Pencil

#617 – Manila Cathedral

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Today I joined an Urban Sketchers ad hoc sketch-walk at Fort Santiago (a citadel built in colonial times in Intramuros, which the Spanish also used to imprison the Philippines national hero José Rizal), where an Anthology Architecture and Design Festival was being held. However the lady at reception woudn’t let us in because we didn’t have an invitation, so instead my wife and I headed off to the nearby Cathedral and I sketched this…and fumed a little. Later a fellow urban sketcher – Janeil – made sure we could get in to the festival and I did a second sketch inside the fort (which I’ll post separately).

Sun-11-Feb-2018

#603 – Fenced off

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In our common garden the children’s play area has been fenced off for some time, as it’s under repair. When I saw the blue metal fence the other day I knew I would enjoy painting a big splash of blue – and the reflected colour of the grass and other things around.

Mon-29-Jan-2018

#588 – Trying my hand

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Having had a go at my feet the other day, today I thought I’d try another difficult subject – hands. I don’t like to draw from photos so had to do this one handed. I am holding a flask of green tea…with sausage-like fingers!

Fri-12-Jan-2018

#540 – View from Bohol Beach Club

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This is my last painting from our little holiday in Bohol. I drew this at Bohol Beach Club, the resort next door to ours, where we ate dinner and lunch a few times (because there was no veggie food in the place we stayed in). The sea is a brilliant turquoise blue and the sand a blinding coral white – a really beautiful spot.

Sun-5-Nov-2017

#525 – Tintin

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So after a few days of taking it easy and posting older drawings, I am back to sketching around my home. Here is one of our cat Tintin (she was named by the rescue centre we got her from…I suppose because of her ginger colouring). For a change I used pencil and pastel for this one – no ink and no watercolour!

Thu-19-Oct-2017