With this sketch I am on to my 103rd sketchbook – this one using my go-to paper at the moment (Umae hot press 300gsm). This is the third sketch I did on World Book Day (Día Del Libro) with #UskMnl in Ayala Triangle Gardens. The building is the Makati Stock Exchange (which I have sketched before – see sketch No.1080). Instead of doing my usual thing and carefully starting with ink, I decided to be more spontaneous, start with the paint and be a bit more splashy.
Sat-26-Apr-2025
Here is the first sketch at Dia Del Libro (World Book Day) with #UskMnl in Ayala Triangle Gardens. I couldn’t quite get the dappled light on the tent as I wanted to. It was really hot that day, so after sketching this we went to cool off in a nearby food hall and I had “mais and banana kon-yelo” (which means corn with ice in Spanish – a shaved ice desert made with corn kernels, sugar and milk – but in this case with added banana) at Bacolod Chicken Inasal – yummy!
Sat-26-Apr-2025