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Our sketches in "SG Heart Map" festival

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 the awesome and magnificient display of sketches!!

A very big encouragement for Ritu :)

Today is the final day of the festival, do drop by to view sketches and stories of Singapore!!

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Some recent charcoal study from pictures.....on how to render convincing form and depth using values......South Bridge road and a temple......suggestions welcome!

" SG Heart Map sketchwalk" at Singapore Botanic Gardens

A brisk and fun filled sketchwalk for SG Heart Map at Singapore Botanic Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage site..... lovely stamps!!

Bukit Pasoh Sketchwalk

Sketched this for June Sketchwalk - Bukit Pasoh.........Charcoal on paper, need more and more practice :(

Official opening of "We Draw Singapore Together" exhibition by Temasek Polytechnic and USKSG

"We Draw Singapore Together" exhibition jointly organised by Temasek Polytechnic and USKSG is officially open now, the exhibit runs till 12th August in Glocal Connect Village, Temask Polytechnic.

Displayed are sketches of many styles and different medium..... not to mention, the subjects showcase the culture and places of Singapore. My two charcoal sketches are alongside many talented artists', I'm humbled and honored to be a part of this project. Thanks for the organizers who made it possible for us, you made us feel very special.

All are welcome to view the exhibition, here are the details:


 We Draw Singapore Together

Date: 20 May – 12 August 2015 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 6.00pm)
Venue: Art Gallery@GCV, Glocal Connect Village, Temasek Polytechnic
Who can attend: Members of the Public

We Draw Singapore Together is an Arts and Culture exhibition presented by the Temasek Polytechnic in collaboration with Urban Sketchers Singapore (USKSG) to promote the art of on-location drawing for Singaporeans and residents in Singapore. From 20 May to 12 August, the Art Gallery@GCV, will showcase a smorgasbord of location sketches by USKSG.

My family in the opening reception

My Sketch of "Puat Jit Buddhist Temple, Sengkang" and "Kampong Buangkok"

Ritu's favorite.... "KTM Railway Bridge" by Urban Sketcher Hock Choon Tan

"We Draw Singapore Together" - May Sketchwalk at Marina Bay

            "We Draw Singapore Together" workshop cum sketchwalk event was organised by Temasek Polytechnic and Urban Sketchers Singapore.....I attended the workshop about Sketching People and had the opportunity to learn under Don Low and James Tan, both are artists, illustrators and Urban Sketchers. They had previously prepared notes and pictures on many related topics.......very insightful. I'm going to sketch people more often.

              On the second day of workshop, I went for the mass sketchwalk at Marina Bay.....Ritu too was sketching with me in the hot and humid weather. Here are our results for the day,

Can you see the Merlion?

Ritu used all the possible tools and medium........charcoal and gouache!

Love this!!

URBAN SKETCHERS SINGAPORE volume 2

Honored to have my sketches in URBAN SKETCHERS SINGAPORE volume 2......thank you for the team.......some precious moments at the book launch in National Library yesterday!

My Sketches and stories!

Stamp and Autograph by Mdm Tia, Eve Tan!

Sketch friends Alice, Chanel Hu, Ken and Dave!

The best moment, my kids taking a peek at my sketches and stories! 

Urban Sketch in Charcoal

View of Sengkang West Avenue overlooking The Seletar Mall, Fernvale........from the lift lobby of my HDB.

May Day Sketch

My May Day Sketch..............Changi Beach, Charcoal on paper.

April Sketchwalk: Global Yellow Pages Building, Toa Payoh

April Sketchwalk for Urban Sketchers Singapore,........... Global Yellow Pages Building, Toa Payoh,........ Charcoal on paper.

Ritu's Sketch,

Purvis Street Sketch

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 our founder Mdm Tia and our sketcher group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26fDOJ-Cq7s&feature=youtu.be

And my charcoal sketch for the day...... Purvis street,

Urban sketch in Charcoal

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 Sengkang have been given water/marine related names.

Punggol Beach

View from Punggol beach.

Sketch

A storage unit in Sengkang West Avenue.

St Anne's Church (1963) - Charcoal Sketch on location

A Happy accident! I sketched my first session of St Anne's Church on last Friday and kept my charcoal sketch on the table.....my 2 yr old little daughter has sprayed a fine mist of water with the spray bottle(we use it to water our tiny terrariums) and by the time I saw my sketch, it was dry to touch......and the resulting texture was so good, I completed my sketch preserving it.