Sketching at Home Fest Brisbane Australia 2012

This sketch I did from a photo on my smart phone, the rest were done onsite.

Sketching the Brisbane City Library, from the Qld Art Gallery

I had an appointment in the city this morning, and afterwards, I headed off to the Qld Art Gallery to see the Prado Exhibit.  It was amazing, and huge!!  Before I went in, I wandered down the Boardwalk alongside the river and sat and sketched awhile.

Sketching at Cannon Hill Shopping Centre

Recent sketches

I joined a new group, called Drink and Draw.  They are a great group of people, full of fun, and life, and I had a ball.  So much to learn, so little time.

Tonight, I went out to dinner with my bush walking group.  I was a bit early, so I sat quietly sketching whilst waiting for them to arrive.

Town of Gold Rush DREAMWORLD Qld Australia

I had a lovely day with my family at Dreamworld today, celebrating the birthday of my daughters best friends son.
While they were on a water ride, I got to sketch awhile.

Qld Museum Exhibit MUMMY - SECRETS OF THE TOMB -

I had an appointment to day, so I thought in the city.  Turns out, that I turned up a day early :-0 So, I decided seeing I was in the city anyway, I would go to the Mummy Exhibition.  Am I glad I did!!  It was amazing.  I loved the 3D movie at the start, so very informative, and exciting.  The exhibit itself was fabulous.  I stopped and sketched, and didn't get to see the whole exhibit, so I am gain back!!  I am excited.
http://www.mummy.qm.qld.gov.au/The+Exhibition

Here are today's sketches.

Qld Art Gallery Exhibit; Modern Woman: Daughters and Lovers 1850 — 1918 | Drawings from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris

This afternoon, I went along to the Qld Art Gallery to see the above exhibit.  It was amazing.  I spent 4 hours wandering through the exhibit, exaniming the artworks.  One of my all favourite of Degas' work,  Dancer sitting, leaning forward, she massages her left foot) 1881–83  was there, so I sketched it!  Oh joy.

The exhibition is well worth seeing, and I hope it comes to your town.. It celebrates the changing roles of women during the Belle Époque as depicted by leading artists of the time such as Edgar Degas, Pierre—Auguste Renoir, Edouard Vuillard, Edouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre Bonnard, Auguste Rodin, Berthe Morisot and Jean François Millet. These artists increasingly abandoned idealised representations of the female figure, and turned to women from a diverse range of socioeconomic backgrounds, depicting them in their family lives and domestic activities, as well as in the public realm as spectators, performers and workers. Through these fascinating drawings, we see French society undergoing radical transformation.

While I was waiting for my ride to come and pick me up at 5.00pm, I sat in the Qld State Library Cafe and listened to a delightful band playing.

Camping Mount Archer Qld Australia

Mount Archer is 90 minutes drive south west of Brisbane.  The mount is 604 metres high, and dominates the Mount Archer National Park.  The mount is named in honour of the Archer Brothers who explored the Fitzroy area, and it is part of the Darumbal Aboriginal people's traditional country.  I camped there this last weekend with my camping group.  At night and early morning, we were delighted with the raucous calls of the majestic Black Cockatoos..
We camped along Moores Creek, I think it was called, and it was delightful to hear the water rushing by at night.  We had one major thunderstorm on the Saturday night, to add to our excitement.  Everyone managed to stay dry..

Cats-Cats-Cats..

I love this handbag.  I love cats and have 3 of them.  They bring me so much joy and undying love.  Pen & Ink in my 9" x 12" sketchbook

Rain - Rain - Rain

...and more rain.  Brisbane has had a whole years rain in one month. :-0  I haven't been out to sketch this month, been too busy mopping up my studio..  I get one problem fixed, and a new one appears.  I will win this battle though for sure.

Today, I sat out under the carport, and sketched my driveway garden.  It is my drought tolerant garden.  Everything is growing like crazy right now, with all the rain and the humidity.  It looks awesome!

Southbank Brisbane Qld Australia

My birthday was yesterday, and I had the girls for the best part of the day.  I was excited.  We caught the bus to Southbank, and had lunch at the Decks Express, then wandered around and took in the sights.  We gravitated to Streets Beach of course.:-))  The girls swam, and I sketched awhiles..

Urban Sketching. Matisse Drawing Life Exhibition. (Brisbane Australia)

My Granddaughter and I went to The Gallery of Modern Art today, to see the Matisse Exhibit.  We were delighted to find, they had set up a "Drawing Room"  We sat awhile and sketched.  I sketched Auguste Rodin's Bust "Torse de Jeune Femme", and a sketch of my granddaughter drawing..

I went to the Qld Art Gallery today and did a sketch of part of my favourite painting at the gallery. It is called Monday Morning.

The Former Taylor-Heaslop Building

This is the Former Taylor-Heaslop Building, erected in 1889-90, is important as surviving evidence of the Woolloongabba Fiveways, one of Brisbane's principal shopping centres in the latter part of the 19th century, and for demonstrating the impact of the economic boom of the 1880's in metropolitan Brisbane.

Sketching at Cannon Hill Shopping Complex October 2011

Mango Micks Fruit Stall

Mother and daughters taking a break.  The girls had just come to chat with me, telling me how good I was at drawing, and telling me their father is an artist, and their uncle in South Africa is a famous artist :-))  They were delightful!

Practice.  He kept bobbing up and down, so I gave up :-D

Red Rooster takeaway

Watermelon stall at Mango Micks.

Bulimba Ferry Terminal Brisbane

The Bulimba ferry terminal was built in 1922 for the Balmoral Shire Council, then responsible for the efficient servicing of several ferry routes across the Brisbane River. Since the days of the convict settlement at Moreton Bay when a punt was poled between the main settlement and the south bank of the river, ferries have been a vital transport facility for Brisbane. The river twists and loops through the city and cross-river access is important in linking city and suburbs and greatly reducing travel time between them. Although the first bridge linked the city and South Brisbane in 1862, no other bridges were built for many years, public transport was limited and few people had private transport until after World War Two. People who needed to commute to work and to access shopping and entertainment facilities used cross-river ferries on a daily basis. Ferries were the only major transport service provided by metropolitan local authorities as responsibility for care and management had been placed in their hands by an 1858 Act.

Toronto Islands - Toronto - Canada

I went to Toronto Islands with my friends.  I found this amazing 200 year old lighthouse to sketch..  Gibraltar Point Lighthouse.

Built in 1808, this is the oldest stone building in Toronto and the oldest surviving lighthouse on the Great Lakes. From its site on Gibraltar Point, it has watched most of Toronto’s history unfold. A lightkeeper was resident until 1958, when the lighthouse was decommissioned.

I would have finished my sketch, if I hadn't been attacked by hundreds of red ants..:-))

A quick sketch at Carousel Cafe while I was waiting for my lunch.

York Soaring Gliding Club - Wellington County - Ontario Canada

I spent the day at the gliding club with my friends.  I managed to sketch a little and I also went for an amazing flight, with the man who brought Freedom Wings into Canada, Charles Peterson.  What an amazing man, he is a qualified gliding instructor many items over, an aerobatic instructor, a qualified sailor, and lord knows what else.  I spent the most delightful hour with him up in the clouds.  He even did "wing overs" for me.  What a hoot.  If I ever get to go flying with him again, I am going to tell him, he need not worry about doing mild acrobatics, I am all in!!!!!

York Soaring Gliding Club

ASK21 Glider

GILLIES LAKE. Northern Ontario - CANADA

Is a 20-hectare lake in the heart of the City of Timmins. It is a five minute walk from my friends house, so we can go for a walk at will.  I have been around twice now, the first time with my camera, this time with my sketch book.
 Gillies Lake Promenade was developed by the Conservation Authority as part of its lake rejuvenation project in 1986.  Since that time, the 2.5 km trail has become the focus for the entire community trail netwrk with direct linkages to the Scout Rock, Golden Springs, and Lion's Walk Trails. Future plans call for connections through the downtown to the Waterfront Trail.

I am going to check out Scout Rock next time...

HERON in watercolour..

This is a painting I have done this last week.  I started it at an Artist Meet in Jackson's Point, Keswick, Ontario, and finished it at my friends Art Club today in Timmins Ontario.