28/08/2010 Saturday

Ulaanbaatar Scene—Lenin

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Bronze statue of Lenin still stands in the central Ulaanbaatar though it has been about 20 years since the democratization. The building behind is the five star Soviet-styled hotel. Stars are symbolic?! I sketched this at the square on the 25th of August, 2010.
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27/08/2010 Friday

Ulaanbaatar Scene

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Another cityscape in Ulaanbaatar. The river is named the Selbe, that flows southward in the eastern part of the city. I sketched this from the walkway facing south on the 26th of August, 2010.
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25/08/2010 Wednesday

Ulaanbaatar Scene

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I'm in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I have sketched a scenery from the apartment house where I stay on the 24th of August, 2010.
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27/07/2010 Tuesday

100 year-old house in Tunbridge Wells

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I was invited to my acquaintance's house (I should call him as my colleague? friend? anyway, he's a very nice big gentleman!) in Tunbridge Wells. This is his 100 year-old house. This is only a part of the house. I sketched this at his garden enjoying some home harvested berries before dinnertime. Done on the 7th of July, 2010.
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14/07/2010 Wednesday

Garden

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Another London scene. I walked around Regent's Park and sketched this flower garden on the 4th of July, 2010.
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12/07/2010 Monday

London scene

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I walked around Regent's Park and sketched an old mansion through the big trees. This mansion was named Cambridge Gate (I saw the sign). Sketched on the 5th of July, 2010.
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09/07/2010 Friday

London scene

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This another London cityscape was sketched from the guesthouse window since I moved to the other room. It was on the 6th of July, 2010.
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03/07/2010 Saturday

London scene

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Now I am in London. I stay at a guesthouse near Regent's Park and this is a view from the window. I liked the old church and modern Euston Tower against the evening lights. Sketched on the 2nd of July, 2010. It was interesting to catch the changing colours in fading lights.
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21/12/2009 Monday

Foggy Ar-Raqqa town

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It's been long since I last updated this weblog.... I travelled Syria again in November and now spending extraordinarily busy December now. :(
I stayed in Ar-Raqqa town as every time I visit Syria for my research project. Surprisingly it was foggy in the morning in this dusty dry town. Maybe this is because of the high relative humidity caused by a rapid decline of temperature. I sketched this foggy view at the hotel restaurant on the 20th of November, 2009.
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28/08/2009 Friday

Balconies of a flat in Ar-Raqqa

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This is a view from a hotel room. When I was sketching this, people living in the flat found me and we enjoyed a chat. They were surprised and happy to see their place sketched by a stranger from the Far East. They requested me to show them the step-by-step processes of this sketch. Sketched on the 11th of August, 2009.
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