Making A Mark

Traditional painter • Illustrator • Designer • Urban Sketcher alvinmark.com

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I was invited by Gaily at @groundupinitiative to sketch the Earth Oven that was made by volunteers using bricks, bamboo and mud. How uncanny that my next sketch happens to be at the next door @turtlemuseumsg #sameshape . Sketching @ Ground Up Initiative 🌱 episode: https://youtu.be/pBI_AYqsKaY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #watercolouringfood #sketchingfood #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #sketchbookart #sketcher #sketchartist #sketch #illustration #aquarelle #pencil #watercolour #watercolor #inspiration #НевскаяПалитра #スケッチ #urbansketchersg #foodsketch #alfdoodles #sketchbook #alvinmarksketchbook #lakopi #sketchinggui #sketchingkampongs #kampongsketch #groundupinitiative #liveturtleandtortoisemuseum (at Ground-Up Initiative (GUI)) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqb3s8VSHMZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you @caibingyu from @groundupinitiative for inviting us sketchers and providing lunch. Also to @windgaze for organising the session. I definitely enjoyed my morning kopi and longan muffin that morning. Thank you to chef Lau managing the kitchen. What a great space! Sorry that you all have to move, but glad that it’s just around the corner 🌱 . Sketching @ Ground Up Initiative 🌱 episode: https://youtu.be/pBI_AYqsKaY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #watercolouringfood #sketchingfood #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #sketchbookart #sketcher #sketchartist #sketch #illustration #aquarelle #pencil #watercolour #watercolor #inspiration #НевскаяПалитра #スケッチ #urbansketchersg #foodsketch #alfdoodles #sketchbook #alvinmarksketchbook #lakopi #sketchinggui #sketchingkampongs #kampongsketch #groundupinitiative (at Ground-Up Initiative (GUI)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqZEuuVS7VN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sketching Thai dessert at Nana 24. Last day of operation at GMC - 24 April 2023. You have been notified 😀 Left: Tub Tim Grob, right: luk chup . Sketching Little Thailand . https://youtu.be/pLhd8MLj8Iw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #watercolouringfood #sketchingfood #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #sketchbookart #sketcher #sketchartist #sketch #illustration #aquarelle #pencil #watercolour #watercolor #inspiration #НевскаяПалитра #スケッチ #urbansketchersg #foodsketch #alfdoodles #sketchbook #alvinmarksketchbook #lakopi #sketchingthailand #sketchingdessert #dessertsketch (at Golden Mile Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWidpqyQvO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here’s another to capture the nearly barren Golden Mile Complex. I’m always here for their crunchy Thai Mangoes. Fruit stall owner came out to present me with a bag of rose apples 🙏🏼😊 they will move to City Gate. . Youtube Highlights https://youtu.be/pLhd8MLj8Iw . Oil painting, 9” x 12” canvas board . . . . . . . . . . . #stradaeasel #outdoorpainter #oilpainting #oilpainter #artcollector #contemporarypainting #copy #singapore #alvinmark #singaporeanartist #livepainting #goldenmilecomplex #byebye (at Golden Mile Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqT_xvBPPB4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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There were some ladies in really good poses waiting to send a remittance. sketc… . Bye Golden Mike complex episode: https://youtu.be/pLhd8MLj8Iw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #illustration #skech #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #linework #linedrawing #スケッチ #스케치 #usk #sketchwalker #alfdoodles #sketch #sgartist #sketchingpeople #peoplesketch #sketchingstaff #dynamicposes #goldenmilecomplex #byegoldenmile (at Golden Mile Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqT_KrhympF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I captured an old school parking attendant booth at Golden Mile Complex. What a turnout at the month-end meet up. Time to say Good bye to Little Thailand! . Bye Bye GMC 😢 https://youtu.be/pLhd8MLj8Iw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #illustration #skech #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #linework #linedrawing #スケッチ #스케치 #usk #sketchwalker #alfdoodles #sketch #sgartist #sketchingpeople #peoplesketch #sketchingstaff #goldenmilecomplex #byegoldenmile (at Golden Mile Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQgyvqSmTJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Golden Mile Complex will be permanently closed in May. It’s like shutting down part of Bangkok. USkSg meets today to capture the last few moments of its breath. Here’s one done from a few weeks back when more of the shops were opened. Expecting to see a ghost town later at the session. YouTube episode out soon!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #illustration #skech #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #linework #linedrawing #スケッチ #스케치 #usk #sketchwalker #alfdoodles #sketch #sgartist #sketchingpeople #peoplesketch #sketchingstaff #sketchingcafe #cafesketch #goldenmilecomplex #byegoldenmile (at Golden Mile Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqMSN5gS6X3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Bye bye, GMC 👋🏽 episode coming soon… . Oil painting, 12” x 9” canvas board . . . . . . . . . . . #stradaeasel #outdoorpainter #oilpainting #oilpainter #artcollector #contemporarypainting #copy #singapore #alvinmark #singaporeanartist #livepainting #goldenmilecomplex #byebye (at Golden Mile Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLSob8v745/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Local orange with green peel . Hoi An Vlog 1 : https://youtu.be/tq170WMF9Vc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #watercolouringfood #sketchingfood #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #sketchbookart #sketcher #sketchartist #sketch #illustration #aquarelle #pencil #watercolour #watercolor #inspiration #НевскаяПалитра #スケッチ #urbansketchersg #foodsketch #alfdoodles #sketchbook #alvinmarksketchbook #sketchingfruit #orangesketch (at Da Nang, Vietnam) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJ4L4OSsYh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Pink latte sketch time… I need some pastels in my sketchbook 😀 . Hoi An Vlog 1 : https://youtu.be/tq170WMF9Vc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #watercolouringfood #sketchingfood #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #sketchbookart #sketcher #sketchartist #sketch #illustration #aquarelle #pencil #watercolour #watercolor #inspiration #НевскаяПалитра #スケッチ #urbansketchersg #foodsketch #alfdoodles #sketchbook #alvinmarksketchbook #lakopi #sketchinglattes (at The Espresso Station) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqHCKzMSJHJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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When in Vietnam, banhmi. A morning staple for the locals. But for tourists like me, I have it anytime of the day 🥖 . Sketching Hoi An https://youtu.be/tq170WMF9Vc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #watercolouringfood #sketchingfood #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #sketchbookart #sketcher #sketchartist #sketch #illustration #aquarelle #pencil #watercolour #watercolor #inspiration #НевскаяПалитра #スケッチ #urbansketchersg #foodsketch #alfdoodles #sketchbook #alvinmarksketchbook #lakopi #sketchingbanhmi #sketchingvietnam #sketchinghoian #baguettesketch (at Sân Bay Quốc Tế Đà Nẵng - International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqEsSO_yHJY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Cafe sketching here in the streets of Vietnam. Great to be back! 🇻🇳 . Xin Chào Hoi An 1: https://youtu.be/tq170WMF9Vc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #illustration #skech #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #linework #linedrawing #スケッチ #스케치 #usk #sketchwalker #alfdoodles #sketch #sgartist #sketchingpeople #peoplesketch #sketchingcafe #travelsketch #hoiansketch (at Chùa Cầu - phố cổ Hội An) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBtPfeycaN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Another angle at @coffeedonkee with a fude pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #illustration #skech #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #linework #linedrawing #スケッチ #스케치 #usk #sketchwalker #alfdoodles #sketch #sgartist #sketchingpeople #peoplesketch #sketchingstaff #sketchingcafe #cafesketch #donkeecoffee (at Coffee Donkee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_dEBQSzRl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Recently, I made a Creating Depth Using 2 Values episode on YouTube. Here’s taking it a step further - using 3 values (Black, Sepia and Sanguine) from Pentel Pointliners series to create more depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #illustration #skech #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #linework #linedrawing #スケッチ #스케치 #usk #sketchwalker #alfdoodles #sketch #sgartist #sketchingpeople #peoplesketch #sketchingstaff #sketchingcafe #cafesketch #donkeecoffee (at Coffee Donkee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp856O2SF6f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I picked out this green cup today at @coffeedonkee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #watercolouringfood #sketchingfood #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #sketchbookart #sketcher #sketchartist #sketch #illustration #aquarelle #pencil #watercolour #watercolor #inspiration #НевскаяПалитра #スケッチ #urbansketchersg #foodsketch #alfdoodles #sketchbook #alvinmarksketchbook #lakopi #sketchingcoffee #coffeesketch #coffeecup #donkeecoffee (at Coffee Donkee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp7LM4LOJEn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A cast study morning for me at @gardensbythebay . Oil painting, 9” x 12” canvas board . . . . . . . . . . . #stradaeasel #outdoorpainter #oilpainting #oilpainter #artcollector #contemporarypainting #copy #singapore #alvinmark #singaporeanartist #livepainting #castpainting #caststudy #bronzecast (at Gardens by the Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp338rBPeM6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Found a brand new joint at Haji Lane called @coffeedonkee. In there, plenty of unique and lovely looking coffee cups 🥰 All of them different. I was sharing with the barista how this is the first time, I’m stepping in to sketch without having to ask “What will the cup that I will be served with look like?” 😆😍 this is a matcha latte and the cup was carefully chosen to match(a) the beverage 👌🏽😋 thank you for being so meticulous! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #watercolouringfood #sketchingfood #sketchbook #sketchbookskool #sketchbookart #sketcher #sketchartist #sketch #illustration #aquarelle #pencil #watercolour #watercolor #inspiration #НевскаяПалитра #スケッチ #urbansketchersg #foodsketch #alfdoodles #sketchbook #alvinmarksketchbook #lakopi #sketchingcoffee #coffeesketch #coffeecup (at Coffee Donkee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3sRq4SAVF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=