Here is a sketch of my mum done while we were having a video call. I showed her this after I had finished it and she said “that’s not me…that is a little old lady”.
Sat-7-Feb-2026
115-3381 – Not me
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111-3292-5 – Live sketching with Mia Aquino
At the end of November I joined a different life drawing group in Cubao. Each of the first two poses was 30 minutes then we had 45 minutes for each of the last two. I had to leave a bit early to get home for a video call with my mum on her birthday, so the last one was a bit rushed. I think the third drawing was the most successful…even if her head does seem a bit too small!
Sun-23-Nov-2025
110-3275-8 – Silaw life drawing
Here are the sketches I did at the Silaw Artists Collective life drawing session earlier in November. I arrived a bit late for the first post but otherwise the model held the poses for about 15-25 minutes each. The first was the most rushed, but it’s the one I ended up being most satisfied with!
Thu-6-Nov-2025
110-3270 – I bought them to eat also
I bought these persimmon at the wet market…I confess partly just to sketch them! I’ve drawn one before (see sketch No.69-2283 in Jan 2023) but also took it an an opportunity to test my new paper. It buckles a bit (only 220 gsm after all), but lets the watercolour mix fairly well and doesn’t pill…so far…so good.
Sat-1-Nov-2025
109-3255 – From the fridge
On this evening I was a bit short on subjects to sketch so just sketched some random veggies (and fruit) from the fridge. I used water soluble felt tip pens and watercolour pencils for this and it ended up quite fuzzy!
Mon-123-Oct-2025
109-3252 – An apple to keep me sane
Here is a simple sketch I did one the evening while my head was so stuffed with information that I couldn’t think. I can only manage so much thinking in a day!
Tue-7-Oct-2025
108-3240 – Little boy
General Tapioca (our youngest cat) always sits on the back of the couch in the evenings. Always appearing startled, he never sits on our laps. He’s also a lot smaller than his brother Captain Haddock.
Wed-24-Sep-2025
108-3237 – Empty
The #Usk prompt (which I sometimes follow when I am stuck for something to sketch), for this day, was “empty”. Plus I have seen some fellow sketchers repeatedly drawing/painting a coffee mug, so I thought an empty mug would do fine for a quick sketch.
Fri-19-Sep-2025
107-3227 – Golden fruits
When I sketched this I had missed a couple of days sketching – and to get back into the habit I decided to sketch my go-to subject (fruit) and the simplest one I could find (a pomelo) that was given to us. For a change I used no ink in this, sticking to watercolour and watercolour pencils (though I used a Posca pen on the label).
Thu-4-Sep-2025