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.…
Posted on November 21, 2019
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…
Posted on August 2, 2017
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…
Posted on July 15, 2017
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 😀…
Posted on May 21, 2017
Some recent charcoal study from pictures…..on how to render convincing form and depth using values……South Bridge road and a temple……suggestions welcome!…
Posted on September 25, 2015
National Library and Urban Sketchers Singapore organised the “Jalan Jalan Trail – Outdoor Walk & Sketching session”  last Sunday and the event is captured by CNA, here’s the link……interview of…
Posted on April 14, 2015
Tongkang LRT, Charcoal on paper………sketched this from the walkway connecting nearby HDB and carpark. The word “Tongkang” refers to a kind of boat, most of the places in and around…
Posted on April 9, 2015
My sketch of Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East Avenue 2 for the February Sketchwalk with Urban Sketchers Singapore……………Charcoal on paper. I had to rush home, so couldn’t wait for the…
Posted on February 28, 2015
Sketch of Arulmigu Velmurugan Gnanamuneeswarar Temple, Sengkang East……..Charcoal on paper. We go there often and the sounds and smell of the place make my mind relaxed and peaceful. This is…
Posted on February 24, 2015
My sketch for today “January Sketchwalk” with Urban Sketchers Singapore. Sketch with charcoal, A4 size….enhanced the darks at home. It was great meeting fellow sketchers…
Posted on January 31, 2015
Sketch of my neighborhood tree when my daughter is in her playgroup, charcoal medium on paper.…
Posted on January 20, 2015
Charcoal sketch of Park connector near Tampines Expressway, enhanced the darks later at home.…
Posted on October 6, 2014
Me and my son Ritesh went for the September Sketchwalk by Urban Sketchers Singapore in Circular road, Clarke Quay. Needless to say, we happily sketched there ….it’s very much inspiring…
Posted on September 28, 2014
My recent attempts for the “Virtual Portrait Class” fb group, sketches are done from photos…….everyone in the group would post their version…….it’s very interesting to see various styles and techniques…
Posted on August 19, 2014
Very refreshing to sketch this lively place in between two high rise flats, Anchorvale Street, Sengkang West.…
Posted on August 1, 2014
Our neighborhood flats are getting a new coat of paint, this is a 5 min quick sketch as they are painting really fast!…
Posted on July 24, 2014
View from my kitchen window, shows AnchorvaleCC/stadium, Sengkang west waterway and LRT overhead bridge. I managed to sketch this before any new construction suddenly sprouts up in between! Charcoal on…
Posted on May 23, 2014
On location paintings in Oil done on 5th Jan 2014 in Kampong Buangkok, the last surviving kampong in mainland Singapore. Thinking of submitting these for “A Changed World” exhibition to…
Posted on January 7, 2014
Did this one today at Jalan Kayu, an old two storey house tucked in between other newly renovated houses, with interesting antique lamps, cracks on the walls and fresh colorful…
Posted on January 4, 2014