Back home and back to scanning…. This is one of my favourite sketches from the 2 weeks. Flynn’s Beach Port Macquarie in the storm It represents the halfway point and a turn in the weather (from the perfect first week to the interesting second week) but also the turning point in my beach sketches…. A...
CONTINUE READINGThis is my last leisurely morning sketching up here and I just can’t get enough of it. This is my third sketch this morning and using some loose paper as running out of pegs in my sketchbook. Really pleased with the effects on rougher paper. It is silly to say I don’t want to go...
CONTINUE READINGSorry if I am boring you … But I am so addicted to painting these rocks and watching the waves and breathing in the fresh salt air. It is doing me a world of good and I am overwhelmingly thankful for the chance to be here. Sorry about the blurriness but there was a stiff...
CONTINUE READINGWe have had 2 days of rain and high winds last night… So this afternoon with the rain stopped I thought I would check out the state of the beaches…. This is the beach that I visited yesterday – sketched in the car again today. I haven’t had a chance to swim there…not sure that...
CONTINUE READINGBut I just had to go out and try to sketch it. Was a little scary just sitting in the car but of course it is a lot milder than conditions recently in Queensland. I might add more to this sketch later – I have discovered a tube of white gouache in my box of...
CONTINUE READINGThe summary of my week at the beach has been morning and afternoon swims, tearoom visits, catching up with friends, reading books, watching cricket and tennis AND evening painting experiments. Here is a sample of 4 such adventures. I am painting on an old block of arches cold press which I am not crazy about....
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