I had a long, long journey home – three connecting flights and a 6 hour layover in the UK. I left on Thursday and arrived home on Saturday! I only had time to do one sketch though, as I had to catch a coach between airports in the UK and that seemed to take up all my time. This is what I saw when I finally got to Heathrow Terminal 2. I think I should have ignored the sculpture in the background (all those lines on a pole)…very difficult to convey how it looked.
Fri-7-Feb-2020
Here is my last sketch in Turks and Caicos for a while – at the airport of course. In the background behind people queuing up for their flight is a souvenir shop selling lots of knick-knacks …hope you can spot the fish.
Thu-6-Feb-2020
My trip to Grand Turk was short but sweet – just two nights. This sketch was done on my way back to Providenciales. There is a bar at the airport called ‘The Cockpit’ and I had a coffee while waiting. This group of people decided to have a few beers while waiting….maybe they are nervous flyers…I can understand that, given the tiny weeny planes that fly between islands in TCI.
Tue-4-Feb-2020
On Sunday I took a short trip to Grand Turk (even though it is south of Providenciales, they say going ‘up’ to Grand Turk here…I guess because that is where the capital is?). Anyway it was nice to be going to a different island for a change. This sketch is not of the plane I was on….for my flight we took a tiny turboprop plane, with a little door so low that I brained myself on the way in.
Sun-2-Feb-2020
Here is another sketch I did while waiting at Heathrow to meet up with my daughter on Christmas Eve. This is what I’d call a Tuk-tuk – an auto rickshaw…which I have seen a lot of in South East Asia, particularly in Bangkok. This one was set up outside Caffè Nero to sell flowers out of the back…I had intended to include those in the sketch, but as I often do, I drew too large!
Tue-24-Dec-2019
Having a few hours to wait to meet up with my daughter in Heathrow Airport I naturally took the opportunity to do some sketching. This is the view out the window of terminal 2…not exactly the most inspiring sight when you arrive in the UK.
Tue-24-Dec-2019
Here is a quick sketch I did en-route to the UK, in the airport in Istanbul. I didn’t think I’d have enough time to sketch as the connection was quite short, but the flight took ages to board. I certainly didn’t have time to add colour…anyway the airport is mostly grey!
Tue-24-Dec-2019
Here is another sketch done on my journey back home from TCI to the Philippines. I travelled through Canada and had fun (not) with my baggage. It’s a long story…when I checked in I was told that my bags would be checked all the way to Manila. But when I got to Toronto several officials told me that I must collect my bags….which then didn’t show up on the carrousel. So then I was told to go out through customs and to the other terminal and ask there where my bags were when I checked in for the next leg. Staff there were a bit vague and it was only until the moment I got on the plane that they could confirm my bags were loaded. What fun! So this sketch was drawn while I was grumbling and annoyed!
Sat-7-Dec-2019
This is the last sketch I did in TCI – at the airport on my way home. I was sketching quickly trying to capture the crowds, so my lines are a bit looser than normal.
Sat-7-Dec-2019