Random Sketches

Sketching spree.











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Seasons's Greetings from Korea

We arrived in Seoul on 18 Dec at about 10pm and we left for Yongpyong for a ski trip at 8.30am on the following day. My daughter and son started their ski lessons on the first day and by the third day, they were very comfortable with the new sport. I braved the cold weather in the open air trying to complete a sketch but it was too cold for me with my bare fingers exposed holding the fountain pen. The ink also did not flow properly in the freezing condition plus the view was constantly blocked by the moving crowd. I added just a few people and quickly went back to the lobby. By that time, my fingers were numb and my body was shaking. From Singapore at daily temperature of 30 deg C to -10 deg C at Yongpyong was certainly a huge adjustment for me.




A cup of hot coffee at 'A Twosome Place' - the cafe next to the lobby certainly played a big role with my second sketch. You find ski racks near the entrance and young people with colourful ski jackets, woolen caps, face masks and ski boots, it was candys to the eyes and a colourful fashion parade!

After I came back from the ski trip, I met up with the wonderful Korean sketchers on 22 Dec 2009. Please visit USk-Korea for the sketches that were presented by these wonderful sketchers.
Sketches by Kim Mi-kyung are here
Sketches by Yoo Byung-hwa are here
Sketches by Lee Yong-hwan are here

Merry X'mas and Happy New Year to all.

@ boat quay

another trip to phuket

the mai khong marriot resort conceirge..
vernacular architecture at its best....

trip to phuket

trip to Phuket.
was staying at Mai Khong Marriot Resort..
palms, terraces and pure clean beaches..

Sketches of Kranji Industrial Park

These sketches are the results of last Saturday sketch walk with Drewscape, Seiji and Don Low. Katherine, Don's wife waited in the van and worked on her laptop while we were sketching.

First, the scrap yard - it is very surreal to see different parts of the car stacked on top of each other.


Next, one of the many forklifts next to a big pile of exhaust pipes.


This location with the huge concrete silos was an instant favourite.


Do you think these look like flamingos?

Results of SketchWalk on Dec 12

Here are my results for SketchWalk Dec 12, 2009. We all had fun, especially when Andrew would "sa" his van when he executed a corner. The back seat people would sway left and right like riding in a roller coaster. Thanks Drew for driving us around!!




The above 2 sketches was not done during but after the SketchWalk when Kat and myself were hanging out in Orchard. This was done in BurgerKing at WheelLock Place.

The following sketches were mostly done in Sungei Kadut Industrial areas.

Scrap metal yard.

Cement Factory.

Drew sketching.

Lunch!! What's left.

Kranji sketchwalk

Coffeeshop where we have fish head curry after the sketchwalk at kranji



Drewscape and Tia sketching


Don low and his funny hat;) sketching


In

Lotsa abandoned engines.. graveyard for them


Exhaust pipes which outlived their usefulness..

Frame of abandoned army vehicle from the license plate still attached to it


Long truck..

kranji factory sketchwalk

Tia, Don, Kat, Seiji and me explored the kranji factories. There were scrapped cars, engines, cranes and a road littered with splattered eggs fallen from a truck. Here are some sketches from this morning's sketchwalk. (ballpoint, ink and some photoshop colour adjustments)

sketch walk at kranji industrial park

TIA joined Drewscape, Seiji and Don also of OIC members for a wonderful sketch walk this morning. We went to Kranji Industrial Park in Drewscape's van and we had one wonderful and fun roller coastal ride along the way when he made sudden right or left turn at almost every junctions. We also saw the most bizzard 'street art' on the tarmac road with fallen eggs in a triangular sunburst pattern.

We sketched at the scrap yard, concrete slabs production plant and another industrial plant with huge concrete silos structure. These sketchers are awesome and they are very, very good. They just could not stop sketching when we were having our yummy fish head curry lunch. They will post their sketches shortly. Here are some pictures of our adventure. I have yet to find time to scan my sketches.

Sentosa from Vivocity

I went to Vivocity to sketch this view when I was clearing my annual leaves. It was a hot afternoon but the view was spectacular. The two cruises were on the right and the new Sentosa Resort World was just opposite but not in the sketch. I was hoping to sketch the cable cars but they ceased operation long time ago. I added the colours in photoshop when I got home.