Here is my second sketch done last Saturday at the American University of Beirut. Behind this unassuming old university building (and outside of the campus) are some rather ugly modern efforts.
Sat-2-June-2018
Buildings
747 – Sunshine at the AUB
Last Saturday I was lucky enough to have a free afternoon before I caught my flight back home from Beirut, so naturally I took the opportunity to do some sketching. The American University of Beirut (AUB) was established in 1866 and the campus has some lovely gardens and old buildings. This sketch also serves as my first for the Doodlewash June challenge, the prompt being “sunshine”…though I still have a couple to post for the May challenge!
Sat-2-June-2018
744 – Sealed in room
Here is the view from my hotel in Beirut… an attempt also to sketch for the Doodlewash prompt of “seals”, last Sunday!
Wed-30-May-2018
732 – Urban sketcher at work
Here is my last sketch from the Philippines Urban sketchers sketch-walk at the Planetarium on the weekend.
Sat-19-May-2018
724 – Repeated learning
IGCSE exams began on Tuesday and I had time to kill while I waited to pick my daughter from school where I drew this. These are air-conditioning units…somehow I think it can’t be that efficient to have so many little ones.
Tue-15-May-2018
697 – Downtown
This is the last sketch I made at the citadel in Amman – there are fantastic views all around the city from up there.
Sat-14-Apr-2018
696 – Monumental gateway
Here is my second sketch done at Amman Citadel last Saturday. The only part of the Umayyad Palace still standing is this entrance gateway, built in the 8th century.
Sat-18-Apr-2018
680 – Bahay Kubo
A Bahay Kubo or Nipa Hut is a indigenous Philippines house usually on stilts and made of bamboo and thatch. This is the most basic accommodation provided at the Kilyawan Resort – downstairs is a dining area and up the ladder is a small room with a bed on two levels – enough space for 3. It was comfortable and cool at night, but the whole structure shakes as you go up the ladder – it certainly wouldn’t remain standing in a typhoon.
Mon-2-Apr-2018
661 – Manuel F Tiaoqui Building
Yesterday we joined the March sketch-walk of Philippines Urban Sketchers at Plaza Sta. Cruz in old Manila. The plaza is a busy commercial area, bustling with noisy traffic and hawkers. It was also roasting hot. This is my first drawing – as always the sketchers attracted a lot of attention, which I always welcome and enjoy.
Sat-17-Mar-2018