Tuesday: Brutalist Architecture strikes again Rather than just go a block and half away to the Rest Park where I normally wander for a quick sketch, I went for a bigger walk to explore places further afield and find benches where I could sit to sketch. I then didn’t have much time to sketch…...
CONTINUE READINGNot a good start to the week by breaking own of my rules – “Don’t start a sketch after 10.30pm- go to bed instead”. But somehow I was keen to try out a few things from Saturday.(workshop with John Haycraft) 1. Back lit subjects. I was thinking about this on Friday when I sketched at...
CONTINUE READINGI did a great workshop with John Haycraft today. Amazing demonstrations but I felt tense and struggled all day – trying new things was a disaster! This was done really quickly at the end of the day, when everyone started to pack up and doing it ‘my way’! Looking across to the Heritage Shipyard...
CONTINUE READINGA few quick lunchtime sketches this week…. St Thomas Rest Park, Crows Nest I know that cemeteries might not be the most exciting place to go… but I just love my local “Rest Park” even sketching the same view over and over is nice. But most of all the nicest part is the fact...
CONTINUE READINGIt took me 50 minutes to get in from here on Thursday morning. Tips that I gleaned for visiting the Masterpieces of Paris exhibition in Canberra: Be prepared to stand in a queue for a few hours – bring food, water, hat, umbrella,… and lots of patience Be prepared to enjoy the art with lots...
CONTINUE READINGHad a lazy start which resulted in me not feeling like doing much. There is so much to do in Canberra..I wasn’t sure what to do on the final morning. I also was dreading the 3.5 hour drive home in the afternoon (I am much more enthusiastic about driving in the morning). SO decided...
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