This little sketch was done outside the #BrewHilde coffee shop down the road from us, when we went out for a walk and breakfast on my wife’s birthday morning. I’ve sketched here many times before, but this time these plants caught my eye – they are commonly knows as elephant-ear plants but the scientific name is Colocasia.
Sat-6-Jul-2024
After the Stabilo Boss launching event (on Sunday 21 April), we hung out for a while at the SM North EDSA mall – which I didn’t realise is so huge! We wandered around the ‘Sky Garden’ trying to find a haven of peace that wasn’t too crowded and ended up at Starbucks. Outside another noisy event was going on, so I sketched the crowds .
Sat-20-Apr-2024
I am way behind on #Inktober and #Sketchtober2023, but I am determined to finish this year, even if I am a month late! This one was for the #Sketchtober prompt of ‘coffee item’ (for Day 15). I’ve sketched this French press before, but not the coffee flask/cup. It has a lovely bamboo sleeve but sadly, is hopeless at keeping your coffee hot!
Sat-28-Oct-2023
Here is another sketch I did on my little visit to Greenbelt Mall in Makati. This one was done at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I finished this off quickly as I think he realised I was sketching him!
Thu-16-Mar-2023
Here is a sketch from the weekend, done when we were out doing some Christmas shopping. No, we are not shopping early for Christmas 2023, but are shopping very late (for family here in the Philippines), for last Christmas! I did this sketch very quickly while we had a coffee break and then added the watercolour at home.
Sat-11-Feb-2023
On our second day in Manchester we just chilled out (waiting for our baggage to arrive) and then went for a short walk, ending up at a bookshop. Naturally we bought some books and had a coffee in the cafe…this was the view from the balcony, of the mural painted on the wall.
Mon-19-Dec-2022
Here is the quick sketch I did today while chatting online to my friend @TheArtofBeingPresent. These days coffee time for me is only in the morning as afternoon coffee will disrupt my sleep. Old age I guess?
Sat-15-Oct-2022
Here is another item that I unearthed during some spring cleaning. I found we have a nice little set of espresso coffee cups from our time in Syria. Now I can drink espresso in the mornings from a proper cup!
Fri-1-April-2022
Last weekend we went to a nearby mall to do some grocery shopping and afterwards had an early dinner at the Coffee Project cafe. While waiting for the food, which turned out to be not particularly good, I sketched on line with my friends @TheArtofBeingPresent and @akhtarkarbasiau – unfortunately we couldn’t really hear each other well as it was pretty noisy in the cafe and the acoustics weren’t good. These people at the next table (sitting under a plastic tree) left half-way through my sketch so I added the colour for their clothing from a photo.
Sun-20-March-2022