Adolfo Arranz

Original illustrations inspired by daily life, fan art, portraits, landscapes, imaginary worlds, observation, etc. Graphite watercolour on paper (21x14.8cm - 8.3x5.8”). Many of them will be available for sale on Originals tab.

A view of Guilin. Sketch on location with watercolour and ink on Moleskine sketchbook

Yaumatei Tin Hau temple. Drawing on location with watercolour and Indian ink.

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Watercolour and Indian ink on Moleskine sketchbook. A view of Causeway Bay.

Automatic drawing. Unlike a project with sketches, the idea is to start drawing anything without making a plan first. In other words, the drawing comes out immediately; there are no previous sketches. Of course, everything is from the imagination—a fascinating exercise. I am practising all week and tag the result on social media as #automaticdrawing

Sketch on location in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Indian ink and watercolours on Hahnemüle sketchbook.

Life sketch on location in Quintanilla de Arriba, a village in Valladolid, Spain, Watercolours and Indian ink using a Lammy Safari pen nib on Moleskine sketchbook.

Live sketch on location in Tai O, a charming, picturesque fishers village in Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Watercolour and sepia Indian

Live sketching on location at Wan Chai district, in Hong Kong. Indian ink marker and watercolour.

Drawing people in the streets and places of Hong Kong. A practice that I try to do every day. They are quick sketches of no more than several minutes. A way to learn to compose and watch, too …

Sketch on location at Concert Hall. Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra playing Schumann's symphony no.2 conducted by Hans Graf. Pentel brush

Lin Fa Kung TEmple in Tai Hang, Hong Kong.
Drawing and watercolour on location.

Sketch on location at the Buddhist Chi Lin Nunnery complex.
Pencil, Indian ink and watercolour.

Live drawing in Admiralty during the “Occupy Central” events in 2014 in Hong Kong. A barricade blocks the main road.

I made this drawing in Camporredondo, a beautiful town at the foot of the Palencia mountains. There are still charming buildings like this old house that is now used as a chicken coop. What a place these chickens have! They sure give two-yolk eggs!

Sketch on location in a street in Hoi An, Vietnam. Watercolour and sepia ink.

Live sketch on location in Guardo, Spain. Watercolour and sepia ink.
Orchards in the village at Winter.

Live drawing on location in Columbres, a nice village in Asturias, Spain. Watercolour and ink.

A winter scene landscape. Portilla de la Reina is a village in the northeast of Leon, Spain, surrounded by mountains. Watercolour and Indian ink.

Live sketch on location at the beautiful town, Roskilde, Denmark. This replica ship is near the Viking Museum. Watercolour and ink markers on a Moleskine sketchbook.

Live sketch on location in Merinda de Ebro, Spain. Old houses beside Ebro river. Ink marker and watercolour.

A sketch on location from the Council tower in Volterra, the capital of the Cecina’s valley in Tuscany, Italy. INk and watercolour.