My messy approach to sketching on-location

Sharing with you my messy and playful approach to sketching when I go on-location. Yesterday I found a nice angle of the famous Thian Hock Keng temple at Telok Ayer street here in Singapore and I was immediately captivated. I always try to find interesting coloured shapes, textures and strong flowing lines within a scene to create an interesting mess. Starting with a strong focal point helps to keep me on track too. What is your approach to sketching on-location?

   

Sketching Chao Phraya, 22-24 Feb 2013

ChaoPhraya Sketchwalk in Bangkok (Feb 2013) from ParkaBlogs on Vimeo.

USK-Sg Book Launch & Exhibition

Dear friends & fellow sketchers, 

Our upcoming Urbansketchers-Singapore book is nearly ready and we are very excited to share this unique book with you. 

It has taken us many months to put together and no easy feat. The book now has 252 coloured pages filled with more than 360 beautiful sketches. Come join us for the official book launch on the 21st October 5pm at Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Atrium. The launch will also be accompanied by a very comprehensive and colourful exhibition showcasing our tools, sketchbooks and live sketching demostrations.

Follow this link to pre-order your books at only SGD$39 instead of the original price of SGD$49. 

Official Urban Sketcher Blog Correspondent!!

I am now an official Urbansketcher blog correspondent with effect from October 2010. It is a wonderful opportunity to share my sketches and stories with the rest of the world especially now that I am in Hong Kong.