St.Joesph Church, Victoria Street

Trying to capture the setting sun....

Interior of this old Catholic church.

The Refectory, Catheral of The Good Shepherd

Catheral of the Good Shepherd

It was a nice afternoon sitting and painting inside this really old catheral. It was build more than 100years ago and still stands quietly today. Very little has been done to the Catheral so it has retained much of that old colonial charm. I like the very strong afternoon sun was trying to pierced through the stained glass window.

I prepared the watercolour paper with textured paste from Daler&Rowney last night. Very useful for dramatic scenes like this.

Rainy Day @ Chijmes, Singapore

CHIJMES is a group of historic buildings which began life as a Catholic convent known as the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) and convent quarters known as Caldwell House. The grand Anglo-French Gothic chapel in this sketch was completed in 1904. Today sadly the chapel is a function hall, providing a backdrop for musicals, recitals, theatrical performances and weddings. The rest of the convent quarters have been turned into restaurants and souvenir shops. Personally I find it rather disrespectful to this grand old dame.