Sketching at Malate, Manila

     Today's sketching session is one of those days where you experience the challenge of outdoor sketching. It was a very humid when when Aurelio, my fellow sketcher and I arrived. It was a good thing that the meeting place is in Family Mart beside Malate Church, so we had time to cool down before heading out to sketch.
     Halfway through my penciling stage, thunderclouds suddenly hover above us with matching mini tornadoes that carries dust and dead leaves in the area. We were forced to pack up our stuffs and decided to just wait it out in the nearest convenience store. As if just teasing us, the rain did not even fell, and the dark clouds disappeared as fast as it came. Oh well, so we just resumed sketching. 

Today's sketching buddy Aurelio. He's sketching the building opposite Cafe Adriatico, unfortunately we don't know the name of the building.

Cafe Adriatico

CafeAdiatico. 11.5" x 16" Canson Montval 200gsm

Aurelio's finished sketch

   Aurelio just recently had his exhibit of urban sketches. If you happen to be nearby the area, kindly drop by at The Bar@ 1951, it is located at 1951 Adriatico st., Malate, Manila. The exhibit will be up until the second week of September 2015.