This sketch was done on a Sunday out when we visited the Angono–Binangonan Petroglyphs (the oldest known works of art in the Philippines, with figures carved into volcanic rock), where the staff of the National Museum really knows his stuff and gave us some fascinating background information. After this we had breakfast at the “Over the Top Café” – where I had sickly sweet pancakes and a slice of cake (which they gave us because it was their anniversary). After this we went to visit the Blanco Family Museum (which showcases the work of Jose ‘Pitok’ Blanco, his 7 children and his wife, all of whom were artists) and the house/studio of Carlos “Botong” Francisco (a pioneering Filipino modernist painter and muralist), in Angono. In the last one we were honoured to get a little tour by his grandson, artist Carlos “Totong” Francisco II.

Sun-27-Sep-2026

Here is a sketch of something random from the fridge – fresh ginger. It is inexpensive and plentiful in the Philippines and we always have some. Apart from using it in cooking, I like to have small slices crushed, along with honey and calamansi juice, in a hot drink.

Tue-14-Jul-2026

My daughter suggested sketching part of our leftover dinner…so I thought, why not? This went along with soft wholewheat tortillas (which I always pronounce incorrectly), and kidney beans cooked with tofu – yummy!

Sun-5-Jul-2026

On this day I reached “peak pizza”, which I never thought I would do. We bought two-for-one family sized pizzas from Domino’s but these two slices were left after several days of eating them. So I discovered that you can have too much pizza – and these particular ones weren’t actually that great (and were even delivered a bit late). The veggie one was not very cheesy and was kind of soggy!

Fri-29-May-2026

On this day, wondering what to draw, I just took something out of the fridge. This is chard or snow cabbage – which we often use as a replacement for spinach. In the Philippines it is called “pechay”. I sketched the same thing in 2020 (see sketch No.1547).

Fri-22-May-2026

When I am a bit stuck for something to draw (especially when I am so busy with work that I can’t sketch during the day), I often open the fridge and take out some veggies. Soon after I sketched this okra we cooked it with yoghurt to go with dal and rice.

Thu-14-May-2026

I saw a sketch by @PaulHeaston of an egg box and thought I would have a go (and try and improve on the sketch I did way back in 2020 – see sketch No.1301).

Wed-6-May-2026