Jakarta, Indonesia

For my latest virtual visit with #VirtualSketch I found myself in Jakarta, Indonesia. I looked around for a colorful location that had a distinctive look to it. This is Jin De Yuan Temple. It is funny because I get so used to using ink to make things stand out. It was difficult to make the lanterns stand out from the background color of the building.

I did this in direct watercolor so it would meet the #30x30DirectWatercolor Challenge.

Bali

Sketched for #VirtualSketch using Google Maps Street View in Bali. Bali was a location I always wanted to visit, but due to the distance I never got there.

Inktober Day 21 - Dyckman Farmhouse in Ink and Color

Today's Inktober Day 21 sketch was done at Dyckman Farmhouse in the Inwood section of Manhattan. I was there with the NYC Urban Sketchers today for an unusual urban sketching day. The NYC Urban Sketchers spent the day sketching at the Dyckman Farmhouse, an old Dutch Farmhouse located on Broadway, while our counterparts in Indonesia were sketching on the Spice Island on Manhattan Street. The Treaty of Breda connected Manhattan Island, the Dutch, and the Spice Islands with the trade of nutmeg. The NYC Urban Sketchers are doing a sketch trade with our friends in Indonesia. We are sending them a bit of Manhattan while they are sending us a bit of the Spice Islands. I first sketched this view in ink.
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I wanted to add color to the sketch because it was my contribution to the trade with the Indonesian sketchers. I hope whoever gets it in trade likes it.