I arrived in Launceston yesterday and have already managed to sketch a few wonderfully complex Victorian buildings ..such as this one opposite Brisbane St mall (and finally have some fast wifi to blog)
And below the fantastic Chalmers church – wow! I want to sketch this again before I leave!
Finished the day with an amazing visit to Leoni Duff’s studio. I have known of her for years (through church connections) and it was wonderful to finally meet her, chat about all kinds of things, approaches to art and teaching and see her amazing work IRL. I also loved her still life collection and setup! Please visit her site and check out her work
Our work couldn’t be more different but we have a LOT in common. Thanks Leonie for making the time for me yesterday!
Today: I gave a lecture at the school of architecture UTAS. ..About sketching architecture – my approach and how important sketching is to the design process. It was a lot of fun and wonderful to meet staff and students and get a tour of their amazing school. Wow! what facilities they have and the work produced is impressive. it was especially encouraging to see the use of drawing and watercolour in the student’s work (along with digital imagery of course!)
I started with a Le Corbusier quote which you can read on the side bar of my sketching architecture blog
I spent an hour at QVMAG preparing for Saturday’s workshop and then did this crazy sketch of the wonderful Albert Hall before heading back to my hotel for a Skype interview (which might go live next week)
This trip (which is really a work trip) has been a lot of fun but a lot of work..only 2 out of my 11 commitments to go….
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This is just a enroute teaser! of course I will be scanning and posting each when I get home.
Your sketchbooks are truly the best, Liz. You will find one, I am sure.
I wish we could see the images better — they are so tiny! They look great!
Such an exciting trip! Maybe you need another sketchbook posted to you?
Glad to hear you're doing another workshop in Tasmania. Will be keen to join your group – easy to drive up from Hobart.
Tasmania was beautiful! I wasn't organised enough to set-up a sketch catch-up with people in Hobart as we were told we couldn't miss MONA. Tasmanians have kept a lot of the historic buildings unlike Brisbane so there were so many stunning buildings. It is a great place to do a sketching holiday as it was easy to get around. I am looking forward to your sketches! We didn't have enough time to stop at Launceston or Lonnie as everyone calls it.
thank you!!
I was thinking about that…. but glad in the end with the emergency purchase I made!
Great! details will be first announced on my newsletter on Tues 3rd March
yes… Tassie is amazing. There are even more historic buildings in Lonnie than there are in Hobart- next time! And I can put you in touch with sketchers too!
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