House on Churchill Crescent @ Cammeray

#0169  A magnificent cactus and a few other sculptural plants in the front yard of this house.
30 Jul 2016

Out and About : Pyrmont

Pyrmont is an inner city suburb near the Sydney CBD on the western shore of Darling Harbour.  Once a colonial port known for its wharves, shipyards and stores, it is also home to the Star Casino, Powerhouse Museum, the (old) Pyrmont Bridge and the famous Sydney Fish Market.  Close proximity to the city and university has seen it become the most population dense suburb in Australia.

Here is my collection of sketches from Pyrmont.
30 Jul 2016

Oysters at the Fish Market

Nicholas Seafoods at the Fish Market

Gutting Fish at the Fish Market

Salmon and Scampi at the Fish Market

#0054 Nicholas Seafoods at the Fish Market
#0053 Oysters at the Fish Market
#0052 Salmon and Scampi at the Fish Market
#0051 Gutting Fish at the Fish Market

Check out my sketches from other suburbs around Sydney here.

Electric Light Sub Station @ Cammeray

#0168  Old power station on my walk, now someone’s home.
30 Jul 2016

Postcard from Yosemite National Park

#0167 Half Dome at Yosemite National Park California USA (1993).  I remember my sister falling asleep on the way back to the hotel and I drove half an hour in the wrong direction … she’s not been allowed to navigate since.
29 Jul 2016

Postcard from Eilean Donan Castle

#0166 Reflections, Eilean Donan Castle, Highlands of Scotland (1996).
28 Jul 2016

 

Postcard from Khoo Kongsi

#0165  Side view entrance of Khoo Kongsi, constructed as a communal place of worship for all members of the clan.  Penang Malaysia (1996).
26 Jul 2016

PS.  My grandfather, who passed away before I was born, was a clan man.

Postcard from La Sainte Chapelle

#0164  A lovely church in Paris (1996).
26 Jul 2016

PS.  Hoping to get by without having to add colour but hatching would make the sketch too busy.

Gore Hill Oval @ St Leonards

#0163  Offspring #1 played two back to back footy matches here which afforded me a bit of time to sketch.
24 Jul 2016

PS.  This was quite a challenging sketch.  There was way too many things going on and it was kinda hard to simplify.  I initially drew the club house and added stick figures much later as the sketch seemed too bare and uninteresting … perhaps a note to self to keep practicing drawing crowds rather than avoiding them!

Nook @ Home

#0162  A once bare space between the kitchen and dining area gets cosied up with furnishings from other parts of the house and becomes a special spot to show off offspring #1’s handmade tie-dye cushion (school project).
24 Jul 2016