Colour Splashes

I will be teaching a class next week on colours, so I explored splashes of complimentary colours. It was done on location during September Sketchwalk at East Coast Park.

Cartridge Paper 135gm
Size: 297 x 210mm

Result of September Sketchwalk

For September Sketchwalk we can choose to go either East Coast Park or West Coast Park. I stay in the East so I went to Amber Beacon Tower since I had never been to this part of East Coast Park. Weather was very humid these few days but we were sitting under the big shades and no breeze!

It is a very popular park with kids swimming in the sea, playing with the sand under the hot sun, picnic parties, cyclists, so happening on a Saturday at East Coast Park.

So sketchers were telling me about the unsolved 1990 murder case at this tower; a young couple was attacked at night by two men and the 21-year-old lady died while the 23-year-old man survived.

Etchr Accordion Sketchbook
Size: 650 x 210mm

Sketchwalk at East Coast or West Coast this Saturday

Hi Sketchers!

East side, west side, each has its own vibe!

For a fun twist to our monthly sketchwalk, we’re holding not one but TWO sketchwalks happening at both ends of Singapore, all at the same time. Join us at East Coast Park for sea views and breezy coastal scenes, or head to West Coast Park for open lawns and its iconic adventure playground!

Meeting point for East Coast Park: Amber Beacon Tower, a short walk from the underpass near Marine Parade MRT.

Meeting point for West Coast Park: Space outside of West Coast Park's McDonald, the easiest landmark to find in the park

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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
Date: 27 Sep 2025
Event time: 9:30am – 12:15pm
Nearest MRT: Marine Parade MRT / Clementi MRT
Google Maps Link:

East Coast meeting point https://maps.app.goo.gl/WkU8FwssswfeMhCy5

West Coast meeting point https://maps.app.goo.gl/dnWbLejxHKNrtCTH7
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𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆:
9.30am: Briefing at meeting point for both ECP/WCP
9.40am: Free and easy sketch
12pm: Start packing your things and make your way for Show & Tell
12.15pm: Show and Tell (Same meeting point)
12.30pm: End
*Please note that location of Briefing and Show and Tell may subject to change if weather changes. Admin will edit location on this post if any changes.
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𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲:
By participating this Event, you agree with the followings:
1. My participation in this Event is entirely voluntary.
2. I am aware of and agree to assume any and all risks which might be associated with the Event and I will not hold Urban Sketchers Singapore (USkSG) and any admin/organiser responsible or liable in any way for and will not commence any action arising from the Event, or claim for any loss and/or damage (including, without limitation, personal injury and/or property damage) caused by or sustained as a result of my participation in the Event.
3. I will indemnify USkSG and keep USkSG indemnified against all losses, claims, demands, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and any other liability arising in any way from my participation in the above Event.
4. For participant under 18 years old, his/her parent/guardian are aware and agree to the above clauses.
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𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆:
1. Make your way to the location, be aware of surroundings, and maintain necessary distancing.
2. Challenge yourself to explore hidden corners that hasn't been seen/drawn yet; this will also help prevent too many of us crowding the same perching points.
3. Post your sketches, snapshots and videos online — 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐬 #𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐬𝐠 — so everyone can easily find the day's artistic output.
4. Some sketch leaders will go around to catch you in action for posts on Facebook and Instagram, so look out for them!
5. Happy sketching!! 
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𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀:
Event banner by Benedict | Sheu Hau 

House of Tan Yeok Nee

Second special sketchwalk of the day also second sketch in a new sketchbook.

We went to The House of Tan Yeok Nee to sketch in the afternoon. Grace Chiong, COO of Karim Family Foundation greeted us at the entrance. Shawn Teo and Junwen, two architects from DP Architects gave us the guided tour after the restoration of the premises. I chose a quiet corner to sketch as I already sketched the main roof before the restoration work with Dr Yeo Kang Shua. You can see the earlier sketch here.

Etchr Accordion Sketchbook
Size: 390 x 210mm

Emily Hill

We went to visit the exhibition entilted "The Art of Lee Boon Ngan" at The Pravite Museum on Emily Hill. I knew of Lee Boon Wang's art together with Chua Mia Tee and Lai Kui Fang when I was a young student. I only discovered now from the exhibition that Lee Boon Ngan was the sister of Lee Boon Wang and the loving wife of Chua Mia Tee. Their daughter, an accomplished gynaecologist colloabrated with The Private Museum to mount this unique exhibition to showcase her mother's artwork focusing more on flora, flowers. We will all so glad we visited the exhibition which would end next week on 21 Sep 2025.

After the guided tour, many sketchers still came for the sketchwalk under the group "I Jio You Sketching" at the very quiet part of Singapore to sketch undeterred under the rain! I set up my sketching station with my big umbrella behind me on a cone I found nearby. I had to sketch very quickly when I let the rain drops wet my pants and my shoes. The sky was done at home.

First sketch in a new sketchbook.

Etchr Accordion Sketchbook
Size: 650 x 210mm

Group Photo for August Sketchwalk

Last Day on Day 4

Day 4 - 17 Aug 2025
Last record of the recent ALSW trip in Phuket. Forgot what did I do in the morning; probably having hearty breakfast with friends whom we met only once a year during ALSW. In order not to miss the mass group photo at Golden Dragon Monument at 12noon, we arrived early to take photos with friends. This time we had not one but two national flags for the mass group photoshoot. Love it!

We walked to the Phuket City Hotel under the scotching hot sun for the final closing ceremony, what a blast with the 'yellow pencil' passed to Urban Sketchers Pune for the next ALSW. Very sure the tag is "ALSW2016Pune"!

Well, the spirit was so high we continued to walk to the Sunday Night Market at the old town and I did a sketch after having my dinner at Little Phuket. Ya, I didn't eat much or forgot to eat at the closing ceremony. The night ended in the high note with another group photo at Soi Pradit lined with beautiful graffiti art.

See you in Pune next year!

Parade at Phuket Old Town on Day 3

Day 3 - 16 Aug 2025
The hightlight of the day was the colourful parade for the opening ceremony of Thailand Biennale at Phuket Museum. No wonder the grab driver said it was closed! I could still sketch with other sketchers outside the museum with the huge red bear in muaythai outfit. I took pictures with gorgeous locals dressing up for the event. Just noticed I wore the same matching purple, soft pastel colours too.

In the afternoon, I sketched the big 7-colour on the wall of Tu Kab Khao restaurant. That's where I witnessed the parade. I saw the artists I met earlier at the park next to the Golden Dragon Monument holding the banners in the parade walking past me. The entire road was closed for about an hour or two and the whole street came alive with music and dance! It was very quickly back to normal with cars and people strolling at the sidewalks, wow, just so nimble and efficient!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16ywNUXkRg/

Raining on Day 2

Day 2 - 15 Aug 2025
It was drizzling in the morning so I did not join any group going down to Phuket Old Town or the beach. Instead, with the permission of the hotel arranged by the event organiser, 3 of us went up to 9th floor of the Phuket Merlin Hotel to sketch the panoramic view.

Afternoon was spent to attend the chapter admins' meeting and took a slow stroll to town before having dinner at Chuan Chim, another Michelin award restaurant where we met KK. The food was really good and had to wait for quite a while for our food.

Phuket Phuket

Phuket Sketches

I did two loose Arches and two Etchr Accordion Sketchbooks for this trip Asia-Link Sketchwalk Phuket 2025. The sketches were posted individually and this is the collage of all of the sketches including the collected stickers.

Thanks for a memorable experience.

August Sketchwalk at St. James Power Station

 

Hi Sketchers!

For August 2025's month end sketchwalk, we have a special collab sketchwalk at St James Power Station with Mapletree! This will be followed up with an exhibition of selected sketches, similar to our sketchwalk at Mapletree Business City and exhibition at ARC last year.

If you are keen to be considered for the exhibition, please print and fill in the release form from here: (https://docs.google.com/.../1cSorlBxGGkiV-bmp48.../edit...).

There will be a photographer on site to take photos of your sketches for the exhibition after the show-and-tell.

If you would like to join a short tour around the area (but probably not inside the Dyson office), please be present for the opening at 9:30 am. You can view the map of the heritage trail here (https://drive.google.com/.../1k48-MJah60bD.../view...)

Please be mindful that St James Power Station is currently occupied by Dyson. Avoid areas that are out of bounds so we don't activate security.

St James Power Station is our 60th National Monument and was Singapore's first power station. It was decommissioned in 1976 and has undergone different incarnations before becoming Dyson's office today.

Info about St James Power Station:

- https://stjamespowerstation.sg

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James_Power_Station

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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:

Date: 30 August 2025

Time: 9.30am - 12.15pm

Nearest MRT station: Harbourfront MRT

Meeting point: Entrance of St James Power Station (Block B sheltered walkway)

Address: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TKNyoBULyZKyHZAT7

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𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆:

9.30am: Briefing at meeting point. (Sheltered walkway of St James Power Station)

9.40am: Free and easy sketch

12pm: Start packing your things and make your way for Show & Tell

12.15pm: Show and Tell (at the anchor in front of the sheltered entrance)

12.30pm: End

*Please note that location of Briefing and Show and Tell may subject to change if weather changes. Admin will edit location on this post if any changes.

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𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲:

By participating this Event, you agree with the followings:

1. My participation in this Event is entirely voluntary.

2. I am aware of and agree to assume any and all risks which might be associated with the Event and I will not hold Urban Sketchers Singapore (USkSG) and any admin/organiser responsible or liable in any way for and will not commence any action arising from the Event, or claim for any loss and/or damage (including, without limitation, personal injury and/or property damage) caused by or sustained as a result of my participation in the Event.

3. I will indemnify USkSG and keep USkSG indemnified against all losses, claims, demands, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and any other liability arising in any way from my participation in the above Event.

4. For participant under 18 years old, his/her parent/guardian are aware and agree to the above clauses.

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𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆:

1. Make your way to the location, be aware of surroundings, and maintain necessary distancing.

2. Challenge yourself to explore hidden corners that hasn't been seen/drawn yet; this will also help prevent too many of us crowding the same perching points.

3. Post your sketches, snapshots and videos online — 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐬 #𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐬𝐠 — so everyone can easily find the day's artistic output.

4. Some sketch leaders will go around to catch you in action for posts on Facebook and Instagram, so look out for them!

5. Happy sketching!! 😃

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𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀:

Event banner by Favian Ee