I packed up early today, ready to go to the airport and head home, leaving me time to do a quick sketch in my hotel room. The hotel has a great breakfast, so I filled up ready for a long journey of airline meals.
Sat-17-Jun-2023
Here is the only sketch I managed to do while saying in Kilinochchi, in the north of Sri Lanka. We stayed in a little hotel called Lotus Cottage. It was a 7 hour drive in a minivan to get there, so I was pretty exhausted when we arrived.
Wed-24-Aug-2022
For our first trip out in the UK we went to Aldeburgh on the coast and started with a cup of coffee at the Brudenell Hotel. They also kindly let us eat the fish and chips that we bought somewhere else. This was the view of the hotel that I had while I had coffee and chips, sitting at tables along the seafront. It looks cloudy…but luckily it didn’t rain much until we’d finished our day out.
Wed-7-Aug-2019
Taking a moment in my hotel room in Hanoi after work and before I go out to eat, I thought I’d test out a new brush/felt tip pen which I won at life drawing. I thought it was permanent but this shows it runs a bit – though I don’t think it hurts the sketch?
Wed-14-Nov-2018
After attending a workshop in Da Nang I had to check out (despite asking the hotel if they’d kindly let me stay a few more hours) and wait in the lobby (on a rock hard wooden seat) before going to the airport. This is what I did to make use of my time and help ignore my numb bum. I painted mostly with yellow ochre, mixed with black to make that lovely sludgy colour. Apart from the plants the only thing that catches the eye in a sea of blandness is the little altar with joss sticks and flashing lights.
Thu-25-Oct-2018
Here is the view from my hotel in Beirut… an attempt also to sketch for the Doodlewash prompt of “seals”, last Sunday!
Wed-30-May-2018
I sketched this on my last day in Amman while having breakfast. The big guy on the right appeared half way though my drawing, so I had to add him in. All the time I was at the Bristol Hotel I didn’t see anyone using the pool – either because it’s too cold or because you’d be swimming in front of everyone at the restaurant.
Fri-20-Apr-2018
I often sketch my hotel room when I travel for work – this one is in the Bristol Hotel in Amman. The windows were pretty grubby and were tinted yellow, so the light in the room was quite strange.
Fri-13-Apr-2018
My hotel room in Hanoi has no windows and a vast shelf with nothing on it. I definitely have to get outside to do some sketching at some point!
Thu-8-Mar-2018