I can’t compete with the master but on this Sunday it seemed like a good day to sketch the swimming pool for the nth time (a phrase I am using regularly as I repeatedly sketch the same things). Having struggled a bit with this one – I feel it’s kind of heavy handed on the water – I might have another go….or several more goes using different(ish) materials each time?
Sun-14-Jun-2026
I was thinking of David Hockney when I went for a walk to get some exercise. In this part of Acacia Estates, where we live, it looks like DMCI the developers are planning to build even more housing. As soon as I saw this digger (in my favourite colour) I thought I should sketch it. I cleaned by TWSBI pen to do this one but the ink still seemed to come out grey!
I have been a fan of David Hockney’s work since I was a teenager – I remember my school art teacher took us to a showing of “A Bigger Splash” a 1973 biographical documentary film about his breakup with his then-partner Peter Schlesinger. I have followed his work ever since then….so sad that he passed away, but what a legacy he has left!
Sat-13-Jun-2026
Here is another view in the garden of Balai Banahaw where we stayed over the weekend. The leaves of this beautiful plant (I looked it up but can’t find out what it is, maybe it’s some kind of banana bush?) changed colour as they waved in the wind and as the sun struck them. I picked the title because just before this I was looking at an article about David Hockney’s latest digital painting called “looking at the flowers”…wonderful.
Sun-9-Oct-2022