After getting overheated in the courtyard of San Augustin we went into their little coffee shop to cool down in the AC and chat. Naturally, as we chatted, we sketched – my sketch is of some random guy enjoying his coke. My last sketch at Manila Art Sihan was a very quick one done in the tented event space of some dancers getting ready to perform on stage. I left this sketch at the Urban Sketchers Manila booth and told the dancers they could come and collect it if they wanted.
Sat-26-Sep-2026
On my first day in Hove I did some shopping, buying prunes, vitamins, cheese and some replacement paints from Jackson’s (mostly things that are unavailable or expensive in the Philippines). My daughter and I stopped for a break and a coffee at “Sofis Coffee House” – and so she could pee. Public toilets seem to be non-existent in the UK these days. The streetscape in Hove is also dominated by bins (hence my sketch)…it’s great that they segregate and recycle…but it’s a bit ugly.
Fri-18-Sep-2026
Here is a sketch I did when my wife and I had breakfast in the local coffee shop after a morning walk.
Sun-23-Aug-2026
This is the second sketch I did in Eastwood while I waited for our car to have it’s service. I did this while I sat inside the UCC Park Cafe.
Wed-17-Jun-2026
Here is the first sketch I did in Eastwood while I waited for our car to have its service. I sat in a little pop up coffee shop to sketch this. Apparently Supersam (in the background) is a popular restaurant known for its international comfort food and Filipino-American fusion dishes – but not by me…I’ve never heard of it!
Wed-17-Jun-2026
I’ve sketched in this spot before – sitting in Seattle’s Best in the Market Market! Mall (see sketch No. 1773 done in July 2021 and No. 2222 done in November 2022…woah that’s a lot of twos). Anyway this day we were at the mall to do our weekly shopping, and had to start off with a coffee to get our energy up. After this we went to the SM Aura mall to look at rice cookers (we decided not to buy one) and while our younger daughter spent her last day in the Philippines with her mates.
Sun-19-Jan-2025