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Close ups of my very long sketch from Thursday when I kept my daughter company at the Collingwood Hairsmiths. Such a cool place to draw and such a welcome from Otis and Lucia. They were so busy that ...
Apr 16
Close ups of my very long sketch from Thursday when I kept my daughter company at the Collingwood Hairsmiths. Such a cool place to draw and such a welcome from Otis and Lucia. They were so busy that they didn't realise for a while what I was doing :). I hope I managed to capture the character of this fun and quirky place. This took about 3 hours for those who I know will ask! @collingwood_hairsmiths #collingwoodhairsmiths #melbourneurbansketchers #urbansketchers #usk #collingwoodhairdresser #hairdresser #sketch #bockingford #collingwoodlife #collingwood #pensketch #hairdressersofinstagram #hairdressers #accordionsketch #cityofyarra #urbansketchersaustralia #melbournehairdresser
My daughter asked me to keep her company while she had her hair done, tempting me with drawing the disco vibe of Collingwood Hairsmiths. What can I say? She was absolutely right! I was plied with a ...
Apr 16
My daughter asked me to keep her company while she had her hair done, tempting me with drawing the disco vibe of Collingwood Hairsmiths. What can I say? She was absolutely right! I was plied with a glass (ok, or two) of wine as I sketched and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the ideas springing from Otis about possibilities for colouring Beth's hair. The result three hours later? Hard to tell from this angle but she left with a magnificent burgundy and vibrant purple 'do' and a gorgeous cut that suits her so well. And this was my sketch which will be making its way back to Otis in time as thanks for bringing my daughter so much joy over a number of uplifting visits. And the disco vibe? Otis is also a DJ and the effervescent Lucia is magic with mosaics and decor! Swipe to see the final version and I will share close ups separately. @collingwood_hairsmiths #collingwoodhairsmiths #melbourneurbansketchers #urbansketchers #usk #collingwoodhairdresser #hairdresser #sketch #bockingford #collingwoodlife #collingwood #pensketch #hairdressersofinstagram #hairdressers #accordionsketch #cityofyarra #urbansketchersaustralia #melbournehairdresser
Tuesday sketching in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy where it was coooold! Well cold enough for a pampered Aussie anyway! I had to do a little hoicking up (yes, made up phrase) of these buildings as they ...
Apr 16
Tuesday sketching in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy where it was coooold! Well cold enough for a pampered Aussie anyway! I had to do a little hoicking up (yes, made up phrase) of these buildings as they are running downhill. So the rooflines aren't quite so accurate but at least the buildings didn't run off the bottom of my paper. Sila Espresso Bar stars - but so many bricks to draw. Then @bonapfitzroy where @auntyfrank and I hid out of the wind for lunch. Yummm pumpkin soup and fresh pieces of baguette as we looked out the windows at passers by braving the elements. The staff took a video of my very long (and still growing) streetscape. One more building to go before the next corner. Moving along!! #brunswickstreetsketchography #melbourneurbansketchers #brunswickstreet #fitzroy #brunswickstreetfitzroy #cafesketch #urbansketchers #usk #streetscape #victorianarchitecture #archisketch #bockingford #melbourne #sketch #cityofyarra
The Labour in Vain Hotel at the corner of Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, with the Perseverance Hotel peeking through the leaves in the distance. Drawn over a very tasty lunch at Cafe Louis in Gore Street ...
Apr 6
The Labour in Vain Hotel at the corner of Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, with the Perseverance Hotel peeking through the leaves in the distance. Drawn over a very tasty lunch at Cafe Louis in Gore Street with my fellow urban sketchers Trish, @diannecolk and @auntyfrank - thanks for the company my peeps! A little girl clambered on the table to admire our watercolour palettes before riding off comfortably perched behind her mum on the bike. #melbourneurbansketchers #brunswickstreet #brunswickstreetsketchography #brunswickstreetfitzroy #fitzroy #cityofyarra #urbansketchers #usk #urbansketch #melbournepub @labourinvainhotel @perseverancehotel
Surely this building has eyelids? Last Tuesday's sketch in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. I still need to paint it of course and it's calling out for a bright yellow and lots of orangey brickey...
Apr 5
Surely this building has eyelids? Last Tuesday's sketch in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. I still need to paint it of course and it's calling out for a bright yellow and lots of orangey brickey goodness. #melbourneurbansketchers #brunswickstreetsketchography #brunswickstreet #fitzroy #brunswickstreetfitzroy #cityofyarra #urbansketching #urbansketchers #usk #bockingfird
Doughnut Time sign in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy proudly bearing two doughnuts. During Melbourne's second wave of covid last year, when we locked down for 4 months, we desperately looked forward ...
Mar 28
Doughnut Time sign in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy proudly bearing two doughnuts. During Melbourne's second wave of covid last year, when we locked down for 4 months, we desperately looked forward to a Doughnut Day' - zero deaths due to covid in Victoria. Then 'Double Doughnut Day' arrived - zero new locally acquired cases as well as zero deaths. Doughnut shops were sold out as we celebrated and started to emerge from isolation. Yesterday (and today) were Triple Doughnut Days with no imported cases in quarantine either, from nearly 14,000 tests. Sadly this shop is long closed and shuttered but it is still surely a sign of the times - possibly in more ways than one. Thanks to @pr_designthinkingdrawings for joining us all the way from Brisbane and @lunchsketch ! @doughnut_time #brunswickstreetsketchography #melbourneurbansketchers #urbansketchers #urbansketchersaustralia #usk #fitzroy #cityofyarra #doughnutday #doubleddoughnutday #doubledonutday #melbourne #brunswickstreet #brunswickstreetfitzroy #bockingford