The other day I sat down on a ledge of the Queen Victoria statue in Sydney and proceeded to do a fun detailed sketch of the magnificent Queen Victoria Building (QVB). I’ve been wanting to sketch from this spot for ages… but this particular ledge is normally occupied. I’ve sketched QVB a number of times...
CONTINUE READINGIt’s time to wrap up my series of articles on my recent road trip with my typical Reflections post. So without any further ado here they are… 1. A good model for a sketching trip There is no doubt that there is something exciting about a traditional road trip – moving from place to...
CONTINUE READINGI made three stops on the 3.5-hour drive home – two of these were cafes. I had breakfast at Ironbark in Blayney and lunch at Hounslow in Blackheath. And in between these two cafe visits I popped into Govettt’s Leap. This lookout was closed last December when I was in the Blue Mountains for...
CONTINUE READINGOn the last full day of my road trip I headed to a very special country town – Canowindra. For starters, it has a cool name! It is not pronounced Cano-windra which would be the logical way to say it. Instead, it is Ca-nowin-dra. And the ‘nowin’ part is like ‘noun’. But most importantly it...
CONTINUE READINGAnother day and another beautiful historic town! This time it was Carcoar which I visited for a few hours back in 2021. It has a very intact main street and timber bridge and therefore it’s often used in movies. In fact, while I was there I overheard a conversation about an upcoming filming project...
CONTINUE READINGIn the past week, I’ve been sketching with Pitt Pastel Pencils by Faber Castell. And it’s been a lot of fun to try a medium that I generally avoid because I’m a messy sketcher and do not like smudges! I was given a 24-set of the Pitt Pastel Pencils in the mystery box of art...
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