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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…

Starbucks cold with Reuel and AIP Last month I tried to sell some sketches at the #ArtInThePark art fair in Makati, with #UskManila. Unfortunately nobody was interested in buying sketches of bridges! However I had a nice time that day hanging out with my sketching friends including, Reuel (@the_uban_sketcher). My first sketch was done when the two of us decided to escape from the heat and had a…

Pre-colonial period As part of the #LunetaArtFair on Sunday 2 Feb a group of artists and history enthusiasts (called #Renacimiento) organised a live sketching session featuring historical re-enactors wearing vintage clothing. The event was called “Threads through time” and aimed to deepen understanding of the historical legacy of fashion in the Philippines. Each of these sketches was done in…

Bagobo magani After sketching the dioramas at the #AyalaMuseum, I went up to the exhibition called ‘Skeins of Knowledge, Threads of Wisdom‘, which displays traditional textiles from the Mercedes Zobel Collection. My first sketch is of a Bagobo warrior (Magani) with a dance spear and shield (the Bagobo are a tribe from Mindanao). Loincloth, woven hat, gong The second sketch is a mannequin…