An old diary and a ball point pen

Someone remarked that this looks like a colouring book, she was referring to the Paint company logo on the page. I told her that this was a habit left over from the tutoring days, when I reminded students that it is not necessary to invest in expensive drawing equipment and material to develop a skill. Sometimes, all it takes is an old diary and hotel room pens.

 It takes me about 10 minutes to frame the sketch and capture all the forms, and another 5 minutes to add details and shade.

 This is a re-visit, this time to capture the space more simply with lines only and no colour - to reflect the peace and quiet of the space. Later we visited the Catholic museum next door, and saw paintings by a well-known priest. No one could tell us anymore about the 2 sisters buried in the front garden.

Since I had sketched the churches and the temples, I finished the sketch crawl with this mosque just in time for lunch at Macallum.

Bangkok Sketch Crawl

                        

I believe that the term ‘sketch-crawl’ is derived from the term ‘pub-crawl’ – the latter involves going from pub to pub, drinking; meeting people in a new place. The ‘crawl’ could be taken to mean the leisurely pace at which matters are conducted or the position one ends up in after the numerous drinks.  

A sketch crawl is conducted in much the same spirit; with participants agreeing to meet at a destination, then moving from place to place; sketching.

In Bangkok, a sketch crawl takes on a different meaning with the downtown traffic snarl slowing things to a crawl literally which can be frustrating unless you make hay while the sun shines. These sketches are done as the bus we were in moved in instalments of twenty metres every 3 minutes – we were late for our planned dinner show which had to be postponed but at least one person is happy.

 

The happy troupe at the Teak Mansion

kuching sketchcrawl

the sketchbooks of the people who took part; architecture students, their tutor, a practcising architect (me) and his children. ... the sketches contained inside; the different styles are as distinct as the different choice of sketchbooks.
The Kuching Sketchcrawlers at the Waterfront; sitting together yet momentarily lost in their own world.
Azie organised a sketch crawl over the long weekend; and we spent a few happy hours in the centre of Kuching, along the Main Bazzar. Judging from the response from those who joined, there will be more sketching expeditions in the future.