A wonderful morning with the Brisbane City Sketchers. Loads of laughter and fun. I chose to sketch Brisbane Arcade, and one of the five gorgeous light posts, that have bronze sculptures in them by Fred Whitehouse.
The Brisbane Arcade was build on scandal, death, and robbery. You can read about it here.
Built in 1923 on the site of notorious confessed murderer Patrick
Mayne’s butcher shop, the Brisbane Arcade is a splendid Edwardian
baroque alley of gallery shops. Patrick’s son Dr James Mayne employed
the son of 19th century architectural guru Richard Gailey, Richard
Gailey Jnr to design it as a legacy to the people of Brisbane – a
gesture that many believe was an atonement to the alleged sins of his
father.
Sculpted by Fred Whitehouse 1996 the are five light posts with the following sculptures.
Possum - Flying Fox - Snake -
Goanna - Birds.
Handmade sketchbook 7.5" x 6" lamy pen
Handmade sketchbook 7.5" x 6" lamy pen
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