Seen from Boon Tat Street

Submitted by Teoh Yi Chie on June 28, 2013 - 11:55pm

Here's the sketch today drawn at Boon Tat Street.

That on the right is the Nagore Durgha shrine. It was built by Muslims of southern India in 1828-1930.

The street on the left is Amoy Street, and on the other side it's Telok Ayer Street. When the shrine was first built, Telok Ayer Street was actually a beach! That was such a long time ago. The area has since been reclaimed with land and is now populated with shops and high-rise offices.

Rotring Isograph, Graphitone on Zeta sketchbook

This is the original sketch that I think I drew in 45 minutes before I had to rush to work. I planned to show the tower in the foreground which is now cropped off. Turns out this composition is better than what I had planned because the shrine now fills more of the space. I added the graphite wash in the office.

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Bishan library

Submitted by Teoh Yi Chie on June 27, 2013 - 5:39pm

We have wonderful libraries in Singapore and you can find them all over the country.

I frequent the library and many things I learned, such as web programming and drawing, are from the library books. I also used to borrow lots of art books from the library to review when I started with the reviews. Now, I would donate some of the reviewed books back to the library.

Rotring Isograph and markers on Zeta sketchbook