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112-3312 – St. Scholastica’s College Chapel

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St. Scholastica’s College Chapel

This is the second sketch I did with Urban Sketchers Manila for our Christmas sketch call and pot-luck. This chapel was built between 1914 to 1936 (and was restored 1949) and survived bombing during the Battle of Manila in February 1945, in World War II, when Japanese forces destroyed much of the city. According to Wikipedia, in 2024 the Chapel, was designated as an Important Cultural Property by the National Museum of the Philippines. This sketch was done in a new sketchbook made with Cass Art hot pressed 300 gsm watercolour paper.

Me by my daughter

After the sketchwalk we gathered at Quatro Arts (a nice little art supplies shop with good affordable materials) for our pot-luck lunch. The second sketch (of me) was done by my daughter.

Sat-13-Dec-2025

108-3231 – Video capture old style

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On this day I was going to sketch outside but even sitting on our balcony I got rained on. Anyway this sketch shows more what I have been doing recently – downloading DAT tapes from years ago. Funny how technology changes so quickly – now these videos look really grainy. This one was done in a new sketchbook made from #CassArt 300gsm smooth watercolour paper. I bought a massive pad of 50 A3 sheets last time was in the UK for 36 pounds, after working out that this was the cheapest watercolour paper I could buy. It’s not bad and I am gradually getting used to it again – though I find the surface tends to pill a bit and rips when I pull off the washi tape.

Sat-13-Sep-2025

2039 – The one?

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Here is my first sketch in a newly made sketchbook – using Cass Art hot pressed watercolour paper (300gsm) – I bought this big pad in Liverpool. I have been searching for my ideal watercolour/sketchbook paper and I am hoping this might be “the one”, as it’s relatively affordable! So far, it takes the ink beautifully, though I feel it’s sized a bit too heavily – the paint stays on the surface for quite a while and it takes a long time for layers of paint to build up to good strong colours. I always find it tricky to adjust for the first few sketches, so lets see in a few weeks, how I feel about it.

Mon-25-April-2022

1991 – Shopping in the UK

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I still have one or two unfinished sketches to post from our trip to the UK, but here is a quick one done after we got back home. First on my list for shopping in the UK was a trip to Denny Bros Supplies Ltd., my favourite shop in Bury St. Edmunds, in Suffolk. I stocked up on lots of paper and these paints (except for the little tube of vermillion which I bought at Cass Art in Liverpool).

Wed-22-March-2022