I did this sketch while I was waiting for the doctor, when we went to the clinic to get my ears syringed out again. I used the cheap coloured pencils I had been given at the sketchwalk at the National Museum, plus a little bit of ink. This helped me relax a bit as my blocked ears were really stressing me out (update…since I sketched this all is good with my ears!).
Sun-10-May-2026
These two sketches were done during an orthopaedic visit for my wife as her torn ligament just didn’t seem to be getting better. There was a long queue at the outpatients consulting area as ever, plus of course the doctor showed up at least an hour late. I had tried to clean the blue ink from my Lamy pen before I did this sketch (and put the grey ink back in), but it was still blocked up.
Fri-16-Jan-2026
I sketched this at the hospital while waiting to see my urologist. I used a continuous line approach to draw (most of) this and kept it fairly loose as I only had a few minutes.
Wed-3-Dec-2025
Here is another sketch done in a crowd – this time waiting in a corridor for my wife’s medical records to be released. I sketched the heads on the left first, followed by a bundle of legs below them – I’m not sure if they meet up properly!
Wed-6-Aug-2025
I sketched this as I waited for my wife to come back from her operation in PGH. The doc gave me a scare when I was called down to the OR. But it turned out it was just so she could tell me that everything went well! Now it’s just recovery time. After I did this sketch I realised the chair actually folds out into another bed…for a second watcher! Somehow I keep extending my sketches onto the next page…maybe I should switch to a square format sketchbook?
Wed-16-Jul-2025
I sketched this the day my wife went in for an operation at Philippine General Hospital (PGH). We had checked in the previous day and then had a sleepless night with doctors and nurses continually coming into the room to take her vitals, check she has taken her preparatory meds and put her on a drip. I was the official ‘watcher’ – that is a person who stays with a patient in hospital to provide support and assistance – mostly because hospitals don’t seem to have sufficient resources to constantly monitor patients.
Wed-16-Jul-2025
I sketched this when accompanying my wife for her consultation at PGH. We sat on hard benches in corridors and there was lots of waiting. We thought we were ½ hour late, but the doctor hadn’t even shown up by the time we got there.
Tue-8-Jul-2025
I sketched this while I went along with my wife who was having a consultation in PGH. As a man, I had to wait in a separate are as otherwise (I was told), I might see (peep?) into the ladies examinations rooms.
Sat-21-Jun-2025
Here is some more people sketching done at the Medical Center Taguig – this time for me to get my ears unblocked. Hospital waiting areas are great spots to surreptitiously draw people … especially when you have to wait for ages.
Wed-30-Apr-2025