This is my wife’s Lamy Safari…which seems to be blocked up, despite my earlier efforts to clean it. Looks like I will have to try again.
Tue-2-Apr-2024
85-2645 – Blocked up Lamy
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85-2644 – Boozy 60th birthday
Here is another sketch of something I got for my birthday. This bottle of Moët champagne was from our daughters…delivered from a company called Boozy.
Mon-1-Apr-2024
85-2643 – Tree with balls
This sketch was done when my wife and I visited Manila Memorial Park, making an Easter visit to my wife’s parents who are interred there and also doing some cycling. We stopped to have a drink of water after a while and this was the view. After a little googling I found that this kind of tree is often known as a Cannonball Tree but the latin name is Couroupita guianensis. When they mature, the fruit falls to the ground and cracks open to reveal a mass of bluish-green pulp that exudes a fetid aroma!
Sun-31-Mar-2024
85-2642 – Lamp in Corner Tree Cafe
This sketch was done at the #CornerTreeCafe, a long-established vegetarian restaurant in Makati that has been running since 2009. We went there to have dinner as a special treat for my birthday. While we were waiting for our meal, I sketched this (I added the colour at home, as the meal came quickly). On the wall is some artwork, but I didn’t note down the name of the artist.
Sat-30-Mar-2024
85-2641 – Outside the coffee shop
This sketch was done at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf coffee shop just down the road from where we live. First it was empty and I was thinking this branch may go out of business soon (because it’s in an out-of-the-way spot), then the shop filled up with a group of people coming back (or going to) from some kind of fitness session. Inside the coffee shop the colours are very muted, so I focussed on the view outside.
Sat-30-Mar-2024
85-2640 – Remains of the cake
My wife made me a delicious coffee-walnut cake for my birthday. Of course I had to sketch what was left…I also had to do this quickly before the ants attacked it. We seem to be plagued by them at the moment.
Fri-29-Mar-2024
85-2639 – Flavour in full bloom at Starbucks
Here is a quick sketch done the other day when we went to Starbucks. Sitting behind us were some young women discussing politics, while there were some kids running round and round screaming… not exactly a peaceful atmosphere.
Thu-28-Mar-2024
85-2638 – Flowers are for everyone
Here is a sketch of the flowers I got for my birthday last week (from my daughters partner). Even the cats got excited with a new cardboard box (that the flowers came in) to play in. Not only did I get flowers but also cake (one with the flowers and one delicious homemade coffee-walnut cake – see next post – from my wife) and a bottle champagne! Thank you to everyone who greeted me and of course for the the flowers, booze and cake.
Wed-27-Mar-2024
85-2637 – Specially selected
Here is a sketch of something from our pantry – some cereal given to us by friends visiting from the UK (thank you Jane and Peter). The packaging has lovely colours so I thought it would make a good subject to sketch. Despite my current sketchbook being a little smaller than normal, I find I am still sketching at about A5 size…by sketching on two pages and over the crease.
Thu-26-Mar-2024