I’ve been offline for a long while, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been sketching. This is one of my last sketches in Turks and Caicos – done at the airport as I was leaving. In this one my pen was misbehaving, putting way too much ink on the paper – hence the blacker look!
Sun-4-Aug-2019
Here is the last sketch I did in Grand Turk before heading back to Providenciales. Nothing much to see at this airport…just a lone passenger. With domestic flights here no one expects you to show up to the airport hours beforehand…just 30 minutes before take off is fine!
Sun-14-July-2019
The #WorldWatercolorMonth prompt of flying high was an easy one for me to follow because as happens so often, I found myself at the airport. This was done in the domestic departure area in Providenciales, waiting for my flight to Grand Turk.
Sun-7-Jul-2019
Here is my last sketch from my trip the UK – on the way to Turks and Caicos Islands again. I was feeling pretty groggy as I drew this having arrived on an overnight bus at 5am, with a stinking cold and waiting for 5 hours for my flight. I’ve drawn so many airports and get a bit tired of all the grey…I managed to magic up a bit of colour though.
Sun-30-June-2019
On my way to the UK I had enough time at the airport in Hong Kong to draw this – the airport building there is so much more sophisticated and attractive than the ugly box we have in Manila. Maybe you won’t notice from this drawing but I got the curve of the roof wrong in this – it should be much shallower. My excuse is that it was late at night!
Mon-24-June-2019
Waiting for flight to UK it started off light outside and slowly got dark while I drew this. I bought some coffee and cake at “Bluesmith comfort food” – the cake tasted like it had been on the shelf for days. Passengers came and went as I drew – I only managed to catch the ghost of one.
Mon-24-June-2019
I didn’t have much time to sketch on my way out of the UK, but managed to squeeze in this very hurried one.
Fri-31-May-2019
Here is my last sketch from my recent trip to Turks and Caicos – I overheard these ladies saying that they were all sisters…two more were to the right. I had to cut short my work in Turks and Caicos and head to the UK.
Sun-26-May-2019
Anyone who has travelled through Toronto Pearson Airport is likely to be familiar with this sight – a giant sculpture by the American artist Richard Serra. Its a huge steel installation that you walk through as you get into the departure area. Apparently it’s so big it had to be installed before the terminal walls and roof could be constructed! You feel small as you walk through the middle of it (which I didn’t see anyone doing…maybe they think you aren’t allowed to) – all you can hear is your footsteps echoing back at you.
Mon-29-Apr-2019