Tasmania

My wife and I had a great holiday break in Tasmania earlier this month. Good food and amazing scenery. I even managed a little sketching.

We stayed in a great little cottage in the pretty seaside village of Swansea.

I also made a quick pen and wash sketch of the cottage in the little guest book.

We also sampled plenty of the local coffee and I squeezed in a couple of pen sketches. This was the first time I have sketched people (or bottles) in public.

I visited Hobart Art Gallery and made this 30 minute pencil sketch of a statue.

After we returned I had a chance to do this pen and ink wash of Coles Bay from a photo. The rocky peaks are called The Hazards. This was my first attempt at this media and I am interested in pursuing it further.

On the way home I made a few quick pen sketches of my son Start reading a comic. He kept changing position every minute or so.

EDM #124 Draw something yellow

This a view back to my local town, Tamworth. I always meant to exaggerate the colours but it's not really the effect I was hoping for but I guess you you need to have warts and all. The only thing I was vaguely happy with has the sky which was a fair representation.

My first Everyday Matters (EDM #123) - Draw a bell

I have just joined a Yahoo group called Everyday Matters . Sometimes I prefer to think of it as Every day Matters.

I am still working out what it's all about but if I get the gist it is a community of people who enjoy drawing. They often maintain sketch diaries or illustrated journals that record everyday images from their lives. Many also post their drawings to Blogs such as this.

Some also participate in various drawing challenges, including the weekly challenge which involves drawing on a particularly subject or theme. Thus this is EDM #123.

My wife bought this lovely little bell in Brisbane a couple of years ago. As a teacher, she sometimes has used it to to bring a class of small rioters to heel.

Like the previous post it was drawn with a fine, water fast, felt tip pen and coloured with watercolour wash. These represent a couple of my first ever attempts at this media.

A Birthday Drawing

Recently we helped a good friend Kim celebrate her birthday. As a gift I made a small pen and wash of her new daughter from a photo I took back in March.