July Sketchwalk this Saturday

We have been invited to capture this converted former school in its current state, before it undergoes major renovations over the next few weeks.

START POINT:
09:30 am
CHIJMES Fountain Court
*to be confirmed

END POINT:
12:30 pm
CHIJMES Lawn or
Chapel (wet or extreme heat option)
*to be confirmed

Closer to the date, we'll provide a map with a list of highlights. Please read below for more about what to expect.

The focus will be the CHIJMES compound – from the spire of the former chapel and the lawn, to the fountain court below and surrounding porticos – though you are free to explore the vicinity and also draw from elsewhere, looking towards the site to juxtapose elements of a scene.

Notable buildings in the area include – the colonial buildings of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Raffles Hotel, and the combined redevelopment of Capitol Building and Stamford House, plus modern constructs of the SMU Campus, Raffles City and Odeon Towers.

If you are attending, please join the event on Facebook, or comment on this blog post so we know how many people to expect.

CHIJMES EXHIBITION

After the show-off session at 12:30 pm, we will display the sketches of the day (as well as any prior pieces) for the management of CHIJMES to preview for an exhibition that Zaihan Kariyani will curate with them.

We will be treated to a modest tea reception while they drool over your sketches. Do continue to sketch after if you wish to.

Those keen to exhibit are encouraged to submit your work on the day itself. CHIJMES has expressed interest to purchase rights to use the sketches – copyright still remains the artist's to hold.

Some things to also note:
1) You are at liberty to participate in the exhibition or not - it is not mandatory.
2) For Muslim sketchers who are fasting on that day, we will present you with F&B vouchers in lieu of the tea reception. This is so no one feels left out.
3) The compound will be renovated in stages, so CHIJMES will update us whenever new sections are revealed for us to record if desired.

with Lapin

Lapin drew me during the workshop and we took a photo on the last day of the symposium.

Last day in Spain!

Paul and I were conducting a workshop for the 4th International Urban Sketching Symposium in Barcelona from 11 - 13 July, 2013. Together with Paul, Parka, Kiah Khien from Penang and Pramote from Bangkok, we also embarked on a sketching trips to Barcelona, Granada, Sevilla and Madrid from 06 to 21 July, 2013. On the last day in Madrid, before I pack them in the suitcase, here are the Spain sketches of various formats on watercolour papers, muji sketchbooks, moleskine and others. It will take me a while to scan them one by one and record the location.

video on symposium

video by Caroline Manceou from France captured the spirit of the symposium very well. She attended our workshop you can view around 4:20

photos of workshop P

splashes

Day 2 of symposium - I did the splashes in the hotel for all the participants in workshop P conducted by Paul and TIA. The colours are Quinacridone Gold (Daniel Smith) and Hooker's Green to correspond to the interior colours of the magnificent Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.

tools for the participants

Leaving this evening for the Symposium in Barcelona, I will be giving all our participants one of these to experiment during our workshop under category "expressing yourself" at the symposium!