Tooradin, Victoria

We like to visit the small out-of-the-way places and the unassuming township of Tooradin proved an unexpectedly peaceful and interesting place. Situated on Western Port Bay, 60 km south east of Melbourne city it has a tiny beach, mud flats, remnants of an old pier, myriads of soldier crabs and birdlife. 

The region hosts the largest area of White Mangrove south of the tropics. 

Top that off with the picturesque Old Jetty Cafe, which served very nice snacks. 

It’s only a 15 minute drive south, off the main Princes Highway, although we managed to take a wrong turn getting back and ended up in traffic crawling through sprawling new housing estates to the north of Tooradin. An ugly aspect of Melbourne’s growth.

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Off to see Van Gogh

A trip to the city to see the Van Gogh exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria – stories on the train and lunch outside the gallery on a warm winter day.

An uplifting day for sure!

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State Library of Victoria Sketchmeet

Sketching the State Library of Victoria on a cold winter morning.  It was good to join a sketchmeet with Urban Sketchers Melbourne after several months. 

Only a small group on this cold Sunday morning but it turned out gloriously sunny and we were able to sketch outdoors.

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Fiesta Malaysia, Melbourne, 2017

Pity we were rained out at the Fiesta Malaysia event but not before our friends in the Peranakan Association got to do their song and dance and we got to enjoy some satay and roti chanai from the numerous food stalls. I put a grey wash over the whole sketch after I got home. It helped depict the gloomy wet day.

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Waiting Room Sketch

People in the waiting room at the Casey Hospital, Victoria when I had to go for a scan of my sinuses. Sketching sure helps to pass any long wait.

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