#heritagesketch

Here is a sketch of the clock tower (which reminds me of the clock tower square in Thimphu…which I probably sketched too) in Bildeston – built in 1864. This came out very flat…I guess because of the grey day. When I looked at the tower another day, the shadows looked much stronger. Sun-18-May-2025

Burgos Plaza This batch of sketches includes the first in my 100th sketchbook – though my numbering of sketchbooks went up the spout a bit when I found a missing one, so the first is …numbered zero! I did this one on my second day in Vigan with #UskManila when I joined the “Vigan Heritage Heroes” event with JCI Vigan. Bell Tower The first sketch is of the memorial to Dr. José A Burgos (a…

On this day we made a trip to Bodiam Castle. I am sure I visited there as a child – we lived relatively nearby after all – but I have no recollection of going there. Bodiam is like a fairytale version of a castle – a perfect square with circular towers in each corner. The National Trust volunteers pointed out to us where the walls are covered in ancient graffiti with one carving saying “JCB…

After a barbecue with my sister, we wanted to enjoy the last bit of a sunny day (I am still not used to the longer hours of daylight in the UK), so we sat in the square in Bildeston to sketch this. We stayed in the apartment on the top floor of this building. Sat-17-May-2025