Tag Archives: working harbour
Maritime Museum
We went to Darling Harbour near the Maritime Museum on Saturday with the Sydney Sketch Meetup group. It was a perfect day – 22 degrees. Maybe winter will be over soon. This is my third drawing and the one I’m … Continue reading
Filed under boats, Copic Multiliner, drawing, journal, Maritime Museum, Prismacolour pencils, tombow pens, working harbour
Awesome
Two weeks ago, drawing at Cockatoo Island. I’ve been to Cockatoo Island twice to see the Biennale and found most of it underwhelming. Also went to the MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) this week – underwhelmed again. I’d love to … Continue reading
Filed under Cockatoo Island, Copic Multiliner, drawing, sketching, tombow pens
Cockatoo Island
I’ve been a bit slow to blog this one because it’s nearly time for me to go to Cockatoo Island again. We dashed out there one hot Friday, knowing that we were going again soon, especially to see an exhibition. … Continue reading
Filed under Copic Multiliner, drawing, sketching, working harbour
Bad drawings on GOOD paper
These are the drawings from Day One of my Campaign for Bad Drawing on Good Paper. Last Thursday I went with a friend on this harbour cruise – very different from the usual, as based on the industrial history of … Continue reading
Filed under fine art papers, sketching, working harbour
‘Good’ paper inhibits me!
Today I was reading on ‘Have Dogs will Travel’ about ‘Cheap Sketchbook Syndrome’. I definitely have it. I’ve been using a handmade sketchbook that I made myself from Stonehenge paper and the pages are prepped with acrylic paint or ink. … Continue reading
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World Wide Sketchcrawl Cockatoo Island
Saturday was the 22nd Word-Wide Sketchcrawl (my 3rd). It was the perfect day for going to Cockatoo Island – not too hot, not too cold. Cockatoo Island is a large island in Sydney Harbour. It is an old shipyard with … Continue reading
Filed under Cockatoo Island, drawing, pen and wash, sketching, working harbour
