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Hello! I'm Claudia originally from Singapore and currently living in France. I fill up this space with adventures in my new life.

Exploring Singapore through sketching. I have neve Exploring Singapore through sketching. I have never heard of a bird singing club in Singapore until I joined my first urban sketching session in Singapore during my trip home this time. 

It was fun sketching while listening to the multitude of birds chirping (or singing?) and their owners (mainly old gentlemen) gossiping in English, Chinese and Hokkien. 

Découvrez Singapour en dessinant. Je n’ai jamais entendu parler d’un club de chant d’oiseaux avant de  participer à l’activité organisée par des sketchers à Singapour pendant mon retour chez mes parents. 

C’était amusant de faire des sketches tout en écoutant la multitude d’oiseaux gazouiller (ou chanter ?) et leurs propriétaires (la plupart des vieux messieurs) bavarder en anglais, en chinois et en hokkien. 

#travelsketching #urbansketch #dessiner #usksg #sketch #singapore #exploresingapore #visitsingapore
Been a while. Singapore. Ça fait un moment. Sing Been a while. Singapore.

Ça fait un moment. Singapour.

#backhome #singapore
Pre-summer holiday! A lot of time for sketching! V Pre-summer holiday! A lot of time for sketching! View from the balcony of the bedroom. 

Vacances d’avant l’été ! Beaucoup de temps pour dessiner ! Vue du balcon de la chambre. 

#sketching #artjournal #drawing #romania #watercolour #aquarelle #dessin #travelsketching #urbansketching #roof #toit
My new hobby: Drawing. Extra time on my hand recen My new hobby: Drawing. Extra time on my hand recently has led me to revisit my childhood passion. The last time I touched any art materials were decades ago. 

Yesterday was the first time I joined the local urban sketching group at their monthly meetup at an arboretum. Spending 2 hours in a park playing with the various shades of brown and gray was definitely one of the best ways to spend a Saturday afternoon. 

Mon nouveau hobby : dessin. Le temps libre m’a amené à revisiter mon passion d’enfance. Ça fait des années que j’ai touché tout material d’art. 

Hier c’était la première fois que j’ai rejoint une séance de dessin avec les urban sketchers grenoblois à l’arboretum Robert Ruffier-Lanche. Passer deux heures à l’arboretum à jouer avec les différents nuances de vert et de brun était certainement l’une des meilleures façons de passer un samedi après-midi. 

#urbansketchers #drawing #sketchers #plantsketch #lifeinfrance #uskfrance #uskgrenoble #hobby #dessin #croquis #france #plants #arboretum
Grenoble and around. #cycling #velo #chartreuse #f Grenoble and around.
#cycling #velo #chartreuse #france #lifeinfrance
Happy Easter! Season for Gin Tonic on the balcony! Happy Easter! Season for Gin Tonic on the balcony! 

Joyeuses Pâques ! Saison pour le Gin Tonic au balcon ! 

#gintonic #easter #paques #goodweather #balcony #beautemps #balcone #grenoble  #france #lifeinfrance
Blue sky, blue ocean, a good run. Ran up to Montju Blue sky, blue ocean, a good run. Ran up to Montjuïc to detox from the nightcaps of last night. 

Bleu ciel, bleu océan, un bon footing. Monter jusqu’à Montjuïc pour nos désintoxiquer des cocktails d’hier. 

#footing #running #montjuic #barcelona #detox  #spain
Canchánchara. Another spiced rum to nightcap the Canchánchara. Another spiced rum to nightcap the nightcap. ¡Buenas noches à todos!

#spicedrum #cocktail #nightcap #barcelona
Samantha. Lemon, pineapple juice,… spiced rum… Samantha. Lemon, pineapple juice,… spiced rum… nutmeg, star anise….my kind of nightcap.  Barcelona. 

#nightcap #cocktail #bar #barcelona #spicedrum
Unplanned visit to Fernando Botero’s exposition Unplanned visit to Fernando Botero’s exposition at Palau Martorell in Barcelona. Nude woman with Pearl Necklace. 

Visite imprévue à l’exposition de Fernando Botero au Palau Martorell à Barcelone. Femme nue avec un collier de perles. 

#botero #artexhibitions #barcelona #art
First attempt at sketching in a coffee shop over b First attempt at sketching in a coffee shop over breakfast…a longer than usual breakfast juggling watercolor pencils and getting the croissant con créma and cafe con leche on paper. Being innovative by using the saucer to hold the water for the paint brush. Not sure about the results but very happy with the process. 

Picked up drawing lately. Inspired particularly by @koosjekoene. Thanks to all her Tuesday tips videos!

Ma premiere tentative d’esquisse dans un café pendant le petit déjeuner… faisant un particulièrement long petite déj, jonglant les crayons aquarellables, un croissant au crème et un café au lait. J’ai innové en utilisant la sous-tasse pour contenir de l’eau pour le pinceau. Pas sûre du  résultat mais satisfaite du processus. Inspirée par les astuces de @koosjekoene 

#sketch #esquisse #drawing #dessiner #coffeeshop #cafe #barcelona #art
Little medieval village of Balazuc overlooking the Little medieval village of Balazuc overlooking the river Ardèche. 

Petit village médiéval surplombant la rivière Ardèche. 

#suddefrance #southoffrance #lifeinfrance #explorefrance #medieval #ardèche #france #balazuc
Labeaume, Ardèche #suddelafrance #southoffrance Labeaume, Ardèche 

#suddelafrance #southoffrance #explorefrance #lifeinfrance #france #ardèche #villagedecaractere
First time in Ardèche. Première fois en Ardèc First time in Ardèche. 

Première fois en Ardèche.

#joyeuseardeche #ardeche #explorefrance #lifeinfrance #southoffrance #suddelafrance
Long week-end starts. Longue weekend commence. Long week-end starts.

Longue weekend commence. 

#ardeche #gite #lifeinfrance #travelsketch #explorefrance #suddelafrance #southoffrance
#acropolis #parthenon #greece #grece #acropolis #parthenon #greece #grece
The most expensive McDonald’s meals I have ever The most expensive McDonald’s meals I have ever eaten: 41€ for 2 meals - at Istanbul Airport. 

Les menus McDonald’s les plus chers j’aie jamais mangés: 41€ pour 2 menus- à l’aéroport Istanbul. 

#mcdonalds #istanbulairport
Finally the chance to visit the most famous palace Finally the chance to visit the most famous palace in all of Chinese history. 

L’opportunité enfin de visiter le palais le plus célèbre de l’histoire chinoise. 

#forbiddencity #chine #china #history #histoire #unesco #beijing
Wuzhen, ancient water town in Jiangnan, China. Wu Wuzhen, ancient water town in Jiangnan, China.

Wuzhen, petite ville d’eau, se trouve dans le province de Zhejiang, la chine. 

#wuzhen #china #lachine #prettyvillage #jolieville
Nice to be back home after two weeks away. C’es Nice to be back home after two weeks away.

C’est toujours un plaisir de rentrer chez soi après deux semaines d’absence. 

#chezsoi #home #lifeinfrance #grenoble
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