Canada Trip: the Atlantic Provinces

Cape Breton National Park, Nova Scotia

The winding Cabot Trail is said to resemble Scottish highlands. 

Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island

Distinctive red soil, even the beaches have a red hue. Apparently the sand dunes (to the right) are important breeding ground for some animals

Gros Morne National Park (along the Tablelands), NFLD

Canada trip: Ontario

Muskoka Wharf, Gravenhurst, ON

The ship on the left is the oldest operating steamship in North America, RMS Segwun. But sadly under repair because it's still a full month before the sightseeing season ;A; 

According to the nice lady selling handmade soap next door, this place will be crazy crowded once the summer season starts...

Lake of Two Rivers, Algonquin Provincial Park. (The red thing in the background is the canoe assigned to our cabin~)

Sunset at Berkeley - Last day as a student!

Campus - downtown Berkeley entry point, also where the semi-official "University of California" sign is located.

Wanted to draw the spiral coloured tree trunks on campus for a long time! The wooded area has the best view during sunset too! since it faces the West. Still need to figure out what kind of tree they are though lol.

No longer a university student from today onwards. It's been a good 5-year!!

Sunset at Doe Library, UC Berkeley

Finally found the motivation to hike up to campus just around sunset to draw the central library (the sun never shines there during the day...orz) Plenty groups of students taking graduation photos in front of the library and on the glade, guess this is my way of commemorating my graduation. 

One week left! 

Now that Summer is Almost Here...

Right next to bustling downtown Berkeley, the walkway to central campus is quiet and shady with overhanging branches and shadows. A very enjoyable walk, that is, after you get used to the occasional smell of marijuana in the background and stop distressing over the ever-so-weak flow of Strawberry Creek under the bridge...

Le Conte / Birge Hall (Physics building) Loved the glass walkway here since 1st year college!

Snapshots from Robotics Competitions

The student organization I originally belonged to held its annual robotics competition over the weekend. Since I had no duties anymore, I just stood and sketched staff / students busy at work! 

MC, photographers, and onlookers. I love sketching photographers in events, because they never show up in their own photos!

Judges (easily spotted from their distinctive uniform) + students + audience (mostly parents eagerly watching their kids compete)

Field Control table

I was squeezed against one aisle because there were so much traffic in and out of the auditorium (where the competition was held) There were constantly teams getting in and out, audience members moving down the rows when it was their team's turn on the stage. Plus my fellow club members running up and down the aisle with errands. It was my first and last time watching the competition properly, since my duties mostly lead until the beginning of the event. Glad I get to document it one last time.

CalDay 2015!

Since this is going to be my last CalDay (university-wide open house for prospective students, communities, visitors alike) as a student, I went around campus sketching people!

First off, North Gate. There was a small info tent. And the enthusiastic girl was busy answering questions while munching on her lunch sandwich in between. That's some work ethics right there!

Next I went up to my own department's building. No matter what the events are, we always have the competition vehicles (SAE, solar vehicle) up front to attract the visitors. The labs downstairs were also filled with people, reminding me how I spent my entire afternoon in the basement too last year.

Lastly, the iconic Sather Gate. The flow of people just never stopped during the day! Had a quick chat with a pair of passer-bys when I was almost done with this painting. And one of them left me with, "Never stop drawing like that!" Much gratefulness for the kind encouragement!