Lisbon Symposium - Day three

Lisbon Symposium - Day two

Day two I attended the workshop called "Stories of the Square" by Melanie Reim and Angela Luzia. These are the sketches I did according to time stamp the top one being the last and the quickest like 5 to 10 mins. The A4 auction piece was missing in my original post to raise fund for scholarship for the next symposium but the successful bidder, Mario and Ketta Linhares scanned a copy and sent to me so I can now show it here which is the second one from the top. The interior was the lecture hall packed with participants, instructors, speakers and volunteers.

In the afternoon, I attended another workshop by Eduardo and Monica. It was about movements and we watched people at the Cais Do Sodre. I totally forgot about these two pieces of people sketches. They were done on A4 sizes as exercises. I enjoyed being a student again and followed strictly according to their instructions.

First we did the tree sketch along the way from FBAUL to Cais do Sodre just to warm up for about 20 to 30mins. Then we arrived at Cais do Sodre to do the people sketch after watching them for a while.

Lisbon Symposium - Day one afternoon

These four were done with day one workshop with Norberto Dorantes and Mario Linhares at Escadinhas do Duque with a spectacular view of the castle. We started with thumbnail sketches but mine grew to 3" x 3" on the top. The second one also grew to 3" x 6". The last one we were to go to the local shop and talk to the people in the shop to get their stories and sketch the interior and the story. Three of us found this cafe and bought the coffee, started splashing with coffee and sketched.

On the left was the third one after the thumbnails exercise. We had a hour to work on it so I did the big format at 200 x 400mm or 8" x 16". It was at this stage that I was interviewed by the local TV station.

I was on Portuguese TV

Lisbon Symposium - Day one morning

I had a lecture to deliver at 2.30pm so I decided to take it easy in the morning by skipping the workshop that I signed up for. I went to this nice corner near the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon or FBAUL and sketched alone. I sat next to a red post box enjoying the nice breeze under the cool shade. The trams went pass me and people on the trams often looked out to see what I was doing at the road side so near to the tram line.

Lisbon Symposium - Day zero

From Singapore to Lisbon, I started the first sketch on interior of the plane while waiting for the toilet. The lines were never straight as the plane was vibrating. I did two more sketches while in transit from Paris to Lisbon. Two French ladies came to me when I was sketching at the cafe in the airport :"Are you TIA?". They were participants from Paris to Lisbon!

All day sketchwalk this Saturday 30 July

We will have a special sketchwalk this saturday. A crazy one! An all-day one! And everyone is invited.

The sketchwalk schedule is as follows:
1) Meet 9am at City Hall MRT (Starbucks entrance)
2) St Andrew's Cathedral
3) Old Capitol Building
4) Stamford House
5) Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce
6) Armenian Church
7) 12.30pm Lunch at Funan Digitalife Mall 4th Level Food Court and "show and tell"
8) Central Fire Station
9) Peranakan Museum
10) The Substation
11) MPH Building
12) CHIJMES Chapel and Courtyard
13) 5.30pm Dinner at Raffles City Shopping Centre 3rd Level Food Court and "show and tell"
14) Head over to One Fullerton or Esplanade for NDP rehearsal fireworks for more sketching!

We are keeping it informal. So you may drop in and drop out at any time. If you can only make it for a few hours, to make it simple, choose either the morning session (9am onward) or the afternoon one (12.30pm onward). Tia won't be around this time. So Don, Edric and me will be the organisers. If you get lost or can't find us, please contact Don 84183032. Edric 96358132 or me, Andrew 91070735. Dress breezy, travel light, bring your own drawing materials and we hope to see you there for a fun sketchwalk!

ps. It would be helpful if everyone keyed in the above schedule into their phones.

At Merlion Park

Last Saturday when there was a National Day Parade rehearsal, late at night we were lucky to witness the short fireworks for about 10 minutes and it was really spectacular!

Before that, I did this sketch at golden hour around 6pm before the sky turned dark. The towers changed colours! It was bright golden orchre only on the left tower and it changed to red and very soon the three towers were filled with red, purple, gold, just stunning!



The facades of the three towers of Marina Bay Sands Hotel seen here were like three big mirrors reflecting the fireworks. It was breathtaking when you look at the changes at these three big mirrors.

This sketch was done at that fireworks moment with good company and drinks at the Overeasy, One Fullerton directly opposite MBS.

A sketch and drink session indeed.

"will you marry me?"

My first ever sketch and drink session with fellow Urbansketchers at Overeasy, One Fullerton, opposite Marina Bay Sands Hotel on a Saturday night.

We watched the fireworks as part of the rehearsal of our National Day Parade which is on 9 Aug. - We also witnessed a moving drama when a young man proposed to his girlfriend "will you marry me?". Of course the young lady accepted him and we applauded with all the fireworks in background. She was in tears when I congratulated her. Just lovely!

Merlion Park

Back View of Merlion

On a Saturday, at about 4pm, the Merlion Park was crowded. I had no intention to sketch when I arrived but could not help after seeing other sketchers hard at work sketching away. My hands were 'itchy'. So I did this sketch after having my very late lunch at the Coffee Bean next to the Merlion Park.

This could be my first sketch on the Merlion at this close distance albeit it was the back view.

chicken rice

On my way home, I like to stop at Five Star Chicken Hainanese Chicken Rice at 191 East Coast Road for my late dinner. How do I know the house number? As I sketched the shop, it was revealed on the shop front in my drawing! Coffee splashes done with the coffee from the shop.

Again, when we sketch, we exercise our observation skills!

Result of Community Sketchwalk at Tiong Bahru Pt 2

Result of community sketchwalk on 9 July - first and second location.
Size 210 x 290mm, ink and wash.

Parka's Video on 9 Jul sketchwalk

Sketchwalk at Tiong Bahru - Repost

Dear fellow Urbansketchers,

You are all invited to join TIA, PAUL, MIEL & DON this Saturday and the next for a sketchwalk at Tiong Bahru. We will meet at the gallery and start at 2.30pm (not 3pm) This is part of Tiong Bahru Revisit 2011 exhibition which opens today at Whitecanvas Gallery. Seeya!

Result of Community Sketchwalk at Tiong Bahru Pt 1

Result of community sketchwalk on 2 July - first and second location.
Size 210 x 290mm, ink and wash.

Thanks Kit Mun and Kelvin for the following pictures.
Also more pictures by Parka here.

in the media

The "Tiong Bahru Revisited" exhibition was featured in Straits Times, the local newspaper and 8 Days, the Mediacorp publication.