Long Sketch

Probably the last long sketch of the year from Marina Bay Sands. Merlion is having a face-lift!

Size: 910 x 210mm

Sketching from Marina Bay Sands

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This sketch is to record Merlion hiding in the house! It is under renovation.

Sketching with USKIncheon

Result of Novemeber sketchwalk with overseas friends. USKSG x USKIncheon at Bras Basah Complex.

It was hot so I went up to National Library Building to sketch under aircon and quiet environment. First sketch 4 pages in the new Moleskine Japanese Album.

Size: 520 x 210mm

USKSG with USKIncheon from Korea at Bras Basah Complex

Cafe Sketching

Last Friday, I joined Urban Sketchers Incheon for a trip up to level 51 of CapitaSpring. It was too hot to sketch outdoor even up on level 51. A few of us decided to hide inside the cozy restaurant called Sol and Luna at level 17 for high tea and we had so much fun sketching together.

Cafe Sketching at CapitaSpring

Day 3 of @uskincheon : A morning Sketchwalk in Chinatown, lunch and more sketching from high up at CapitaSpring. 😊...

Posted by Urban Sketchers Singapore on Saturday, 25 November 2023

November Sketchwalk at Bras Basah Complex

Hi Sketchers, we are heading to Bras Basah Complex with the USKIncheon Sketchers on 25 Nov (Sat)! Do join us to welcome them!

Some suggested places to sketch:
- National library
- Shophouses around Seah Street, North Bridge Road, Victoria Steeet
- Bugis Junction
- CHIJMES

Remember to bring mosquito repellent, sun screen, water, umbrella etc.
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In light of the COVID situation, mask wearing is optional. We urge everyone to remain cautious. Let's all play a part to stay safe!
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Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Nearest MRT station: City Hall MRT (EW13/NS25)

Meeting point: Open area around Jack’s place at Bras Basah (refer to photo)*

Address: Bras Basah Complex

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XVcGVjAM6p8y97n3A?g_st=ic

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𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆:
By participating this Event, you agreed 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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Timeline for the day:
9.30am: Short briefing at open area around Jack’s place at Bras Basah (refer to photo)*

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

12.20pm: Show and Tell at open area around Jack’s place at Bras Basah (refer to photo)*

*Please note that location of Short briefing and Show and Tell are subjected to change, depending on the weather for the day.
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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 Tay

Almond Croissant

Recently I was so busy with wood firing and pottery workshops so only have time now to upload this sketch while I was having a break at Tiong Bahru Bakery Siglap in my neighbourhood. Great 'me time' to chill and relax and sketch.

Happy Deepavali

11.11 Pop Up Sales and Wood Firing

Wood Firing Thow Kwang Dragon Kiln Join us for a captivating journey into the mesmerizing world of wood firing! Our...

Posted by Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle on Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Tanjor Pagar Distripark

Last Saturday, we survived under the scotching hot weather felt like 40 deg C though weather man said it's 32.

There's not a single tree at this location. I shifted my seat to the shady spot at least five times. My take away for this sketch : these "cranes" "transtainers" whatever you call it are on huge wheels!

This location under container port operator, PSA, is expecting to move over all their operations at Tanjong Pagar, Keppel, and Brani Terminals to Tuas Port by 2027. Operations at Pasir Panjang Terminal will be consolidated at Tuas Port by 2040s.

Now blocks 37 and 39, the old warehouses are already converted into art related facilities where Clay Festival 2023 was held here on the same day at block 39 #01-05 called Artspace@Helutrans.

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) had already officially moved into block 39 in Jan 2022.

Exciting times ahead.

We made it to the cover of The Strait Times

For Sale

We continue to sell our wood fired pieces at Thow Kwang Dragon Kiln at 85 Lorong Tawas, please support local potters. Visit my other website for all things pottery.

Come and Support

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I am clearing my wood fired pieces for the very first time at very low price, come and grab them!

CLAY FESTIVAL 2023 @singaporeclayfestival
2 - 5 November 2023
Table F12, F13, F14
Artspace @ Helutrans
39 Keppel Road #01-05
Tanjong Pagar Distripark
#tkca_sg
#SingaporeClayFestival
#woodfiring

Pottery Update

I have not been updating my pottery journey here so I put up a montage of some of my work. These are all wood-fired at Thow Kwang Dragon Kiln.

Clay Festival 2023

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Result of October Sketchwalk at Toa Payoh

Result of last Saturday Sketchwalk at Toa Payoh

October Sketchwalk at Toa Payoh

we are heading to Toa Payoh Sports Complex on 28 Oct (Sat) to sketch it and bid it goodbye before it closes at the end of the month. We will try to get permission to sketch it from the inside. Hopefully we will get to sketch the swimming pool as well, which was a venue for several major swimming events. Right beside it is Toa Payoh Town Park with its iconic tower and on the other side is Toa Payoh Stadium.

The sketchwalk will be from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Remember to bring mosquito repellent, sun screen, water, umbrella etc.

More information:
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/.../toa-payoh-sports...
- https://www.straitstimes.com/.../new-sports-centre...
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In light of the COVID situation, mask wearing is optional. We urge everyone to remain cautious. Let's all play a part to stay safe!
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Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Nearest MRT station: Toa Payoh MRT (NS19).
Meeting and End Point: Toa Payoh Town Park (Next to the swimming complex) https://maps.app.goo.gl/ezkTYuFfiCYQHieq8
Location of end point may change in the event of wet weather.
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𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆:
By participating this Event, you agreed 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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Timeline for the day:
9:30pm: Short briefing at Toa Payoh Town Park
12:15pm: Show & Tell at Toa Payoh Town Park (subject to change depending on whether we can get permission to gather inside the sports complex)
12:30pm: Group photo (refer to photo)*
*Please note that location of Short briefing and Show and Tell are subjected to change, depending on the weather for the day.
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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 Stephanie Ng

Tiong Bahru

Since I had a 4-person group exhibitons in 2010 and 2011 on Tiong Bahru at the then White Canvas Gallery, I had painted at different corners of Tiong Bahru. This same view was captured multiple times and I found these in my Flickr. I had a few pieces collected from my old office after I retired and a few pieces at home in the attic. There might be a few more somewhere in the house. I need to find all the originals and start sorting them out. There are also those who were sold at exhibitions either at White Cavas Gallery or Art Gallery@Glocal Connect Village from 2010 to 2015. After that I had a few exhibitions without any sales as they were not commercially driven initiatives. I also donated one or two pieces on Tiong Bahru for charity purposes only for very special causes.

Meanwhile, let me grap a cup of coffee and relax.

Buy this piece to support GUI

Final push - BUY THIS PIECE TO SUPPORT GUI'S BUILDING FUND.

Contact: meichang@groundupinitiative.org

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=350700187312450&set=a.278258541223282

By the end of 2023, the land lease of Ground Up Initiative (GUI)’s current home base, a 2.6-hectare land near Khatib MRT station is to be returned to the authority for redevelopment. Therefore, this fundraising dinner which will be held at Orchid Country Club on 27th Oct, 7.30pm-10.30pm, is to help raise funds for GUI to rebuild the new site.

Funds raised will be used to pay all expenses related to this campaign, and the balance will go towards the construction cost of the new site.

Secret Garden in Seoul

This 2023 trip I did not go to Secret Garden at Changdeokgung Palace coz I had been there, did a sketch with my son in 2009. I also did other sketches of Bongeunsa Temple and Aquarium at COEX. These sketches are still on my Flickr.

Day 11 - Insadong

Finally did a sketch in Insadong after lunch. Very crowded in the day but very empty at night when we went there last two nights. We stayed in Insadong after returning from Suwon.

Posted by Tia Boon Sim on Wednesday, 11 October 2023

Finally, a sketch at Insadong near to the hotel where I stayed. Hotel Kuretakso can be seen right in the middle of this sketch.
11th sketch on 280 x 255mm Saunders Waterford Watercolour Sketchbook.

Day 10 - Gwangjang Market in Seoul

We returned to Seoul from Suwon on Day 8 and arrived at our hotel in Insadong in the late afternoon. On Day 9, we took a subway train from Insadong to COEX. On Day 10, I was back to sketching with my usual Moleskine Japanese Album. A sketch on Gwangjang Market, another iconic traditional market in the busy city of Seoul.

Big Sketch at Jangan Park

Day 4 - ALSW Suwon 7 Oct 2023 Final day, met so many familiar faces from past Asia Link Sketchwalk. Not too familiar...

Posted by Tia Boon Sim on Saturday, 7 October 2023

I had lunch at one very small eatery on the second floor of a building. I did not know we need to use the scissors to cut the photato starched noodles so it was rubbery that I could not finish. Then I was late by just 2 mintues for the final group photo. I saw the group at a distance and tried to walk faster and faster. Absolutely hate myself for that but I could not walk fast at my age. Nevertheless, I did join fellow sketchers for small group photos here and there. The consolation was to take a bus with the younger sketchers from Singapore and catched up with them along the way. Also I had a really good BBQ dinner meal with my usual travelling pals KK from Penang and Pramote from Bangkok. We used to travel together to the symposiums in Lisbon (2012), Barcelona (2013) and Paraty (2014) and not to mention the one in Singapore (2015).

Anyway I completed the big sketch with the rest of fellow sketchers from this angle.

10th sketch on 280 x 255mm Saunders Waterford Watercolour Sketchbook.

4th Day in Suwon sketching at Buksudong Catholic Church

Final day of Asia Link Sketchwalk we took a subway line from City Hall Station to Maegyo Staion then a crowded bus to Suwon Hwaseong Museum. On the way walking to the Museum, I spotted a sketcher and went in to the compound of Buksudong Catholic Church. The group almost completed their sketch when I sat down and started to sketch. I continued to sketch after taking a group photo with the group who left with the sketchwalk staff. I met Ravi and his other sketchers who also stayed back to complete their sketches.

Buksudong Catholic Church was established in 1923 during the Japanese occupation of Korea, and is one of the designated Catholic pilgrimage sites. The church was shaped like a bishop's mitre and there were many beautiful sculptures on the green lawn.

9th sketch on 280 x 255mm Saunders Waterford Watercolour Sketchbook.

Another view of Paldalmun

Day 3 - 6 Oct 2023 ALSWSuwon Today I went to Palamum again but this time sketching Jidong Market and another view of...

Posted by Tia Boon Sim on Friday, 6 October 2023

Another view of the majestic Paldalmun in the afternoon sun. Here I was sketching with Alien Bin Bin and his two daughters aged 20 and 16. Forget to ask his real name but the 46-year-old famous artist was from Guangzhou with many followers on his social media.
8th sketch on 280 x 255mm Saunders Waterford Watercolour Sketchbook.

Third Day in Suwon at Jidong Market

Everyone was sketching this traditional Jidong Market next to Paldalmun. It was a very crowded place with so many things to see in the market and so many types of Korean food to explore.
7th sketch on 280 x 255mm Saunders Waterford Watercolour Sketchbook.

Paldalmun

Sketch the iconic Paldalmun in the afternoon after walking along Suwoncheon Stream from Hwahong Gate. Did this with T-shirt and short pants. So cold towards the end, my fingers were all dumb and I could not continue with the colouring. I went back after the event was over on 8 Oct and complete it with colours on location before checking out the hotel to head for Seoul in the afternoon.
6th sketch on 280 x 255mm Saunders Waterford Watercolour Sketchbook.