SketchingMyLife

85-2636 – Visiting the ENT

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This is the first sketch in a new sketchbook. I saw a post by one of my favourite sketchers (@koosekoene) about making use of sketchbooks that are gathering dust due to their challenging format, and stepping out of your comfort zone. So I decided to finally make use of a small sketchbook that was given to me by my daughters partner. It’s B6 size (4.9 × 6.9 inches), so a bit smaller than I usually use and the paper is fairly thin and not so smooth. It’s making me sketch faster (and maybe more often). I’m also getting back to adding text to my sketches (following the workshop by @maria_regina_tuazon that I joined). I sketched this while waiting to see an ENT doctor because of a blocked up ear after swimming that has been irritating me (and making me even more irritable…if that is possible!).

Thu-26-Mar-2024

84-2634 – Two birds one head-torch

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In preparation for a short hike on Saturday 23 March, I had to hunt around the house to find this head-torch (because the hike included a possible visit to a cave). I (surprisingly) found it where I expected it to be…and decided I would sketch it too, solving the problem of finding it and my daily question of “what shall I sketch”, at the same time. I think this head-torch was a Christmas present…so this sketch is also a thank you present!

Fri-22-Mar-2024

84-2633 – Two elephants

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So after all my busy urban sketching it’s back to some still life-type sketches at home again. I’ve probably sketched these two objects before, but I thought they would go well together. The wooden elephant came from when we lived in Cambodia I think and the elephant mug was a present from our daughter when she made a school trip to South Africa.

Wed-20-Mar-2024

84-2623 – Mohan Ysa Shilpi Ce

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Here is another sketch done during the #UskQuezonCity Tagpuan Sa QC event, with the Executive Board of Urban Sketchers (Global) at Urban Chick in QC. I think we had been discussing drawing faces and people, so I gave it a go – there are lots more faces coming in my next post too…

Fri-15-Mar-2024

84-2622 – Urban Chick

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Here is my first sketch (of many) done during the #UskQuezonCity Tagpuan Sa QC (translated as “Meeting Place in Quezon City”) event. The Executive Board of Urban Sketchers (Global) were visiting for a series of events and activities. For me this kicked off with a “Drink and Draw” social evening at a little restaurant called Urban Chick along Maginhawa Street in QC. I arrived pretty early (I wasn’t sure how bad the traffic would be), so I started this sketch before the place filled up.

Fri-15-Mar-2024

84-2621 – Workout

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I bought some weights for my wife the other day. The 4kg ones she already has are much more compact…these 3kg ones are huge! Anyway I thought they would make a nice subject to sketch…and a chance to use lots of Opera Pink paint!

Thu-14-Mar-2023

84-2620 – Pickle then sketch

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The other day I bought green chillies at the supermarket, but they only seemed to sell them in huge quantities. We only use a few each week at best, and then the rest of them go off, so I looked up a recipe to pickle them. Naturally after doing the pickling I sketched the result. We ate some of them with a meal a few days later – they turned out to be delicious, not too spicy (I took out the seeds) and crunchy!

Wed-13-Mar-2023

84-2619 – Marikina bridge

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After our breakfast on Sunday 10 March we cycled back up the Marikina River, and then stopped on the way back to sketch. This is the view that I had. I couldn’t find anything about this bridge other than that it is called the Marikina Bridge…not a very imaginative name, but fair enough as it’s not a very exciting piece of construction!

Sun-10-Mar-2024

84-2618 – Damm’s Restobar

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On Sunday 10 March my wife and I went for a cycle ride along part of Marikina River, where they they have quite a long cycle path. We started at what is called the Skating/Bicycle Rink and cycled north for a few kilometres. Then on the way back we went a bit further south to the Chinese Pagoda where we had a lovely breakfast at Damm’s Restobar. Next to us in the restaurant were bikers from the Philippine Confederation of Senior Cyclists…maybe we should join them! I tried using the reverse side of my new paper for this one…but it (understandably) didn’t take up the paint very well.

Sun-10-Mar-2024