UrbanSketcher

97-2940 – Horse and Mt. Malarayat

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The grounds of the resort we stayed overnight in for our big Christmas family get-together has lots of concrete statues dotted about including this one. The horse was actually pulling a cart but I wanted to include the mountain and trees in the background. You can tell by the sky that we were having rainy weather – I was lucky enough to have time to do this before I got rained on. Our stay in the resort was paid for by my sister-in-law as a Christmas present to us all…so thank you very much @mariarey1010!

Thu-26-Dec-2024

97-2939 – Christmas at Pueblo del Amor

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Here is a sketch of the resort we stayed overnight in for our big family get-together on Christmas Day. According to the owners blurb on Facebook the resort is a “7 hectare multi-functional resort at the foot of Mt. Malarayat for recreation, peace and relaxation”, near Lipa City. We rented a house big enough for all of us (30 plus these days), which included this pool. It was a bit rainy so I don’t think anyone went swimming until Boxing Day.

Wed-25-Dec-2024

97-2937 – Mall Christmas decor

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This sketch was done at the local mall (Market Market!), when we stopped for a light lunch (at Beiruti Bites) while we were doing a massive Christmas shop for all the ingredients we needed to cook our Christmas dinner. I added all the sparkly lights with a Posca pen.

Mon-23-Dec-2024

97-2936 – Bowling party

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This quick sketch was done when we had a family tenpin bowling get-together to celebrate our youngest daughter’s birthday. As you can see from the table, plenty of beer and soft drinks were consumed as well as mountains of food. We hired a VIP space at Studio 300 Pioneer, which was perfect. I haven’t been bowling in years…it turns out that I am still rather rubbish at it…but at least I was consistently mediocre!

Sun-22-Dec-2024

97-2934 – Old city hall

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This isn’t my favourite activity just before Christmas, but by paying our property tax early (in December), we get a discount. I first headed to the new city hall (ugly, partially finished …maybe they ran out of funding), near our apartment, but then had to take a tricycle to the old one (which I thought had been closed) and did this sketch while I waited. I don’t know how good the municipality of Taguig are at providing services, but when it comes to collecting taxes they are really efficient, so I didn’t have much time to do this.

Fri-20-Dec-2024

97-2911 – Get on the plane

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After my snooze at the airport in UAE I woke up with only a few hours to go before my flight, so I only managed this quick sketch at the gate, before boarding. This elderly couple appeared to be travelling the world together – they were wearing matching baggy trousers and had similarly coloured puffer jackets. What a fantastic moustache the guy had (my sketch is not an exaggeration)!

Wed-27-Nov-2024

97-2910 – My sketching spot is dictated by where I can charge my phone

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Here is yet another #AirportSketch – this one done in Dubai where I had another long layover on my way back home. I thought I would have the energy to do lots of sketching, but I arrived late at night and then left early in the morning. So instead (after sketching this, in the only spot I could find with some power to charge my phone), I found some lounger seats with foot rests and had a snooze for a couple of hours. Beneath those trees (which I have sketched before…something to do with bees), on the right of my sketch, were a group of elderly gentlemen playing cards.

Tue-26-Nov-2024

96-2907 – Crowded terminal 2

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This #AirportSketch was done in Dubai where I had a long layover on my way to Afghanistan. Thank goodness the layover was lengthy because after the plane taxied to a far away spot (probably near Terminal 2), we then had to take a long bus ride to Terminal 3…and then I quickly discovered I needed to take another long bus ride all the way back again to Terminal 2! The terminal was heaving with people and I was sketching against the light…so they mostly ended up as blobs of dark grey.

Sat-23-Nov-2024

96-2906 – Grey passengers

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Here is the first sketch I did on my way to Afghanistan (travelling there for work), late at night at the airport. All the passengers seemed to be wearing dark grey-blue clothing…only that red shirt and people’s faces stood out. This is the last but one sketch in sketchbook number 96 – done on an odd sheet of “Langton” paper made by Daler-Rowney…although I don’t like the texture, I love the way it takes the paint. I am still on the search for the perfect sketching paper…suggestions are welcome!

Fri-22-Nov-2024