Buildings

1002 – The brightest building in town

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On Saturday while my daughter was in her gymnastics class, I found a shady spot near the mall to sketch. I’ve passed this building many times and couldn’t resist doing a drawing. Inside are rides for kids, party venues and so forth – while sketching I noticed some sort of train ride going around. The building (mostly made out of what, as a student architect, we used to call wiggly tin) really is painted in such bright colours – we could do with a few more cheerful buildings like this in grubby Metro Manila!

Sat-9-Feb-2018

957 – Not the birthplace of Harry Potter

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On my last full day in Lavenham I decided to go out and sketch something iconic in the village. This is the guildhall – a 16th century building. While I was sketching several tourists strolled past and I overheard one mention this as the birthplace of Harry Potter! Obviously as he is fictional it is not – but I think several buildings in Lavenham do feature in the films and scenes of Godric’s Hollow.

Sat-29-Dec-2018

949 – Cafe Rouge in Bury

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On Wednesday I made a quick visit to Bury St. Edmunds to my favourite shop (Denny Bros – an art supply shop of course) and had a few moments to sketch this. After doing this drawing I found out that the red building is a 19th century Grade 1 listed building designed by Ipswich architect John Sherwell Corder. At the lower level is a terracotta frieze with dragons, serpents and the three crowns of St. Edmund….something I never would have known if I hadn’t sketched this.

Wed-19-Dec-2018

931 – The Cock Horse

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Finally I managed to brave the cold (wearing 5 layers) and went out in the afternoon to sketch this the day before yesterday. This is one of the local pubs in Lavenham. I think the atmosphere in this sketch depicts more closely how it really felt while I was drawing…my fingers were numb by the time I finished!

Thu-29-Nov-2018

874 – Partial views

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Yesterday I was in Global City again, so I stopped at a random coffee shop to sketch. This was the view I had out the window…bits and pieces of lots of different things. Unsurprisingly this includes a crane – this part of Metro Manila used to have lots of open lots and parks, but the developers are frantically building more and more blocks of offices and apartments. I do wonder who lives or works in all these buildings.

Mon-8-Oct-2018

864 – There’s a deer in the bushes

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Last Thursday I was in Global City after getting a health check up. I couldn’t miss the opportunity to sketch something so I got a cheap cup of coffee at Seattle’s Best, sat outside and drew this. I only noticed the deers head in the bush when I started drawing – no idea why it’s there….maybe part of some topiary?

Thu-27-Sep-2018