Taipei, Taiwan

After nearly two years in Taipei, we decided to move back to Sydney for a while. I will miss the city and I always will be connected to it in a way or another. 

Heping East Road, Daan District, Taipei － 台北市大安區和平東路

Sketch of Heping East Road, Daan District, Taipei

台北市大安區和平東路

Keelung Road, Xinyi District, Taipei 台北市信義區基隆路

Sketch of Keelung Road, Xinyi District. 

NTU Hospital, Taipei

Sketch of the NTU Hospital, Taipei, build in 1912 during the Japanese colonial period.


Dibujo del Hospital Universitario de Taipei "NTU". Construido en 1912 durante el periodo colonial Japonés.

Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, Taipei.

Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, Taipei

Pinglin, Taiwan 坪林區

Sketch from Pinglin, Taiwan. 

Daoist Temple in Taipei City

Daoist Temple in Taipei City, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Pencil and Watercolor Illustration.


Lápiz y acuarela. Pequeño templo Taoista en Taipei. 

Elevated MRT Station near Sogo, Taipei

Elevated MRT Station near Sogo, Taipei, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Sketch of an elevated MRT Station near Sogo in Taipei City. This sketch was done with a normal pen and a normal notebook (as opposed to "proper" drawing materials). As an urban person I'm in love with transport systems, and I like the idea of Taipei having some of its lines above the ground instead of under.


Dibujo del paso elevado del metro (MRT) en Taipei City cerca del centro comercial japonés Sogo. El dibujo esta hecho con un boli normal sobre papel que no es de dibujo. Como urbanita me siento muy cómodo entre grandes medios de transporte, y el paso elevado de un metro en una gran metropoli como Taipei atrae mi atención como dibujante.

Xinyi Road, Taipei

Xinyi Road, Taipei, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Sketch of Xinyi Road in Taipei. I had some minutes to kill waiting for my wife before having lunch. I like Xinyi road, you can see the impressive Taipei 101 on the background, that was for some years the tallest building on Earth. It's also a very colourful street, and I wanted to insert those colours on my sketch.


Dibujo de la Carretera Xinyi en Taipei aprovechando unos minutos mientras esperaba a mi mujer para irnos a comer. El impresionante Taipei 101 se puede ver en el fondo, durante unos años fue el edificio más alto del planeta. Es una calle muy colorida y queria expresar ese color en mi dibujo.

紅毛城 - Fuerte Santo Domingo, Tamsui, New Taipei City

紅毛城 - Fuerte Santo Domingo, Tamsui, New Taipei City, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

今天我去淡水區。很漂亮！它有西班牙歷史！

Sketch of the Fuerte Santo Domingo in Tamsui, New Taipei City. It was founded by Spaniards in 1628. I also was founded by Spaniards but not as long ago.

Dibujo del Fuerte Santo Domingo en Tamsui, Nueva Taipei. Se fundó por españoles en 1628. A mi también me fundaron españoles aunque no hace tanto.

淡水區 - Tamsui, New Taipei City

淡水區 - Tamsui, New Taipei City, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

今天我去淡水區。很漂亮！它有西班牙歷史！

Sketch from Tamsui, a coastal district from New Taipei City. The Spaniards arrived there in the 17th Century so I guess there is a connection (I was born in Spain!).

Dibujo de Tamsui, un distrito costero de Nueva Taipei. Los españoles llegaron aqui en el siglo XVII asi que imagino que está conectado de algún modo conmigo (nací en Barcelona!).

國父史蹟紀念館 - Dr. Sun Yat-sen House, Taipei

Dr Sun Yat-sen House, Taipei, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Intersection of Zhongshan N. Road and Civic Boulevard, 500 meters from Taipei Main Station. In the former Hotel Umeyashiki, where Dr. Sun stayed during his 1914 visit to Taiwan.

Entre Zhongshan N. Road y Civic Boulevard, 500 metros de la estación central de Taipei. Anteriormente el Hotel Umeyashiki, donde el Dr. Sun estuvo en su visita a Taiwán de 1914.

East Gate, Taipei “台北东门”

East Gate, Taipei “台北东门”, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Taipei used to be a walled city. There is a few very visible reminder of those times in the city. This one is the East Gate and was rebuild in 1945.

Taipei era una ciudad amurallada. Hay varias puertas (reconstrucciones aunque existe una original) de las puertas del antiguo muro. La Puerta Este (la de la imagen) fue reconstruída en 1945. 

國立國父紀念館 - Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Sun Yat-Sen (1866 - 1925). Chinese revolutionary. Sun is refered as the "Father of the Nation" in the Republic of China (where I am), and the "forerunner of democratic revolution" in the People's Republic of China.

Hong Kong Beauty

I love this ship. I only had like 1 minute before she was going to leave port to draw her, so my only chance was to use a brush, black ink and red watercolor.

Un viejo Junco en las aguas del puerto de Hong Kong. Dibujarlo fue dificil porque apenas tenia unos minutos para hacer el dibujo (tinta china y acuarela roja).

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Hong Kong is such a fast paced city, full of high risers, not only for business for also residential. It's also an international city full of life and excitement. I'll try to visit it again soon.

Japanese Temple, Taipei

Japanese Temple, Taipei, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

There is so many remnants of the Japanese Rule of Taiwan (1895 - 1945) around.

This is a bell tower of a Japanese Buddhist Temple in Renai Road in the financial centre of the city.

National Concert Hall Taipei

National Concert Hall Taipei, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Sketch / Illustration of the National Concert Hall in Taipei, in the background the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall.

Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei

Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Illustration of Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.

Chiang Kai Shek Park, Taipei

Chiang Kai Shek Park, Taipei, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

I haven't updated my blog since forever. Maybe few of you (hello? Anyone there?) follow me on Twitter. Anyway, long story short: now I live in Taipei, after six years living in Australia.