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Urban sketching around Tasmania, part 3: Hobart

Urban sketching around Tasmania, part 3: Hobart

We had a really comfy Airbnb in Hobart overlooking the Derwent River. The natural consequence of the view was a big hill, so we timed our outings to walk downhill into town and then at the end of the day we caught an uber back up again! This was the view from our...

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Fitzroy Library Exhibition November 2020 to January 2021: Brunswick Street Fitzroy sketches and urban history

Fitzroy Library Exhibition November 2020 to January 2021: Brunswick Street Fitzroy sketches and urban history

Brunswick Street Fitzroy: sketches and urban history is an exhibition of sketches, illustrations, vintage photographs and clippings from old newspapers that share my long term passion for the architecture, history and community of Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. All of my artwork was drawn on location over the last couple of years, with watercolour added to the longer streetscapes in my studio.

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Urban sketching at the Black Cat, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

Urban sketching at the Black Cat, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

This week we should have been exhibiting another year of Brunswick Street sketches at the Black Cat. But, alas, due to Melbourne’s coronavirus lockdowns it is now on the back burner ?. The Black Cat in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, is a Melbourne icon. It is Cool, with a capital C. It’s retro. It’s quirky. They have a DJ. They support local artists. Like us.

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Sketchbook tour – 2 weeks urban sketching in Ireland

Sketchbook tour – 2 weeks urban sketching in Ireland

A big portion of my ancestry is Irish, so visiting Ireland for the first time was something I was really looking forward to. From sunny (and often not so sunny) Melbourne it was hard to imagine the accents, the brilliant greens, the castles (yay CASTLES!!) and the...

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Drawing during the brownie ban

Drawing during the brownie ban

It's a bit rough when you are just trying to support your teenage daughter's future as a pastry chef and she bans you from touching the chocolate brownies that are sitting on the bench. Especially when she has just called for help in setting up a brownie photo shoot...

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