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107-3197 – Imelda’s roller

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After going to Bahay Modernismo with #UskQuezonCityI spend a nice long while sketching at the Presidential Car Museum. I have sketched there many times before (see sketches No. 1030 and No. 2587 to start with), but it’s always a bit of a struggle because the lighting is low – so you are never sure what colours or what values you are using until you step outside! This car is a 1960 Rolls-Royce Phantom V used by Imelda Marcos (mother of the current president of the Philippines and wife of Ferdinand the 10th president, who’s dictatorship was marked by cronyism, corruption, and human rights abuses – while his family amassed great personal wealth at the expense of the country).

Sun-3-Aug-2025

107-3196 – Bahay Modernismo

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Here is the first sketch that I did with #UskQuezonCity at Bahay Modernismo. This is a recently opened heritage museum at Quezon Memorial Circle which “aims to safeguard mid-century Filipino architecture and culture”, with the rooms filled with vintage furniture and classic products. We had 45 minutes inside but 30 minutes of what was the tour. This was sketched in the living room space.

Sun-3-Aug-2025

103-3114 – Café sketching

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Lights at High Grounds Café

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.

Sketch by Pamella S. Simioni
Líbero Badaró – Centro SP

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!

Sketch of me by al Vargas

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

103-3113 – Flashback retro dance club

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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

78-2481 – Chair and dream

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I am posting out of order as usual, and with this sketch I am making a tenuous link to both the first day of #Inktober (prompt of “dream”) and #Sketchtober2023 from #UskQuezonCity (prompt of “chair”). Killing two birds with one sketch as they (don’t) say. The most tenuous link is to the prompt of dream – on the stool is the next book I am going to read – part two of a series, the first of which was called “The Dreaming Void”.

Mon-2-Oct-2023

78-2478 – MiraNila House

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It often seems to be the way that my last sketch is the one I am most satisfied with and this was the case again with #UskQuezonCity at #MiraNilaHeritageHouse last Sunday. I did this one standing up near the restaurant they have in the compound…my ink lines being wobblier than usual as my hands were tired!

Sun-24-Sep-2023

78-2477 – Fish at MiraNila

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After spending ages on a complicated first sketch, I picked something much simpler for my second attempt with #UskQuezonCity at #MiraNilaHeritageHouse last Sunday. There are two of these (concrete) fish, one either side of the main entrance to the house. They are fairly large (about a metre high) and hollow…maybe meant for putting plants in?

Sun-24-Sep-2023

78-2476 – Miranila through a tree

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I had a lovely busy sketching session last weekend because after sketching at PICC on Saturday, I went on to sketch at Miranila House with #UskQuezonCity on Sunday. This house was built in 1929 and we had a nice long tour inside to see some of the treasures the family have accumulated over the years. I think my first choice of subject was a bit over-complicated and it took me ages to complete.

Sun-24-Sep-2023