Sketchbook.

An ongoing collection of experiences, observations, and studies—captured through drawing as a way of seeing, learning, and remembering.

‘Flower Studies': Ink on a 11.69 × 16.54 inch sketchbook

Black and white illustration of five people in sports attire, standing with different stances. The first person on the left appears to be a football player, the second a baseball player, the third a hockey goalie, the fourth a football player, and the fifth a woman with crossed arms.

‘Gestural Lines': Ink on a 11.69 × 16.54 inch sketchbook

Datura stramonium

A study of nature through colour, form, and texture, this gouache painting explores the quiet drama of tropical foliage and hanging trumpet-shaped flowers. Deep blues, emerald greens, and touches of luminous yellow create a rich, layered palette, allowing each leaf and bloom to emerge with its own rhythm and character.

The composition balances bold botanical forms with the softness of the warm paper ground. Rather than pursuing botanical realism, the painting interprets the plant through expressive brushwork, amplified colour, and flowing contours, turning a familiar natural form into something more abstract and atmospheric.

Medium: Gouache on textured paper
Subject: Datura stramonium/trumpet flowers
Palette: Ultramarine, cobalt blue, emerald, teal, phthalo green and lime green