"Ordinary Life"

I suppose it is nothing new for me to say that I think I am addicted to sketching on location.... But the last month or so, for various reasons, I have not been able to get out much and I have REALLY missed it. This week I have been thinking that I have to try to get out at lunch and sketch more but I find the scenes of my ordinary fairly uninspired... But I have found some work of fellow urban sketchers this week which have made me realise that this is a silly attitude...

Anyway – this afternoon after work I was feeling a wee bit flat(sometimes it happens even to me!) despite the fact that the weekend was starting. So I went to my ‘ordinary’ (understatement!!!) Friday afternoon sketching venue. I don’t think I will EVER get over how special the view from Milson’s Point is!!!!



Started of with the usual view....



...then thought I should sketch the bridge (I normally chicken out from attempting this level of complexity)

....and then more of the bridge.



Time to go... And then excitement as a cruise ship left... Always gives me a lovely holiday feeling.
Having fun adding text and solid colour to a very quick sketch attempted with a pen that was NOT cooperating. What a wonderful 1.5 hours of sketching (though it was some communication via mobile phone that REALLY picked me up...not the sketching on its own!)