Art

126-3647 – Hike to Mt. Makiling

Image | | Art-Chap-Enjoin

On this day we hiked up an inactive volcano through a forest reserve administered by UP Los Baños. The mountain has a 1,090 m elevation and the hike up was fine, apart from the occasional leech latching on. I sketched this at the top where it was misty and very damp…the colours all washed out with the moisture in the air and I could have added more later, but thought I quite liked the look.

By the time we hiked down hoards of other (much younger) hikers had been up and down the trail and with the rainforest dampness and drizzly rain, the trail was super-muddy and very slippery. The soles of my wife’s boots came off and we were plastered in mud from a few minor tumbles and knackered by the time we made it back. We needed several days of groaning and aches to recover afterwards!

Sun-18-Oct-2026

126-3645-6 – Movie viewers (cleaners) and go-getters going healthy

Image | | Art-Chap-Enjoin
Movie viewers (cleaners)

Here are the last two sketches I did with @usk_manila at @DesignWeekPH. The first one is of people watching a movie called “cleaners”, which I partly watched too. Wikipedia describes the film as an “experimental adult animated coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Glenn Barit” and apparently it has a cult following. What I saw of it looked really interesting.

Go-getters going healthy

The second sketch is of the fruit at the Made Market Ready stand, this project showcased how design interventions can elevate homegrown micro, small, and medium enterprises…but I just sketched the veggies and coconuts!

Sat-17-Oct-2026

126-3644 – Thank goodness for trees

Image | | Art-Chap-Enjoin

Here is the second sketch I did when I joined @usk_manila for @DesignWeekPH. The event was held at the Likhang Filipino Exhibition Halls in Pasay City, and was focussed on making design accessible to everyone using the theme #SamaAll (which means “all included”). I sketched this from the space outside the exhibition hall where Urban Sketchers Manila had it’s little booth. This building is Sunset View towers – on google maps it appears to be a nice clean creamy yellow colour, but now due to urban pollution it looks really gloomy.

Sat-17-Oct-2026

126-3643 – Harbour square smog

Image | | Art-Chap-Enjoin

Here is the first sketch I did when I joined @usk_manila for @DesignWeekPH. I decided to meet up with fellow sketchers Ray and @maggielikestodraw at the Harbour Square first…thinking (mistakenly) that it was a short walk to the Likhang Filipino Exhibition Halls in Pasay City where design week took place. I’ve sketched in this spot several times before (see Sketch No.82-2586).

Sat-17-Oct-2026