At last I managed to sit outside and sketch – the weather was good, I had the balcony to myself (it services two other apartments) and it was daylight! This is why the place I am staying is called “Town View Villas”…that is the town you can see. How lucky I am to be staying in a place where the town is mostly green!
Sat-25-Jan-2020
All the time I was sketching this I was thinking of the terrible business of the Coronavirus that is currently spreading from Wuhan. I’d much rather have a beer than worry about it – best not to think about things in the future but concentrate on the present instead.
Fri-24-Jan-2020
Another sketch in my apartment…all seemed to be going OK until I finished and noticed that the seat of the chair on the right can’t possibly fit with its back rest! Perhaps if I cropped this out it would be better.
Thu-23-Jan-2020
Here is another sketch for the #PantryArtProject – as the title says, just a little bag of rice. What would a pantry be without this? This is brown rice, which I much prefer.
Wed-22-Jan-2020
This little table is the nicest piece of furniture in the apartment I am staying in.. I was trying hard to get the feel of the rugged wooden surface. Maybe a bit too hard…can’t get away from this heavy style at the moment.
Tue-21-Jan-2020
Here is another sketch for the #PantryArtProject – some delicious oat milk. At home we can only buy soy milk or cows milk (unless you have buckets of money), so I was interested to try this. I found it has a nice creamy texture and is great to drink by itself. I drink more non-dairy milks these days because of the impact the dairy industry has on the environment. But I don’t think I’d drink almond milk – I understand (though I may be wrong) that it has very very little almond in it (it’s mostly water) and that a single glass requires vast amounts of water to produce (74 litres!). The oat on the other hand can grow almost anywhere…hence the mighty oat.
Mon-20-Jan-2020
I sketched this after a long weekend of working instead of relaxing…just bits and bobs that I carry around for charging up devices…and there are some headphones in there too (always tangled up despite using a little rubber thing to wrap the cable around).
Sun-19-Jan-2020
Here is another sketch for the #PantryArtProject. I am used to Asian eggplants – much slimmer and longer….the ones here are huge. I have got into the habit of calling them eggplants too…though it’s been mentioned a few times when I am in the UK that I have become Americanised as I should be calling them aubergines.
Sat-18-Jan-2020
I thought I’d try a slightly different approach in this one – on a tired Friday evening. I started with watercolour pencils and only added a bit of ink later. I’ve got a bit stuck in my ways…but maybe I should stay stuck.
Fri-17-Jan-2019