way to Turks and Caicos – I did this one while I was waiting for my flight in Toronto airport. I was hoping to draw a plane and wandered around trying to find a seat near a window (and near my departure gate) where I could see one. When I finally did, I sat down, drank my coffee and looked up to see the plane (not mine, just the one I had hoped to draw) had left. So I turned round and drew what I could see in the other direction.

Sun-1-Mar-2020

41-1349 – Elite at last

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Last weekend I was travelling again, heading back to Turks and Caicos for work. At the airport in Manila I was surprised to be told that I could go to the Elite lounge – I guess because I have travelled on Philippine airlines so much recently I must have accumulated lots of airmiles. Unfortunately I had just had brunch before heading to the airport so couldn’t take advantage of the free food!

Sat-29-Feb-2020