I sketched this when accompanying my wife for her consultation at PGH. We sat on hard benches in corridors and there was lots of waiting. We thought we were ½ hour late, but the doctor hadn’t even shown up by the time we got there.
Tue-8-Jul-2025
On the day I did this sketch we went out for breakfast (lugaw, tokwa, boiled egg and gulaman) at Goto ni Juan in the local supermarket and then had a wander though this little market. Mostly they sell veggies that you can already buy at the wet market the same distance away (in the opposite direction)…but probably at exaggerated prices. We did buy some spuds and avocados though, while we sheltered from the rain under one of the umbrellas.
Fri-27-Jun-2025
I wasn’t planning to sketch our cat (Captain Haddock) on this particular evening, but thought why not? He’s getting bigger and bigger and hogs the footstool most evenings.
Fri-27-Jun-2025
I’ve started a new assignment and have a lot of background reading to do (which I don’t find to be very exciting)…so I rewarded myself by doing this sketch (in the clubhouse of the development where we live), after I’d gone through a 70 page document and made notes.
Thu-26-Jun-2025
This day I was trying to start my day in a better way. Rather than doomscrolling, I sketched this view from our balcony (as I have done several times before – see sketch No. 1424), while I had my morning coffee. I took off the washi tape border for this one as I wanted to fill the paper with the lush greenery.
Wed-25-Jun-2025
I sketched this while I went along with my wife who was having a consultation in PGH. As a man, I had to wait in a separate are as otherwise (I was told), I might see (peep?) into the ladies examinations rooms.
Sat-21-Jun-2025
After sketching #UskQuezonCity on Tomas Morato Avenue we joined a huge crowd of fellow sketchers in High Grounds Café for a bit of lunch, chat and an opportunity to test out Ohuhu Markers. I sketched the lights and the patterned wallpaper.
The prompt for this day of International Urban Sketchers week was “giving”, which was appropriate as I finally received the sketches that I exchanged for two of mine with São Paulo, Brazil from the same time in 2024 (see post 87-2693 and 87-2692). The first sketch is by Pamella S. Simioni – I hope I got the right person. The second one was done by @andrawde and is of Rua Líbero Badaró a road in the centre of São Paulo. Each postcard had a nice little message on the back…I used google translate to try and understand what Pamella had said!
I also exchanged sketches with my friend Al Vargas (@pixl8tor). I am including in this post the quick sketch he did of me.
Sat-3-May-2025
On May 4 we joined the #UskQuezonCity on Tomas Morato Avenue where the city temporarily pedestrianises a section of the street every Sunday morning (from 6am to 10am) allowing residents to walk, bike, and enjoy the area. This event was part of the celebration of International Urban Sketchers week 2025 and was supported by @Ohuhu_Ph and @BeeHappyCrafts who gave a free set of fine-liner pens to the first 30 sketchers to arrive…which of course we didn’t make because the start time was 6am! My first sketch was done in Café Dulcinea, where we had breakfast
Sat-3-May-2025
We are still sticking to our resolution of doing at least one hike a month and so far I have also managed to do a sketch at each summit. This hike was to Mt. Malindig in Marinduque and after hiking for about 4 hours through forests and grassland we made it to the summit. The views on the way up were spectacular but the top was shrouded in clouds and forest, so I decided to sketch the sign that showed we had made it. It took us about 3 ½ hours to hike back down in hot and sunny weather, one of our telescopic walking sticks wouldn’t extend properly but our guide kindly cut me a huge walking stick from forest and I felt that I looked like Gandalf!
Thu-17-Apr–2025