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Flinders Street Station, Melbourne. Classic viewpoint for urban sketchers, outside Young and Jacksons Hotel. It was lovely to sketch with @lunchsketch and @alissaduke1 - it seems we became another ...
Jul 30
Flinders Street Station, Melbourne. Classic viewpoint for urban sketchers, outside Young and Jacksons Hotel. It was lovely to sketch with @lunchsketch and @alissaduke1 - it seems we became another tourist attraction to visitors and international students new to the city. Lots of questions and I think we ended up in a lot of photos, which is always easier to handle in a group. We tried to follow the sun from one side of Swanston Street to another but still ended up freezing our sensitive bits. #melbourneurbansketchers #flindersstreetstation #urbansketchers #usk
Bonus lunch menu from Sir Charles in Johnston Street, Fitzroy alongside the usual collection of watercolours, brushes and paint water (while trying not to dip my paintbrush into the drinking water). ...
Jul 26
Bonus lunch menu from Sir Charles in Johnston Street, Fitzroy alongside the usual collection of watercolours, brushes and paint water (while trying not to dip my paintbrush into the drinking water). My hands were so cold that I kept dropping my paintbrush. Drawn a few weeks ago and finished off today on two wet and cold winter days here in Melbourne. #melbourneurbansketchers #urbansketchers #usk
George's Bar, Johnston Street, Fitzroy, drawn a month or so ago and painted today while sitting on a very cold metal stool which sent my nether regions numb. Part of my usual long panoramas so I ...
Jul 26
George's Bar, Johnston Street, Fitzroy, drawn a month or so ago and painted today while sitting on a very cold metal stool which sent my nether regions numb. Part of my usual long panoramas so I didn't fit in the roofline @georgesbarfitzroy #usk #urbansketchers #melbourneurbansketchers
You may or may not recognise this group of brick terrace buildings in Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy now it has been made into a print. I love swishing watercolour brickiness, especially when I get ...
Jul 23
You may or may not recognise this group of brick terrace buildings in Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy now it has been made into a print. I love swishing watercolour brickiness, especially when I get to use my favourite Aussie Red Gold - a Daniel Smith watercolour. Add the occasional dab of Transparent Pyrrol Orange, maybe some random reds from my collection. Always satisfying 🙂 #helendrawsbrunswickstreet
Each print order this week has gone up in size, which I've found quite fascinating because it gives me a chance to really zoom in on what the watercolour is doing. I love seeing how it has ...
Jul 23
Each print order this week has gone up in size, which I've found quite fascinating because it gives me a chance to really zoom in on what the watercolour is doing. I love seeing how it has granulated and really just gone whichever way it wants. No pixelation here, because I scan them at such a high resolution to capture all the texture. Super big media files these! #helendrawsbrunswickstreet
Another printy day as the cold winter winds blow outside. Every one of these brings back memories, and you can even tell the different seasons they were drawn on location. Those magnolia blossoms were...
Jul 23
Another printy day as the cold winter winds blow outside. Every one of these brings back memories, and you can even tell the different seasons they were drawn on location. Those magnolia blossoms were fleeting so I had to dash to capture them in time. #helendrawsbrunswickstreet
Little signed prints heading off to a new home. I feel they make a handsome pair and I hope they spread the joy I experienced in making them! #fineartprints
Jul 22
Little signed prints heading off to a new home. I feel they make a handsome pair and I hope they spread the joy I experienced in making them! #fineartprints
Carlton Gardens, the Hochgurtel Fountain, and the Exhibition Buildings all in one. Sketchmeet with #melbourneurbansketchers today on a rare sunny (but chilly) Melbourne winter's day. Great ...
Jul 10
Carlton Gardens, the Hochgurtel Fountain, and the Exhibition Buildings all in one. Sketchmeet with #melbourneurbansketchers today on a rare sunny (but chilly) Melbourne winter's day. Great turnout and lovely to meet and chat after such a long time. I came back after lunch to finish painting, so no, I didn't do it all in 2 hours! 3, perhaps? #usk #urbansketchers #urbansketch #melbournesketch #carltongardens #exhibitionbuilding #melbourneexhibitionbuilding #bockingford #sketch #panoramasketch #helendrawsmelbourne #watercoloursketch