Exploring Little India with Liz

Two sketches done today on a Christmas Day with Liz and other sketchers. We had a great time exploring Little India, I did the first sketch at the junction of Jalan Besar and Dickson Road. In the second sketch, I captured the award winning hotel WanderLust on the left. The cars were blocking the view the whole time and I was lucky that the drivers did not come and drive them away when I was sketching them.

Merry Christmas or as Francis put it "Merry Sketchmas" everyone!

Liz is in town!

Liz Steel is in town! She arrived last Friday night and I arranged for a sketchwalk on the following Saturday at Tiong Bahru, it was again another big turn out. I did two sketches on that day.

sketchwalk with Liz Steel from Sydney

Tiong Bahru Sketchwalk with Liz Steel (22 Dec 2012) from ParkaBlogs on Vimeo.

Last Sketchwalk for the year 2012

Hi Everyone!

This upcoming sketchwalk will be in favour of the people living in the east because we will be sketching around Bedok! It's a pretty busy and big neighbourhood. We will meet at the Bedok Food Centre just beside Bedok Mrt Station at 930am. You can have your breakfast there before the event (or eat and draw when the sketching starts like some of you like to do) From the food centre, we will hand out highlighted locations for you to draw and explore so you can head for all the places that are famous in Bedok.

You will be able to submit the sketches done in this sketchwalk to Epigram to be included in the upcoming "I Love Bedok" book. Yes, it's in the same series as the "I love Toa Payoh" book. Only the best sketches will be chosen for the book so do as many as you can and submit them! You will get 1 complimentary copy if 1 drawing gets into the book. And 2 copies if 3 or more drawings gets featured.
(all files sent to Jocelyn using yousendit or youtransfer at jocelyn@epigrambooks.sg)

We will have just 3 groups this time + 1 special ah-hoc afternoon group (see below).

We will meet back at the hawker centre again (this may change if we find a quieter location) at 12:30pm for a show and tell session before lunch.

See you guys there!

Group 1

BEDOK INTERCHANGE

• Bedok MRT entrance (on Bus Interchange side)

Very busy area. There is a regular blind busker here who starts playing from evening. Said to have good voice.

• Bedok Bus Interchange and surrounds

There are some iconic places at the interchange itself that I think should be documented. One is the flower shop, the other is a medicine shop that sells really inexpensive toiletries. And further in there's the wet market and lots of mom and pop shops (I'd recommend one called Kian Wee Stationery Shop -- has those old school toys too!)

• Bedok Interchange Food Centre (Blk 207 New Upper Changi Road)

- Goreng Pisang stall (back corner stall)

- Bedok Chwee Kueh, #01-53

- Jian Bo Shui Kueh, #01-24

- Selegie Soya Bean / Beancurd, #01-46

- Famous Bedok porridge near interchange - ??

• Current construction of Bedok Residences –Huge site worth recording, cranes and all!

• Princess Theatre building – v old.

Group 2

BEDOK TOWN CENTRE

• Bedok Public Library
  This was the first solar powered library. Might be good for sketches to catch top-view down (if possible?).
• Bedok Adventure Park

• Blk 216 Market and Food Centre (technically Bedok North St 1)

Hon Ni Kitchen Nasi Lemak (closed on Sun)

Chris’s Kway Chap, #01-80

Rui Xing Coffee (kopi and toast), #01-42

Mixed rice stall ($2 only!) facing road, always with long queues

• And any other neighbourhood stores that catch artists’ attention
  
  

Group3

New Upper Changi Road / Bedok North Road

• Bedok Swimming Complex
• Bedok Sports Hall
• Bedok Stadium
• Bedok Badminton Hall
• Bedok Tennis Centre
• Bedok Community Club (across road from swimming pool)

ADHOC GROUP

BEDOK SOUTH

Bedok South Ave 1

• Bedok South Road Market and Food Centre (Blk 16)

Ah Wah Rojak, #01-197

Hill Street Char Kway Teow, #01-187

• Blk 18 HDB old-style long block

This is next to food centre, and good angles to sketch from – the ground here is all red tiled.

Temasek Junior College (I don’t think this is drawable from outside, so it is optional)

box art prints for sale

Taking part in Pop-up Art Store at Viridian Art House, 70 River Valley Road, opposite Clarke Quay and Liang Court, next to MICA building. Sale will be on for two days 15 to 16 Dec 2012. Merry Xmas!

My 3 box prints and 7 prints on sale below S$100 per item. The boxes are not available at Ikea anymore. They stop selling these boxes so I am a little sad to let them go and hope they find a new home.

Poster

Colourful USKSG Poster I did using Ong Whee Teck's colourful sketch to express X'mas mood! The one on the right was done by others with information. Many sketchers are taking part and we hope people can come this weekend and support us!

121212 Cafe Hopping

I am still wide awake at 3am! Blame it on the coffee, lots of them this afternoon at cafe hopping sketchwalk. So I scan the pieces and put them together. The last two at McDonald were extra that I did at night when I went to the airport to send someone off. My very special 121212 sketches. Visit my flickr site to view individual sketches.

Gift for the Prime Minister

The scan of the piece of Glocal Connect Village at Temasek Polytechnic. It was presented to Prime Minister of Singapore on 23 Nov 2012. More about the event can be found on this link.

The follwoing is taken from the news release for information:

"Where the world comes to TP and TP goes to the world"

"Glocal Connect Village (GCV) at Temasek Polytechnic (TP) is a one-of-a-kind, iconic representation of the poly’s internationalisation strategy. Apart from being a vibrant learning space for local and international staff and students, GCV will also be a platform for these groups, local budding artists and the community to immerse in and showcase cultural diversity through artistic talent. TP is confident that this meaningful and significant engagement with individuals from diverse backgrounds will increase every student’s cultural awareness and sensitivity."

Tiong Bahru again

Tiong Bahru is a special place in my memories. I had two exhibitions in 2010 and 2011 with sketches all done in Tiong Bahru. Here is block 74 when I went there for lunch at my favourite porridge shop. Tiong Bahru has since changed a lot with all the new cafes sprouting out here and there but this corner is still intact with its original charm. The Vespa and the facade has that feel of renaissance if you know what I mean.

Size : 200 x 400mm

Dragon kiln firing again!

On Friday, 23 Nov 2012, the dragon kiln is roaring again with fire. Resident potter, Steven Low was firing his big sculpture pieces to be installed at the near-by Clean Tech Park sculpture park. As like before, we had BBQ at night and before the sky turned dark, I did a sketch. I did the colouring on Sunday when I went back there again for our usual first Sunday of the month breakfast gathering.