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103-3089-93 – Pair of kings

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10 mins

Here are the sketches I did at the @KyusiSundaySketchers #LifeDrawing session. The pace of drawing was a bit more relaxed that in other life drawing sessions I have attended – we had 10 and 15 minutes for each pose. I used my #Derwent #WatercolourPencils for the line-work and then added some watercolour washes.

15 mins

We also had a challenge to do a non-dominant hand sketch and mine (the third one in this post) was one of the two that was picked out by the models – so I get a 50% discount on the next session!

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Sun-27-Apr-2025

92-2806-7 – Manchester to Slaithwaite and Huddersfield Narrow

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These sketches were done on our day out to visit where our daughter works, along the Huddersfield Narrow canal. The first sketch was done in the train on the way and the second where we stopped for lunch at Lock No.29 E. The Huddersfield Narrow scales the Pennines and has very narrow locks. We walked as far as the Standedge Tunnel which is the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel in the country.

Tue-6-Aug-2024

90-2770 – Minor basilica and archdiocesan shrine

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This sketch was done at the local Saint Anne Parish church, where we cycled to last Sunday morning. The first church on this site was built in 1609 but after several earthquakes the present one was started in 1883. I sketched here way back on 12 May 2016, when I first began sketching regularly (see post No.40 on my blog). That time I managed to get the whole tower in…my current small format sketchbook tends to make me focus on details…that’s my excuse anyway.

Sun-7-Jul-2024

90-2769 – Elephant ears with breakfast

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This little sketch was done outside the #BrewHilde coffee shop down the road from us, when we went out for a walk and breakfast on my wife’s birthday morning. I’ve sketched here many times before, but this time these plants caught my eye – they are commonly knows as elephant-ear plants but the scientific name is Colocasia.

Sat-6-Jul-2024

90-2768 – Hiker

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I rarely do sketches from photos, but made an exception so I could make a little birthday card for my wife. This was done from a photo taken on our hike to Nagpatong rock in Tanay, Rizal, in June 2022 (see sketch No.2093), with May wearing the shirt she almost always wears when we go hiking!

Fri-5-Jul-2024

90-2767 – JP Pining

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Here is the sketch I did at Starbucks (at “The Rise” in Makati), while waiting for my wife who was applying for a Spanish Schengen visa. The big mural on the wall attracted my eye (there was one behind me too). It’s by a Filipino artist called JP Pining, who is described on Facebook as having “an eye for bold graphics and eclectic candy colours”. Someone sat in front of me so I had to guess at the colour in one part…I only found out later I could see the artwork on line.

Thu-4-Jul-2024

90-2763-66 – Ayala Museum

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Green jar 17th century

These are the sketches I did at the #AyalaMuseum when I visited the #WorldsWithinWorlds exhibition (in which some friends were participating). I only took a small bag and watercolour palette, planning to use only water brushes (the museum is strict on what you can take in). I did these sketches standing up while crowds of people concentrated on taking photos of themselves or the exhibits. The models of the ships were huge…I drew the Spanish galleon twice as my first attempt didn’t really capture it.

Badju Lapi (fitted shirt)
Spanish Galleon
Laden with treasures

Sun-30-Jun-2024

90-2759-62 – Four drawings of General Tapioca

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I did these little sketches in the evenings, following one of our cats around the living room. It was his birthday the other day…so I thought it was time I sketched him again. Usually he hides under the table…but then moves around as soon as I start sketching him. I think he knows what I am doing, so doesn’t stay still for long – and as soon as I get up he steals my seat.

Thu-27 & Fri-28-Jun-2024