Thursday was a scorcher. We took some lunch to Blackwattle Bay plus our sketchbooks and David Rankin's book, Fast Sketching Techniques. I am still working on these techniques, and finding it a great way to get a sketch down quickly. I think I am improving at the technique, if you compare against the sketches I did a week or two ago. You can see the cats I did recently here, and my first efforts here.We sat under the shade of a tree, ate our lunch (yummy takeaway salad from Newtown) and looked at books and did some sketches. I drew the park bench, and a tree I'm not going to show you. After that we migrated to a patch of shade under a huge tree, where I did these sketches of the yachts.
We took a walk further on, and found a path that goes along towards the city along the water. There were some fantastic places to draw along there, but the sun was in the west and it was cooking us. 
We plan to go back on a cooler day, or at a different time of day. There are some wonderful harbourside artifacts - old winches and so forth that will make fantastic drawing subject material. That night in the shower, I realised just how hot it has been - I have sunburn!
We plan to go back on a cooler day, or at a different time of day. There are some wonderful harbourside artifacts - old winches and so forth that will make fantastic drawing subject material. That night in the shower, I realised just how hot it has been - I have sunburn!
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Wasn't Thursday a scorcher, and Friday and now Saturday. Just going to Little Bay for a swim and maybe to take some photos. Your sketches are taking shape really well, you are obviously getting a lot from the book, which I must look at. I wish I could get a) some drawing confidence and b) loosen up a bit but I think seeing you and others generously putting your work out for people to see is encouraging me.
A scorcher? Where do you live? Sounds nice to me...I love your quick sketches!
I live north of Chicago, and am sitting here this morning wistfully reading about hot weather. I'm not doing any sketching outside here in the land of ice and snow. So I am enjoying living vicariously through your charming drawings. Love that little bench, and I think your cat sketches are charming as well.
Sherry
These are really very nice. I did like your other 'fast sketches' too. Where they look to have more linear movement these seem to be more about form. All of them have a lot of nice energy. Very well done. The last one of the park bench is terrific :)
I love the idea of it being a scorcher. (I shouldn't complain cause we have had mild weather this week...but snow is on the way this weekend they say.) You did a very nice job on the boats. I always find them hard to do...maybe because I have so little experience with boats and don't know what all the parts should look like. Nice job on these. I should check out that book you mentioned.
You've made me very homesick for old haunts. Very nice fast sketches too.
hi Wendy, i enjoy reading about your sunny days! great job with the sketches, the more you do, the easier it gets and the better you get at it, keep it up!
Absolutely great drawings! You make great use of your darks. Wonderful!
I love the little bench sketch! It's so spare and clean and it radiates heat with that black, black shadow. You're making me want to pick up my pencils again.
glad you managed to catch up with Alison, I couldnt get to Adelaide when she was here. the weather here has been awful but then we get these cool changes and all you want to do is sleep.
Love your boat sketches must look out for that book.
Penny in South Aussie
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