Memorial

#536 – Night at the cemetery

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Late at night on Tuesday 31 we headed to Manila Memorial to camp overnight at the cemetery. It’s traditional here to spend All Saints or All Souls’ Day at family plots to pay respects to the dead – it’s also a sort of family get together. Usually it’s quite fun – with the memorial park filled with families, music, little food stalls and people praying. Unfortunately it rained, so it was pretty miserable – plus of course we were tired! In the morning I did this sketch having slept (partially) in a chair all night. You can see people have set up tents all over the place to shelter. The event goes on all day on the 31st, but we left at 7am to go home.

Wed-1-Nov-2017

#415 – Burial

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Yesterday my wife and I went to the gravesite of her parents, like we do fairly regularly. I always enjoy the peace and quiet and a chance to sketch away from the hustle and bustle. This time an awning was set up nearby for the mourners of a coming burial – and on the road were a series of carts full of soil.  These days when I see something new in a place where I have sketched so often, I usually try to draw it.

Sun-11-Jun-2017

#337 – Mango tree

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This ink and watercolour sketch was done today at Manila Memorial park. There is a huge mango tree there – very majestic. Below the tree you can see one person sitting alone…I guess he/she was visiting the grave of a loved one, like we were.

Sun-19-Mar-2017

#279 – Flowers

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Here is another sketch at memorial park, where the parents of my wife are burried. We visited as it would have been my mother-in-laws birthday today. This is done in watercolour and ink – but it turned out a bit timid looking…maybe I should have concentrated on just one basket of flowers.

Sun-8-Jan-2017