Result at July Sketchwalk

Thanks Sentosa for hosting the July Sketchwalk at Fort Siloso.

Fort Siloso is Singapore's only preserved coastal fort, located on Sentosa at Siloso Point. Built by the British in the 1880s and active through World War II, the fort now houses a military museum with original coastal guns, WWII tunnels, the Surrender Chambers, and the Fort Siloso Skywalk — a 181-metre elevated walkway through the treetops.

Sentosa as an island, was historically known as Pulau Blakang Mati, meaning "Island of Death Behind," due to rampant piracy, a devastating 1940s malaria outbreak, and WWII mass executions. More about Sentosa at:
https://www.sentosa.com.sg/en/things-to-do/attractions/fort-siloso/

I sketched the guns on the right. They are BL 9.2-inch Mk IV and BL 8-inch Mk VII Guns, you can tell from the size and they are originals, not replicas. On the left was the War Museum housing one of Singapore's most concentrated collections of WWII coastal defence artefacts.

Even the weather forecast was bad, sketchers still braved the rain and attended the official sketchwalk. For me, it was my first visit to this remote place but a must visit venue as Fort Siloso was officially gazetted as Singapore's 74th National Monument in 2022.

繪旅行風琴畫本, Concertina Sketchbook
Size: 520 x 210mm