Category Archives: drawing

A walk in the damp underbrush…

of a landscape. Here is a watercolour i did of Wilson’s prom in 2006.  I worked this in terms of the use of negative spaces and the manipulation of liquid colour across the surface to gain a lovely hue and … Continue reading

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caring about 2 figs

I drew some lush ripe figs on a tablecloth at a winery in the Adelaide hills at lunch with friends.  A lovely afternoon and a nice little watercolor on rough watercolorpaper about the size of an A4 sheet and this … Continue reading

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freeing a drawing to the child

or at least donating it to a worthy cause to aid children in need. In 2009 I did a watercolour/ink and pencil drawing of the You Yangs from Drysdale Cemetary (50 cm by 65 cm) and donated it to the … Continue reading

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the swinging baton….

Elizabeth sang with the Victoria Chorale for a few years and I watched and listened to performances with sketch book in hand, pencil gliding in something not quite resembling the beat across the pages.  Val Pyers was the conductor, a facinating charismatic presence … Continue reading

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