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93-2830 – Emilio Aguinaldo Monument

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These two half-page sketches were done with #UskManila during the Kawit Heritage Tour in celebration of the 15th Kawit Day and History Month. Kawit is a municipality of the Province of Cavite and is the birthplace of the revolution against the Spanish. We started at the house of Emilio Aguinaldo (the first president of the Philippines) where I sketched the monument outside while we waited for the tour to start. The second sketch was done that the house of Baldomero Aguinaldo (cousin of Emilio and another revolutionary leader). Somehow my sketch of his bust makes him look like a young boy!

Sat-31-Aug-2024

93-2829 – Documentation and narrative

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This is the third sketch I did with #UskQuezonCity at the Gateway Mall 2, for the launch of #HistoEX (History to Experience). While I was sketching this I was listening to my fellow sketcher Ysa Peñas (@theonechitect) give a talk on urban sketching…which reminded me of some key strands of #UrbanSketching like documenting change and events, day to day streetscapes, urban fabric and tangible heritage (hence my notes around the sketch).

Sun-25-Aug-2024

93-2828 – Philippine sun

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Here is the second sketch I did with #UskQuezonCity at the Gateway Mall 2, for the launch of #HistoEX (History to Experience). I think this was part of the Sinulog Foundation Inc.’s display – the Sinulog Festival is held each January in Cebu City to honour the Santo Niño, or the child Jesus. The design of sun behind the mannequin is similar to the Philippine sun (on the national flag) which normally has eight primary rays, which represent the original eight provinces that rebelled against the Spanish during the 1896 Philippine Revolution.

Sun-25-Aug-2024

93-2827 – HistoEx Sarao Jeepney

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Soon after we got back home we joined #UskQuezonCity at the Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City for the launch of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines’ project in celebration of history month called #HistoEX (or History to Experience). At the centre of the exhibition was this original 1955 Jeepney made by the Sarao Motors who were known for repurposing American military jeeps that were left behind after World War II, into local transportation.

Sun-25-Aug-2024

92-2802 – Scared by cows near Lantern Pike

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On Saturday 3 August day we took a train up to Stockport from Manchester to meet with a friend and then did a hike from Hayfield to Lantern Pike. This of course included a stop at the pub on the way and we ended up having an excellent simple dinner at “The Village Chippy” in Hayfield before heading back to Manchester. I started this sketch when we stopped for a rest (but didn’t finish, hence the delay in posting it)…there were some scary looking cows in the field behind us (actually bulls I think), with huge horns.

Sat-3-Aug-2024

92-2806-7 – Manchester to Slaithwaite and Huddersfield Narrow

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These sketches were done on our day out to visit where our daughter works, along the Huddersfield Narrow canal. The first sketch was done in the train on the way and the second where we stopped for lunch at Lock No.29 E. The Huddersfield Narrow scales the Pennines and has very narrow locks. We walked as far as the Standedge Tunnel which is the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel in the country.

Tue-6-Aug-2024

92-2804-5 – Heaton Park

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On Monday 5th August we visited Heaton Park – taking the tram out of Manchester. I did two sketches there – the first when we sat down for a coffee and lunch at the Lakeside Cafe (where the park was crowded with families and lots of push chairs…this sketch is barely finished and was done really quickly). The second was done when we stopped for rest in the animal centre area where there were some Highland Cattle (just about visible as blobs in my sketch).

Mon-5-Aug-2024