Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of a Giant rhino beetle. This beetle is one of my favourite beetles because of how it looks. As a child growing up in Penang, I used to see... Continue Reading →
Today's sketch of the in my moleskine art journal is a pen drawing of a tiger moth. Amata Trigonophora. The moth is actually black and orange. I should have coloured it in but I ran out of time after drawing... Continue Reading →
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Continuing my series of spices from the spice trade..Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of Black pepper. The humble spice and seasoning.
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Sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is the Clove. The spice that was worth more than gold. Cloves originated from Moluccas, the spice islands in Indonesia. In the 16th century, the Dutch, Portugese and the Spanish fought... Continue Reading →
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Sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is the forgotten spice the Nutmeg. It was one of the spices that changed the world and sparked the age of exploration. Empires fought over lands to secure the production of... Continue Reading →
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Sketch of the day no 644 in my moleskine art journal: Pinang Palm. Areca Catechu. Island Living xoxo
Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is the tree that gave Penang island it's name. The Pinang Palm or Areca nut palm. Areca Catechu. The seed is commonly known as betel nut seed because it is... Continue Reading →
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Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of a common bird in Penang and around Malaysia which is the House crow. Crows are really intelligent birds, resourceful and they have a good memory but they attack... Continue Reading →
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Happy Sunday and happy father's day! Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of a stem of Foxglove wildflower with the quote Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be ~ Eckhart... Continue Reading →
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Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of a red peony flower. Paeoniaceae Paeonia. Peonies are one of my favourite flowers and it is featured a lot in Chinese and Peranakan textiles and porcelain as a... Continue Reading →
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