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Random KL sketches

I wish I could just sit and draw away directly but having a very active son, it is impossible because I have to tail him all the time. I am hoping to be able to do that when he grows up a bit. For the time being, most of my sketches are drawn from photos I captured intentionally for drawing purposes.

sketch_cityline

Below is a view from AKLEH (Ampang-KL Elevated Highway). Picture was taken by me while driving. Can you imagine holding steering with my left hand while snapping pictures away with my right hand? Do not try this in your car, ok?

sketch_akleh

Whenever I passed any beautiful buildings, I would stop and snapped pictures. Below are two of my favourite neo-classical buildings (Clock Tower of Sultan Abdul Samad Building & Textile Museum).

sketch_clocktower

sketch_textilemuseum

I could not resist drawing the modern glass and steel Petronas Twin Towers because everywhere  I turn or look, the building is there. Even from where I stay I can see vivid image of the building.

sketch_KLCC

One of my hobby is watching and snapping photos of old windows and this particular window from one of the preserved buildings at Jalan Doraisamy did not escaped my eyes.

sketch_jalandoraisamy

Even when I stopped at the traffic light, I would capture any scene that caught my eyes. Below is a view from Jalan Raja heading to Jalan Raja Laut traffic light.

sketch_ane

Beside capturing scenery and buildings, my objects of interest are people; people doing their things, for example: ahem, Rashid Salleh…

sketch_rashidsalleh

…or this cute little girl in red…

sketch_littlegirlred

…or my son smooching the totem pole…

sketch_yassinandthetotem

…or my best blogger buddy, Yoon See posing with our evergreen singer, Kak Salamiah Hassan…

sketch_yoonseeandkaksalamiah

…or a tourist observing KL from the top of KL Tower…

sketch_minahsalleh

…or three uncles having chicken rice at Central Market food court.

sketch_threeuncles

I also love watching animals. Below were monkeys having fun at Tanglin Hospital during weekends…

sketch_tanglinmonkeys

…and three permanent winged residents of Sentul Park lake.

sketch_duckofsentulpark

Ducks or birds have always been my favourite subjects. Below are some drawings from my other sketch book.

Here is a couple of ducks from Lake Garden cleaning their feathers…

itik lake garden

…and a beautiful black swan from KL Birds Park swimming gracefully.

black swan from birds park

If you’re at Birds Park, please look for this handsome peacock; I couldn’t exactly bring out all the details of its plumage, it’s too magnificent.

peacock from birds park

Beside animals, i love to draw nature too. Below is frangipani from KLCC. There are quite a large numbers of frangipani trees at KLCC Park; somewhere from the fountain leading to the pool area.

frangipani klcc

Last but not least, here is a creepy tree situated somewhere between the Convention Centre and KLCC Park.

creepy tree of klcc

I think I have put enough loads on your browser with my drawing images. You, should by now get the idea already that Kuala Lumpur never ceases to offer great subjects for you to draw.

Just look around; your drawing subject might just be few inches near you.

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