my work place

I sketched this while conducting a workshop for the teachers at my work place.

March Sketchwalk : The Green Corridor

This coming saturday, we will be walking through The Green Corridor. Alight at Commonwealth MRT Station and walk to the nearby Sheng Siong supermarket at 4PM SHARP. We will meet outside Sheng Siong, where the ATM cash machines are. Do not be late because we won't have time to wait and you might get lost. Visit the restroom before it begins. At 4:10PM we will walk to the entrance of the Green Corridor then turn left, following the direction in the map.

It might have rained in the morning, so it might be a little muddy. Bring track shoes and portable stools/something to sit on (or you will need to stand. No where to sit). Also bring mosquito repellant if mosquitoes are attracted to you.

Pace yourselves as this is a bit of a walk. But you will need to walk to fully enjoy this stretch of greenery. The scene changes as you walk so don't get stuck in one place for too long. By 5:30pm you should have passed the mid-point (a big highway bridge with an indian temple below it). There is only one straight path to take so you won't get lost. There are many exits if you want to venture out a little to explore and draw. But keep moving along the green corridor.

By 7PM SHARP meet at the end point (Jln Kilang Barat). Look out for the small dirt path exit. Be on time as it will get dark. The photo of the end point is below. We will have "show and tell" near the end point. From there, we can walk toward the main road. A few places to eat around there - Ikea, ABC brickworks food centre, De Burg hamburger place, as well as Bukit Merah Central (blk 120) food centre.

Do remember that this is a special sketchwalk timing so we can avoid the hot sun.

This saturday, sketchwalk is btw 4-7PM.

If you get lost, please call Andrew at 91070735. (But only if absolutely necessary, as I will be busy drawing too. Thank you for understanding.)

BACK UP PLAN: If somehow, it thunderstorms that afternoon, we will stay around Tanglin Halt area (around Commonwealth MRT Stn) from start to finish. It's a nice place to draw with lots of shelter. Bring an umbrella just in case.

There are no fees nor attendance taken. And all drawing skill levels are welcome. This sketchwalk (like all sketchwalks) are open to everyone. Anyone can join. All you have to do is show up on time.

End Point:
https://www.google.com.sg/maps/@1.284251,103.808362,3a,75y,233.92h,74.82t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1su5UUlqiGR01vJvMEHXRXHw!2e0

at Yueh Hai Ching Temple again

This is the 2nd sketch at the newly renovated Yeuh Hai Ching Temple at Philip Street. The main feature of this temple is the very elaborate roof scape which cannot be found in other temples in Singapore. The best time to capture the light is between 10am to 11am, a very short window before the hot sun covers the entire temple forecourt. This piece has a new owner, Dr Yeo Kang Shua, the restoration expert for the temple which took him about five years from the drawing board to final completion. This piece also appeared on Sunday TV programme, MediaCorp Channel 8 at 10:30pm on 16 March 2014.

Join us at the museum

Yueh Hai Ching Temple

This was sketched in the afternoon and it was a big mistake. The weather was so hot and the only shade was provided by the small roof at the entrance. Size : 250 x 250mm

Ad Hoc Sketchwalk at Little India

Result of Feb Sketchwalk at the museum.

Here is one 250x250mm sketch outside the National Museum of Singapore on a very hot Saturday afternoon with Urban Sketchers Singapore. The three 'big huts' on the right is an artwork entitled 'The Wormhole' by Eko Prawoto, an Indonesia artist living in Jogjakarta. These bamboo structures resemble a range of volcanoes or mountains is viewed as an axis which mediates between the earth and the heavens. They are commissioned by the museum for Singapore Biennale 2013.

old cobbler

I did not post this sketch done last year. Meet Mr Lim, a senior cobbler at People Park's Centre.