Singapore sketches

British artist and illustrator Lorette Roberts (www.loretteroberts.com/) has added Singapore, Sketches of the Lion City to her current collection of five bestselling sketchbooks depicting China and Hong Kong. Based in Suffolk, England, Roberts' work is typically vibrant and versatile, with a focus on people, places and objects, with each colourful drawing and watercolor accompanied by descriptive, sometimes humorous, captions. This fabulous hardcover book is a visual delight and captures the very essence of Singapore, from a day out at MacRitchie Reservoir to black-and-white houses, birdcages,
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