MOE STAR video for Art Teachers n students is out! Patrick Ng , Parka Teoh Yi Chie and myself are featured and We hope to inspire teachers & students with…
Last Saturday I was sketching near Sengkang Floating Wetland, it’s our family’s weekend routine going to Sengkang west riverside park for a short outing. We have the waterway nearby home,…
Today sketching with a small group of friends at kampong Lorong Buangkok, the last surviving village in singapore..one of my favourite places! Did I capture the heat in my sketch?…
Golden Ox, Lunar New Year decorations at chinatown Singapore. I missed sketching this year’s zodiac sign when we had our sketchwalk last week, so went there again yesterday.…
First sketchwalk of the year for Urban Sketchers Singapore, at Chinatown last weekend. The crowd was not as usual but the festive mood was there all around with the colorful…
My artist friend Alvin Mark Tan was exploring about the history of Nutmeg trees in Indonesia & Singapore and when I told him about a few Nutmeg trees along Sengkang…
It’s all worth the journey from East to west of the island for the lovely views and to be able to meet my sketch mates! Merry Christmas and a Happy…
Gouache urban sketching, capturing the moment at Sengkang Park Connector near Sengkang Riverside Park behind Anchorvale CC. A refreshing sketch after a loooong time, how I missed those…packed up the…
USKSG official sketchwalk yesterday at Little India Singapore, one of the colorful places in Singapore. It was good to see many sketcher friends after a long time. Every corner and…
At Little India again yesterday morning, smaller crowd than usual.…
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1 hour sketch on location at Tiong Bahru for STAR Singapore video shoot…
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Thankful and honoured to be a part of the team USKSG along with Patrick Ng and Teoh Yi Chie , for Ministry of Education STAR Singapore. Thanks Lorraine, for your…
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Here are the studies together, all done with the same set of hues – Lemon yellow, cad red, Quinacridone rose, Pthalo blue, Burnt sienna, raw umber + Permanent white. Though…
Today’s Gouache workshop for Archifest 2020…
In a series of greens!…….…
My “Landscape Painting in Gouache – Basic Techniques” workshop for ARCHIFEST 2020, organised by Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), upcoming 27th Sep,…
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Studies of waterway in gouache, size 2.5″ x 3.5″, which one do you like, why?…
Pond at Sengkang Riverside Park!…
Experimenting with different techniques and doing value sketches!…
USKSG official sketchwalk with a new format! We sketched safely in our neighbourhoods together with friends from nearby places, had our mini show n tell and shared sketches thru zoom…
We enjoyed the zoomsketch session yesterday at Changi Jewel, thanks for organising!…
Some of my earliest influences..our NLB had these (by artist Stephen Quiller), books by artist David Curtis and many more which I used to borrow very often, but now these…
“Overgrown!”, a quiet morning at Sengkang Park Connector, 5″ x 7″, gouache. Bushes & grasses overgrown during circuit breaker days! sketched this from a photo taken during our morning walk…
A flip through of one of my earlier Hahnemühle gouache sketchbooks!…
‘Kampong on an overcast day’, 5″ x 7″, aerial view of Kampong Buangkok from a photo I clicked months before.…
Master study of Artist David Curtis paintings, who can bring incredible light & atmosphere in his works, being an expert in both oil and watercolour paintings. His works have strong…
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Greenery again! Sketch from a photo I took yrs ago during our weekly cycling workout. It was along Sengkang waterway under TPE overhead bridge, now covered in concrete…
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Sketched this way before Circuit breaker kicked in here. Near Race Course road, Little India. It’s always used to be a bustling place, think it should be very different now.…
We had prompts from circuitsketchbreak team for sketching everyday during Circuit breaker in Singapore! This helped us to find a way to bond together during this difficult times of covid-19…
Some of my pleinairpril sketches for 2020, trying to capture light! All are done from reference pics.…
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March 2020 sketchstay, view from my living room window and that’s Sengkang Methodist Church. As the situation worsens, I’m still trying to hold on to optimism that everything will get…
An attempt to share my gouache sketching process from start till end. Hope it is useful!…
Last week I went to sketch “The Church of Epiphany” at Seletar, only to find it has been recently demolished to build a new 4-storey Church. Instead found that the…
Today Sketchwalk at Clark Quay…
A complicated subject for me, have to work on many aspects, anyway I’m happy to have recorded this place in my sketchbook. Hopefully will comeback for a closer sketch of…
Today morning sketch at Little India…
A busy morning at Urban sketching in Little India, Singapore. Today I went to Race Course Road, Little India to run an errand and had an hour to sketch the…
More Urban Sketching workshops coming for you in March! Details here!!…
On-location sketching of Bishan park landscape in gouache the next day, while walking across the stream and playing with water. We saw a heron occassionally feeding on the fish in…
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My sketchbook tour in Parka’s channel!!…
This building at Tampines Street 43, looks like a British colonial architecture now has educational & enrichment centres. Son had his robotic learning centre here previously, the centre now relocated…
A tranquil fairy garden kind of place, the water lillies are a pure bliss. I’m always humbled before the beauty that nature creates. Tried to record this alluring place in…
January sketchwalk, Jinrikisha station in gouache. Happy Lunar New year sketchers!!…
Second day sketch in Bishan park with Schmincke Akademie Gouache, it started raining just when daughter and I found a good spot to sketch and set up things under a…
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It was going to rain in the afternoon and this was my second sketch for that day at Bishan park. We saw boys playing in the little stream and crossing…
Gouache sketching process of Bishan Ang Mo Kio park. More process videos in my youtube channel.…
Son had workshop nearby Bishan park last week, so me and my daughter had our time exploring the park and sketching together!! Bishan park gouache sketch Bishan park gouache sketch…
Sketched this for the 10 years of USKSG celebration postcard. Yesterday was the last sketchwalk of the year and we exchanged these postcards, I got William’s lovely sketch. Happy New…
Today’s sketch at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Singapore Botanic Gardens sketch in gouache Singapore Botanic Gardens sketch in gouache…
Merry Christmas to my friends and their family!!…
The best part of his books, podcasts and videos are, he will inspire and convince the audience to practice more!! Love this book!#nathanfowkes #nathanfowkesclass…
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Back in Sg and this is the last sketch in my India series.…
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Vines, gouache sketch on Strathmore Visual Watercolour Journal. Vines, gouache sketch…
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Through the trees, gouache sketch, India. Through the trees, gouache sketch, India …
Fence and Foliage, gouache sketch in my hometown! Fence and Foliage, gouache sketch Fence and Foliage, gouache sketch…
Gouache on location sketch at Erode.…
Studies, same architecture different techniques, which one you like?…
Testing gouache in Strathmore visual journal provided for my workshop last week, it takes gouache very well, get such high quality materials for free when you sign up for 2…
My 40 mins demo and their attempts with Gouache!…
Snippets from today’s Gouache Urban sketching workshop – a collaboration between Urban sketchers Singapore and Overjoyed art store. A fun-filled day with enthusiastic participants! More workshops by USKSG for you…
Gouache Urban sketching workshop!…
Urban sketchers Singapore’s “Gouache Urban sketching” workshop at Overjoyed art store tomorrow (materials provided).…
Preparing handouts for my Gouache Urban sketching workshop at Overjoyed(sketching materials will be provided).…
Value studies in Gouache help a lot in getting a good structure for the final sketchSign up for the workshop at #overjoyedxyz to know more abt this and other key principles.…
Learn about GOUACHE techniques for Urban Sketching in my upcoming workshop, details in the link: https://www.overjoyed.xyz/…/basic-urban-sketching-in-gouach……
Hanoi memories, Hoan Kiem Lake in gouache!…
My Gouache Urban sketching workshop coming up at Overjoyed on Nov 9th, hurry up only limited seats available. Register in the link below 🙂 https://www.overjoyed.xyz/…/basic-urban-sketching-in-gouach… …
My views of Hanoi in Gouache!…
Reflecting back on the sketching trip and I have lots going in my mind. A big thank you for the organisers of Asia-link Sketchwalk, USKSG family n my family 😀 I…
Day 4, last day of #alswhanoi2019. We gathered at #dongkinhnghiathucsquare for grp photo and I badly wanted to sketch #hoankiemlake. Spent abt 45mins sketching this and ran back to catch my flight back home.#asialinksketchwalk #asialinksketchwalkhanoi2019 #usksg #urbansketch #urbansketching #gouache #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting #hanoi…
Day 3, I came back to the room in the afternoon and sketched this rustic shop n house from a restaurant. Later visited the Hanoi Train street with family#asialinksketchwalkhanoi2019 #asialinksketchwalk #alswhanoi2019 #usksg #urbansketch #urbansketching #gouache #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting #hanoi…
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September sketchwalk at Ministry of Education Heritage centre.…
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Kampong sketching again, the place has been cleared recently, so this is the view from the jogging track. Kampong Buangkok Sketch, Gouache on 300gsm CP paper Kampong Buangkok Sketch, Gouache…
Sketching Melrose Home to help raise funds for rebuilding. Lovely garden in the premises! Melrose Garden, Gouache on 300gsm CP paper Melrose Garden, Gouache on 300gsm CP paper…
Video sketching Kampong Buangkok Sep201…
Yesterday I was sketching at Kampong and met watercolour artist Mr Seah. It was too kind of him to take a look at my sketches, very encouraging. Kampong Buangkok Sketch,…
August official sketchwalk at the Old Bukit Timah Railway station, the exact place where my journey with USKSG started 6 yrs ago. Though I was feeling unwell yesterday, didn’t want…
A water play pool nested among the greenery….sketched this last week during our staycation at Changi. Changi Beach Club Sketch, Gouache on paper…
Yesterday we were at the secret bunker of former combines operations room FCOR, listened to the stories behind the operations of 999 team and the officers themselves. Sketch of FCOR, gouache on…
Excited to be at the National Day Sketchwalk on Friday at Bayfront, bask in the festive mood. Singapore Skyline Sketch, Gouache on paper …
Special heritage sketchwalk with SLA at the former Communicable Disease Centre yesterday. Sketch CDC Singapore, Gouache…
One more sketch, Keppel Bay from Labrador Park…….. Sketch of Keppel Bay from Labrador Park, Gouache on paper Sketch of Keppel Bay from Labrador Park, Gouache on paper…
At Labrador park, Singapore……… Labrador Park Sketch, Gouache on paper Labrador Park Sketch, Gouache on paper…
USKSG July sketchwalk at Chinatown Smith street, the place was very busy and hot. Always wanted to sketch the grand architecture of the temple.…
We “Captured the mood in Gouache” during Saturday’s workshop. The participants were very keen to learn and appreciative of the medium. A memorable and learning experience for me as an…
All ready for my first workshop with USKSG!! Urban sketching Workshop in Gouache…
Farms, goats, trees, fruits and farmyard. BLISS. Farm sketch, India…Gouache on paper Farm sketch, India…Gouache on paper…
200+ years old temple in our village amongst farmlands. The deity is a goddess called “Amman”, every village here has such a temple for goddess. Village temple sketch, India…Gouache on paper…
A typical backyard in erode, Tamilnadu, India.…
Gouache sketch at my hometown……Erode, Tamilnadu, India.…
Capturing the Mood in Gouache – My workshop for USKSG10X10 My first workshop with Urban Sketchers Singapore…. we are celebrating USKSG’s 10th year with a line workshops by our wonderful…
May Sketchwalk USKSG orchardpresbyterianchurch and mdisdhobyghaut in gouache Orchard Presbyterian Church sketch in gouache MDIS Dhoby Ghaut sketch in gouache MDIS Dhoby Ghaut sketch in gouache Show n tell at SOTA Show n tell at…
A4 gouache painting of kamponglorongbuangkok done from the on-location sketch reference.…
Kampong Buangkok…… full of charm, Gouache on Hahnemühle sketchbook.…
Sketchbook 1- Plein air gouache sketches of Boracay and Sg…
Legend Cafe, Anchorvale CC. The swimming complex is closed every Monday, so the place looked quiet yesterday. Love the pastel coloured chairs and the row of trees …
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Sengkang floating wetland in yesterday’s rain, 1 hour sketch.…
Some quick studies from references for #1week100people2019 I’m a bit late in catching up with the challenge, so far done 70 😀 😀…
Missed #1week100people2019 challenge yesterday, so catching up during morning walk today. Each study took about 1 minute, I felt I have trouble with capturing gesture and proportions of ppl in action. Today…
1week100people 2019, I started yesterday with silhouettes, hope to improve my ppl sketching 🙂…
March sketchwalk at GhimMoh market and Food centre….wet market, clothing stores, groceries, eateries etc.all under one roof …
Recently the Punggolpark has seen many good changes, great to he back there yesterday morning. The park was packed with joggers and exercisers untill around 11:30am.…
Yesterday at Kampong…..…
Yesterday at Kampong Buangkok.…
February sketchwalk at Commonwealth crescent…..…
Probably my first sketch of the year, settling down slowly after home renovation followed by eye infection etc.…
Pictorial composition, studying in 3 values – lesson 1 in Gouache – Nathan Fowkes course in Schoolism.…
Yesterday at Sengkang riverside after the rains, felt surreal.…
Kids are in their swimming lessons and this is my-time 🙂…
Sharing the sketches of my hometown, Erode in India. Kids playing in the backyard, a row of houses and shops, irrigation canal behind my home…….I miss the place very much.…
Wishing you all a very happy New Year 2019!! Some sketches I did in Kochin, India when I was on vacation in November 2018. These are the Chinese fishing nets…
A beautiful vine covered entrance @ Kampong Lorong Buangkok Sketch of Kampong Lorong Buangkok Sketch of Kampong Lorong Buangkok…
October Sketchwalk @ Sentosa HarbourFront October Sketchwalk @ Sentosa HarbourFront October Sketchwalk @ Sentosa HarbourFront…
Sketching after a long time….messed up the sketch totally, must go again…but happy to have started my routine again. The thing in front is a Startfruit tree, abundant with fruits.…
September Sketchwalk @ Old Changi Hospital. Old Changi Hospital sketch, Gouache on paper Old Changi Hospital sketch, Gouache on paper…
A blissful morning at Kampong Lorong Buangkok, the last surviving village in mainland Singapore. Kampong Buangkok Sketch, Gouache on paper Kampong Buangkok Sketch, Gouache on paper…
August Sketchwalk at Kampong Java Park, behind KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. I have special memories about this place during my both pregnancies. I used to have a stroll in…
Sengkang West Park Connector Sengkang West Park Connector sketch in Gouache Sengkang West Park Connector sketch in Gouache…
Punggol-Sengkang Riverside Park….…
A community garden in Fernvale, Singapore. The aunty taking care of the garden told me she comes in morning and evening everyday. She is still here now (10:30am) when I’m…
Sketching with students from India, yesterday at Masjid Sultan Singapura. Masjid Sultan sketch Masjid Sultan sketch…
A breezy morning here in Sengkang @ Sengkang Floating Wetland in Punggol Reservoir Sengkang Floating Wetland sketch Sengkang Floating Wetland sketch…
Solo sketchwalk……Nanyang Thong Hong Siang Tng temple, Sengkang. Nanyang Thong Hong Siang Tng temple, Sengkang, sketch in gouache Nanyang Thong Hong Siang Tng temple, Sengkang, sketch in gouache…
From Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre….. From Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre, sketch in gouache From Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre, sketch in gouache…
This month we had our sketchwalk at Kallang basin near Singapore Sports Hub. Sketch of Kallang River, Singapore, Gouache on paper Sketch of Kallang River, Singapore, Gouache on paper Me…
Practice…. sketch, gouache on paper…
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints”, Sengkang East Ave. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints”, Sengkang East Ave “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints”,…
Practice from a photo.…
Studying the transparency and opacity of gouache. Sketch near Sengkang west waterway, Singapore, Gouache on paper…
Morning meeting near Anchorvale road. sketch near Anchorvale road sketch near Anchorvale road…
Punggol sketch…
Punggol Park sketch, A4, Gouache on paper Punggol Park sketch, A4, Gouache on paper…
Last week’s sketchwalk at AngMoKio park, the place felt so magical 🙂 Ang Mo Kio Garden sketch, A4, gouache on paper Ang Mo Kio Garden sketch, A4, gouache on paper…
study again……Punggol park, gouache. Punggol park, gouache on paper…
Some more Light study series……. Landscape sketches Sengkang, 2018…
Yesterday, Water Venture at East Coast for Ritu’s open water swim training. East Coast Sketch 2018 East Coast Sketch 2018…
picnic at Punggol waterway…. Punggol waterway sketch 2018 Punggol waterway sketch updated 2018 …
Last Saturday at May Sketchwalk……rain stopped us from sketching a few minutes, we continued thereafter. Singapore Art Museum, A4, 2018 Singapore Art Museum, A4, 2018…
Yesterday, we, a group of sketchers, had a meeting with Minster S. Iswaran, at Amaravati Exhibition space in Temasek Polytechnic. And a casual chat about our experience and thoughts about sketching Amaravati, the…
April Sketchwalk at Farrer Park Fields! Farrer Park Fields Sketch, gouache on paper Farrer Park Fields Sketch, gouache on paper…
Sketched a 5″ X 7″ gouache on Saunders 300gsm paper from a photo I took in Botanic Gardens Singapore earlier this year. I was trying to capture the backlight from…
The Centre for TransCultural Studies of Temasek Polytechnic presents the exhibition “We Draw Amaravati Together” by Urban Sketchers Singapore. This project is presented by the Amaravati Partnership Office of the…
Seeing life and landscape of India through the eyes of Urban Sketchers Singapore. For us, it has been an unforgettable experience, for you it will be definitely a visual treat…..Inviting…
I managed to catch up the “Interlace” art exhibition at Bynd Artisan featuring some of my inspiring artists from around the world including notable local artists. The artworks were done…
Sketching in beach road today for March Sketchwalk, Golden Mile Tower…….gouache on paper. Golden Mile Tower sketch, Beach road, gouache on paper…
Here are some sketches I did last week, when we were in Borocay, Philippines for school holidays. This is the first time where I managed to squeeze in some comfort…
It started like this…..didn’t manage to document in-between steps, Gouache in paper.…
Sharing about my painting experiences in MOE Kindergarten @ Springdale!!…
Study in gouache, 5″ X 7″.…
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Minister Desmond Lee, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister in the Ministry of National Development of Singapore hosted us, the artists who sketched Amaravati and guests from India…
Bamboo and Red ribbons both bring good luck, a very common sight here in Sg……… Block 325B, Anchorvale Link.…
Lovely atmosphere and festive mood in the air….. today at Chinese New Year market, Rivervale Plaza……A4, Gouache on paper. GONG XI FA CAI!! 😀…
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today while waiting to fetch my son from school……..…
First Sketchwalk of the year at Chinatown…..…
Week 5- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” by Nathan Fowkes. “Edges” were the inclusive criteria for this week along with other principles. I’m still on my way…
5″ X 7″, Gouache.…
Some recent gouache studies from photographs…….…
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“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Village Temple, Uddandarayunipalem, AP.…
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Handloom in Mangalagiri, AP.…
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Dhyana Buddha, Amaravati, AP.…
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Undavalli Caves, Guntur, AP.…
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Siva temple near the bank of River Krishna at Thallayapalem village, AP.…
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – a typical last century house in Nallapadu village, AP.…
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Maha Stupa, Amaravati, AP, these are the remains of the Mahachaitya buddhist stupa dating back to 3rd century B.C.…
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Village pond……..Sakhamuru village, Amaravati, AP.…
I’m privileged to be a part of this sketching project involving USKSG organised by Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore to sketch the villages of Amaravati before they undergo changes to…
Sketching with “I jio you” group friends at Kampong Buangkok on Saturday.…
USKSG November Sketchwalk at Little India……Petain Road.…
My client who purchased the ” Unconventional upcycled garden” sketch, also commissioned me to do a larger oil painting of her favorite view at Punggol Park. We had a couple…
A tiny tonal sketch at Swimming complex.…
Some of my recent Gouache sketches and Oil paintings (including on location and studio sketches) are on display at Sengkang Public Library’s “Community Wall” from November 1st to 30th. please…
October Sketchwalk in an unexpected place, Haw Par Villa. Sketch of the Square Pagoda in the “Pond of Legacy”….I didn’t manage to see all the sculptures(1000+) and stories behind them….will…
Week 4- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” Assignments using the Composition principles together with the addition of two more pigments to the limited palette – Lemon yellow…
A Gouache sketch I did two months ago………Anchorvale Drive 319A.…
My make during USKSG September Sketchwalk at Alkaff Bridge, Robertson Quay.…
Week 3- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” For 3rd week, Nathan allowed us to use pigments but limited to yellow ochre, venetian red, ultramarine blue, permanent sap green,…
Can’t resist sketching this little flower pot. I was watching these tiny red sparkles complementing with the green foliage and was waiting to give a try.…
A corner of the garden in Anchorvale Swimming Complex. Sketched for an hour there when kids were in their swimming lessons, completed later at home.…
This sketch for me was a challenging game of tones……..…
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Two more sketches at the twilight hour, from Changi beach looking across Pulau Ubin.…
View from the rooftop pool of Village Hotel in Changi during our stay-cation, astounding to see the ships sailing and the planes continuously descending towards the airport. Had just half…
Happy Birthday Singapore from Changi Beach!!…
Tried a sketch of our flats here in Sg. Block 314A, Anchorvale Drive…
Sketched this about a month ago. Interesting to see a Brahma Shrine in front of this house here, which is very commonly seen in Thailand (I learnt they also have…
Week 2- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” course by Nathan Fowkes. 6 studies with focus on tonal patterns done using pic references. Rather I’m supposed to do…
July Sketchwalk at Telok Ayer street. My attempt of Thian Hock Keng Temple, the view has been blocked by the tourist buses constantly. Completed the details at home.…
Week 1- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” course by Nathan Fowkes. This lesson is about value studies form masters, Nathan Fowkes has designed this as the basic…
ASEAN Sketchwalk & Closing of USk10x10+ASEAN50…….a great event from USKSG organizers as always 🙂…
My little 7″ X 10″ in USKSG’s June Sketchwalk today………our family favorite place, Changi Village.…
Testing the pen gifted by Ritu on Mother’s day. He said roses were finished in his bookshop and so he bought me a pen to sketch 😀…
A well-maintained community garden at Sengkang East Way near Block 325C, with lots of herbs, Spinach varieties and flowering plants.…
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This for today…….…
Lemon yellow, Cadmium Red and Cerulean with Titanium White.…
Todays’s……….…
An unconventional upcycled garden near Block 314b, Anchorvale Drive.…
A Sunday morning……..…
A sneak peek of yesterday’s work at location. The sketch needs one more visit to call it completed. It’s raining here now, so waiting for the day to get it…
My kids have swimming lessons here every Friday. I definitely need more practice in drawing people, this for now.…
Another study outdoors while waiting for my kids from school…….I like the cool green hue of the leaves, there are plenty of these trees around my neighborhood with pretty purplish…
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I bought this small plastic palette with closed containers recently and found it extremely useful in keeping the Gouache paint wet for long period of time(for a week even without…
An old study with Lemon yellow, Cadmium red, Ultramarine and Titanium White.…
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“Load”, Gouache on paper.…
Steps in working with Gouache. I used Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red and Cerulean Blue with Titanium white.…
I don’t know why I’m always interested in sketching trees and foliage 😀 Tropical Palm in Sengkang West Riverside Park, done last month.…
Which one you like? old vs new……Glad I captured the old look last year in it’s brink of change.…
The Sengkang Compass Point Mall had been closed for renovation for nearly a year and came back with a fresh look with a new name, Compass One. With more residents…
Community garden near block 324D, had an hour before picking up kids from their schools.…
Remnants of a 60 year old quaint estate, Dakota Crescent.…
Pics of steps……..”Foliage”, 6′ X 8″, Gouache.…
“Foliage”, 6″ X 8″, Gouache on Saunders Waterford CP(NOT)…….done from a reference photo. I have limited my colours on my palette to three plus white for all my sketches/paintings since…
A well spent Sunday morning with Sketchwalk cum opening of Punggol Town Square, two of my sketches shown in our Urban sketchers special exhibition. Our sketches are open for viewing…
A wonderful sketchwalk to end this year! 🙂 🙂…
Steps in my gouache painting of “Bore well truck”.…
Bore well truck, Gouache on paper……..these trucks are very busy nowadays since rain is scarce here. (Nov 30th Erode).…
Laying road was used to be a very long and tedious process in the past….now it has become much faster than I expected, still the smell of tar gives me…
Automated signalling man has been in operation since a few weeks in the nearby the construction site. The robot is dressed up quite convincingly to look like a traffic controller,…
Here’s a detail from a sketch (in progress) I did yesterday…..among the two traffic cones, one has a change in tone from light into shadow (showing convincing turning of form)…
At Changi beach last Sunday……….…
Sketched The Yoga Shala and Singapore Chao Ann Association with The Pinnacle@Duxton at the back. And friend Eve is also sketching here.…
Some random sketches…… Sengkang west waterway.…
Not so crowded on mornings, it’s a pleasant day. Be careful of oil spills everywhere in the water, my son got them on his skin and dress. We’re seeing too…
Stay-cation in Sentosa……….Siloso beach in Gouache, 9″ X 12″…
View from my Kitchen window. I’ve done the same view before in charcoal, details in the link below: http://myartsandcreatives.blogspot.sg/2015/05/urban-sketchers-singapore-volume-2.html Reason for sketching this again in Gouache is, the construction materials…
August sketchwalk at Niven road….A4, Gouache on Arches watercolour paper. My first sketchwalk was three years before, August 2013 at Bukit Timah Railway station 🙂…
I did a portrait painting for Indhu recently, she wanted a 11′ X 16″ portrait of her mother…..after doing a tonal charcoal study and a colour study, I started the…
Detail of a 11″X 16″ recent work………
After some episodes of migraines and vertigo, finally I could start sketching again. Ritu joined me for this month’s official sketchwalk in the charming, quiet Wessex Estate….he was thrilled to…
Morning Gossip, India…..9″ X 12″……Gouache on paper. Details………
Our backyard in India, 4″ X 11″, Gouache on paper.…
Back from India with a couple of sketches……….a row of shops opposite to my house, in the middle is a typical south Indian petty shop. People gather here to have…
It was very interesting to sketch this unused door in the material storage place…but my motto was to show convincing light and shadow across the patch of grass.As often said,…
I’m not a fan of the much commercialized celebration of “Days” like teacher’s day, mother’s day etc., instead I wud advise my students to make handmade cards or gifts if…
Official sketchwalk for April was held at Bukit Pasoh yesterday in conjunction with Singapore Heritage festival organised by National heritage board and National Museum. Lovely architecture along the street with bright…
Tried to capture the dappled light on the shed, however could have used saturated color in there. I used a limited palette of Cad yellow, cad Red and Prussian blue……always…
My DIY Stay Wet Palette for Gouache……..as everyone knew Gouache dries very fast, it’s a difficulty in misting the palette every now and then throughout the painting session…..I first tried…
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A typical void deck in Singapore apartments, an open space in ground floor with benches, bicycle parking racks and tables, some apartments even have small shops. This is the front…
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March Sketchwalk in Potong Pasir…………
Houses near Gerald Drive have wonderful backgardens facing the little canal that extends from the Sengkang waterway, these are just on the opposite side of kampong Buangkok…..completed today (2 sessions…
We frequent Sengkang Riverside Park and Mushroom Cafe on Sunday afternoons and went last Sunday too. After lunch, kids and hubby headed to fly kites and I hopped from tree…
“Compass Point” mall in Sengkang is undergoing renovation currently and temporarily closed for about 1 year. People here miss the Public Library, Supermarket and other eateries. This is how it…
Sketched this soon-to-be-demolished Rochor Centre for today’s sketchwalk.…
Houses near Gerald Drive have wonderful backgardens facing the little canal that extends from the Sengkang waterway, these are just on the opposite side of kampong Buangkok…..here is one I…
Sketching from 10th storey at National Library Board for SG HEARTscapes Sketchwalk.…
Come down to National Library Board from 29 January to 21 February 2016 to view Singapore’s favourite places through the eyes of “Urban Sketchers Singapore”. Sketches, paintings and photographs of…
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FRIENDS!! With Lunar New Year commencing next week, the official Sketchwalk for January was organised at Chinatown…..the place is festive with people and…
Kampong Buangkok, Gouache, 3.5″ X 11″…
Sengkang Hockey stadium is a part of Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre, two important events have been held here in the past few years – Hockey tournament of 2010 Youth…
Just had half an hour to sketch as I came very late for the sketchwalk……….…
Cheers! My sketch and Ritu’s sketches are among many other wonderful Urbansketches at “SG Heart Map festival” in the Marina Bay Float. Thank you curators Zaihan and Mdm Tia for…
School holidays and I’m going walks with my kids around waterway……saw a couple of monitor lizards, Kingfishers and everyday I’m sketching 360 degree views from the same shady spot under…
Today’s morning walk & study………Sengkang floating wetland, Gouache.…
Sengkang West Floating Wetland, 9″ X 12″, Gouache sketch……..this was done earlier this month when the air was clear for a day between continual hazy skies 🙁…
Sketched this last Sunday during our usual weekend picnic at Punggol waterway……..reworked the foreground tree later at home.…
Saw this little colorful cabin of “Waterway Watch Society” under the bridge near Punggol waterplay area, couldn’t help but do a gouache sketch instead of my usual monochromes. We usually…
I missed the activities and workshops on the four days of Urban Sketching Symposium 2015 held here in Singapore, but went for the fourth day mass sketchwalk for the symposium…