SriLanka

66-2153 – The Dutch Burgher Union

Image | | Art-Chap-Enjoin

The Dutch Burgher Union is a social club in a 1908 colonial building – with a cafe and courtyard, not far from the office where I am working in Colombo. I stopped there for dinner on the way home and on the table nearby a father was having dinner with his two kids. I just managed to squeeze in this quick drawing while I waited for my meal. I confess I didn’t know, but Burghers are a small Eurasian ethnic group in Sri Lanka descended from various Europeans (including the Dutch obviously) who settled in what was then called Ceylon.

Fri-19-Aug-2022

66-2152 – Breakfast time

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This is the view I have when I have breakfast at the Colombo Court Hotel. They are usually a bit slow at bringing breakfast, despite only having a few customers at a time, so I took advantage of the waiting time to draw this. The swimming pool is right next to the restaurant and looks ornamental than for actual swimming. It’s so close that I think diners would get splashed easily.

Thu-18-Aug-2022