tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45825754360610686112024-03-23T03:15:47.102-07:00Now is my Story (in Sketches)Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.comBlogger320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-5045977420056055992024-03-15T23:50:00.000-07:002024-03-15T23:53:58.196-07:00Springfield Homestead Back<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I sketched the front of the 1860s Springfield Homestead (at The Old Cheese Factory precinct in Berwick, Australia) a year and a half ago and last week did a back corner. It was a hot 28 degree afternoon but sitting in the shade with a coolish breeze made for a very pleasant sketchmeet with a few friends. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUNvgSspRgra9DubMcBoK0RlRgiUWXtvVckU6Sg0UjMa0GGsG9AU3as1QtebaNRlFWaWOELpQaQuMJBIa54_C4YzwxgNU8bJeVFKR9R_C7UuenSuDd7yFtcI7yAuwGX7SbVKypf3-wuRSABe8cStutZxn9arW5FouhoplH8G4EPHk7I5yw-B-54TIibY/s2048/HomesteadBack.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUNvgSspRgra9DubMcBoK0RlRgiUWXtvVckU6Sg0UjMa0GGsG9AU3as1QtebaNRlFWaWOELpQaQuMJBIa54_C4YzwxgNU8bJeVFKR9R_C7UuenSuDd7yFtcI7yAuwGX7SbVKypf3-wuRSABe8cStutZxn9arW5FouhoplH8G4EPHk7I5yw-B-54TIibY/w640-h480/HomesteadBack.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXB7IraqYSfxP74FBD2QuXhQDcr7YnzzulbiBOtq48k6j-Ue5uBkI2SRywuD5xVu6lwkB9xXgs5ZX5WK6pSaTsXnnAsD_8ogboO1HoQZkCgODySOnel7P8goGRSpmhCRJx3Rb-Zcn9xbImZZ6n8vtSVXFOkHIIq3Zyh0YjeWjMOFqqr-mNsFWJwObCZ4/s2048/HomesteadBackPhoto.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXB7IraqYSfxP74FBD2QuXhQDcr7YnzzulbiBOtq48k6j-Ue5uBkI2SRywuD5xVu6lwkB9xXgs5ZX5WK6pSaTsXnnAsD_8ogboO1HoQZkCgODySOnel7P8goGRSpmhCRJx3Rb-Zcn9xbImZZ6n8vtSVXFOkHIIq3Zyh0YjeWjMOFqqr-mNsFWJwObCZ4/w640-h480/HomesteadBackPhoto.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 7.5”x 7.5", #OldCheeseFactory</p><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here's a few older sketches done at the Old Cheese Factory precinct:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1) Sketch of the front of the homestead.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://nowismystoryinsketches.blogspot.com/2022/12/christmas-sketchmeet-2022.html">https://nowismystoryinsketches.blogspot.com/2022/12/christmas-sketchmeet-2022.html</a></span></div><p></p><p style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">2) Sketching vegetation outside the homestead. </span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://nowismystoryinsketches.blogspot.com/2022/03/sketching-vegetation.html">https://nowismystoryinsketches.blogspot.com/2022/03/sketching-vegetation.html</a></p><p style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">3) The Old Cheese Factory Building itself which is next to the homestead. </span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://nowismystoryinsketches.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-old-cheese-factory.html">https://nowismystoryinsketches.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-old-cheese-factory.html</a></p><p></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-89627375404866229162024-03-15T23:22:00.000-07:002024-03-15T23:22:51.113-07:00Accurate!<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">They call themselves Accurate! They better be when they’re working inches from a neighbouring fence! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIlegblskF5-KZa-PKmV-7VDswzQSLw2mbyVJ39uvBAeQX-hJImYXVM4-Oy2N9_Lq7DPTsclFhKvJ9vYNCG64iZ8ewt1u7LLXNnIaym3oqkbVe_oC99XrgIIOsYK_Xu49RFSIhc9lfXEqM34t8L14LnfiBobIVQUZ_8egWrWftCdQcAAd3acfAMAQWk8/s2048/Accurate.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1862" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIlegblskF5-KZa-PKmV-7VDswzQSLw2mbyVJ39uvBAeQX-hJImYXVM4-Oy2N9_Lq7DPTsclFhKvJ9vYNCG64iZ8ewt1u7LLXNnIaym3oqkbVe_oC99XrgIIOsYK_Xu49RFSIhc9lfXEqM34t8L14LnfiBobIVQUZ_8egWrWftCdQcAAd3acfAMAQWk8/w582-h640/Accurate.jpeg" width="582" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The second drawing was just an exercise for myself done from a photo taken the day I saw this humongous piece of machinery arrive. It's done with my brand new TWSBI Eco pen! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUP4m-cTfaBvvhX8AUeYe0wjdFF8MbVs7vg7w7bJGiG6jdeWrVeQuuyQE6tRSHmEJxcYvUveYN6aL7o3phacGTxJk217_NQ72Sa1HVxGLgfCLwu1WacMyeFXPmuMUkAs4NQLw6Xb2NiC3JCUzRiwYJ7atJUCMMbFcDk0zx41v6AWeoIOj6CBbxAb7Mpcc/s2048/AccurateDigger.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2048" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUP4m-cTfaBvvhX8AUeYe0wjdFF8MbVs7vg7w7bJGiG6jdeWrVeQuuyQE6tRSHmEJxcYvUveYN6aL7o3phacGTxJk217_NQ72Sa1HVxGLgfCLwu1WacMyeFXPmuMUkAs4NQLw6Xb2NiC3JCUzRiwYJ7atJUCMMbFcDk0zx41v6AWeoIOj6CBbxAb7Mpcc/w640-h638/AccurateDigger.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">After several days of much noise and dust, the demolition of a nice house has been successfully accomplished.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">First sketch: #Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Zeta Sketchbook, 7.5”x 7.5”.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Second sketch: #TWSBI Eco pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Zeta Sketchbook, 7.5”x 7.5”.</span></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-46749871914480612172024-03-15T15:58:00.000-07:002024-03-15T16:01:43.736-07:00Lilies for Lunar New Year<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I forgot to post this story in February but better late than never so here it is.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Decorating our house for Lunar New Year is not something I usually do but the Oriental Lilies from the garden bloomed profusely this year and made a nice show. This sketch is my first small step towards working (a bit) more expressively in 2024.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoX7CroN5Gr1JDr_bEf6bxO6FUdBeYxD8sxXQ4QnP1Tzxtp34HAt-dE-jls1iqPpEr-vO4gMudrVX7WeTL-SvxWFnZgFmiO8_zx66Zi7a_jQuwZ_U-rvMn4xI-xPJCH15ODkjyzHhdz6Fvi2DE-uJwS_e_RwY-3RiWffyQZoeoe5o_iPk6wG4iYQ0mVc/s2048/CNYOrientalLily.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="2048" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoX7CroN5Gr1JDr_bEf6bxO6FUdBeYxD8sxXQ4QnP1Tzxtp34HAt-dE-jls1iqPpEr-vO4gMudrVX7WeTL-SvxWFnZgFmiO8_zx66Zi7a_jQuwZ_U-rvMn4xI-xPJCH15ODkjyzHhdz6Fvi2DE-uJwS_e_RwY-3RiWffyQZoeoe5o_iPk6wG4iYQ0mVc/w640-h562/CNYOrientalLily.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2MBfiZvwbTIGvTKZ45w5gsnjAVLZsGJg6nFOFAZPON_Z3zxkRKVTfE2W70zS5UbhnRNbaUaRa9aRxK3jfaXMyN09FqZwW9s4lGRTpDV1fukrhnDzHmldKTQPzHLxLVjQw7K4zYnBKsxzlQwOFeXjuHvkEICJCxrta64Bhk-KPx2IhyNPRO6DZD4XVCY/s2048/CNYOrientalLilyPhoto.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2MBfiZvwbTIGvTKZ45w5gsnjAVLZsGJg6nFOFAZPON_Z3zxkRKVTfE2W70zS5UbhnRNbaUaRa9aRxK3jfaXMyN09FqZwW9s4lGRTpDV1fukrhnDzHmldKTQPzHLxLVjQw7K4zYnBKsxzlQwOFeXjuHvkEICJCxrta64Bhk-KPx2IhyNPRO6DZD4XVCY/w640-h480/CNYOrientalLilyPhoto.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 8.5 x 5.5”.</span></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-7617029114103442022024-02-26T19:47:00.000-08:002024-02-26T23:11:40.193-08:00The World's Cutest Sheep<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The annual Berwick Show is held at Akoonah Park in Berwick (an outer suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) and has had a complicated history dating back about 170 years. With its English country feel, this small agricultural and horticultural show could be the setting of a Miss Marple mystery. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Despite its small size, the cattle exhibit is one of the largest outside of the Royal Melbourne Show. I arrived at the cattle judging rings just before lunch break and only caught one round of judging – of some large white cows.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOkvVpFM6xnQtMWWNvJQQ5QxQgd58enOTgoUTS7LhejWJ7Wf4v1h0xuldXSaN_VNw7yPtnoMFSlEr2cBhAvEs_wQih_UKgvK8mRFM0SoNmWSoBHBzpZxRtWNJvIUbS3k1JF3oSZ_6e6SaGkXK_AoHadzKrOEivQcRiZlj2F4Dmbvpw8TpnO7-BCMnC4M/s2048/CowJudging.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1963" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOkvVpFM6xnQtMWWNvJQQ5QxQgd58enOTgoUTS7LhejWJ7Wf4v1h0xuldXSaN_VNw7yPtnoMFSlEr2cBhAvEs_wQih_UKgvK8mRFM0SoNmWSoBHBzpZxRtWNJvIUbS3k1JF3oSZ_6e6SaGkXK_AoHadzKrOEivQcRiZlj2F4Dmbvpw8TpnO7-BCMnC4M/w614-h640/CowJudging.jpeg" width="614" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><p>During judging, the handlers led their animals past the judges. When standing still, they continually scratched the bellies of the animals with a prod. This prod looked something like a golf club (and as was explained to me) the scratching keeps them quiet. The prod has a pointy tip to also prod the feet of the animals to make them stand "correctly" for judging. The scratchy bit is a curved prong and apparently some prods have a brush as well! </p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The sheep shed was packed with people watching the judging area and the rest of the shed was filled with pens of different breeds of sheep. Here's a few being judged. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2cwGmBYTvNxrDn5HVz2apkKUQpcAMxVfUeqdSJiFxYi7sbnKs958YuaLboYWyzE0vjQcrgNR9h1ycnjFfu1kE3cf3nJfa_C4h5axYkp5G89SbURtsYuZ8G8_5vX2hDu5KmchNDKYn8WwDuRLvlUSZV-CjIBpV29alpOczHT6StPs1YnZn_BtTobVKH8/s2048/SheepJudging.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1962" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2cwGmBYTvNxrDn5HVz2apkKUQpcAMxVfUeqdSJiFxYi7sbnKs958YuaLboYWyzE0vjQcrgNR9h1ycnjFfu1kE3cf3nJfa_C4h5axYkp5G89SbURtsYuZ8G8_5vX2hDu5KmchNDKYn8WwDuRLvlUSZV-CjIBpV29alpOczHT6StPs1YnZn_BtTobVKH8/w614-h640/SheepJudging.jpeg" width="614" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What a challenge to sketch a large spirited long haired black faced sheep with spiral horns. He wouldn't keep still and the struggling handler had to be rescued by a stronger handler. Meeting its handler Darren and learning about its amazing personal story and history of the breed was the highlight of my day! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg650Y7e8wcVGPHEz87tByWfmWzwveSPoKURaLj9IpBVNl00E5iMMqKpSuphVSoYiGqA_4gwmfoEwqQuO87iQshkDNHV5TzYS96iHtHT4UOGSCHJlhyphenhyphenxrviKTaRb711nv9oo3Vm_GD8NAOJ7ExZ25fi6VVme64Iw5gJOev2pl4yrKyXlbTnHfVtTS_3Euk/s2048/ValaisBlacknose.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg650Y7e8wcVGPHEz87tByWfmWzwveSPoKURaLj9IpBVNl00E5iMMqKpSuphVSoYiGqA_4gwmfoEwqQuO87iQshkDNHV5TzYS96iHtHT4UOGSCHJlhyphenhyphenxrviKTaRb711nv9oo3Vm_GD8NAOJ7ExZ25fi6VVme64Iw5gJOev2pl4yrKyXlbTnHfVtTS_3Euk/w632-h640/ValaisBlacknose.jpeg" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgizGYxYLgsncwoKR0KgLsaA5s3RY2WBKalvYrDqhK4kRRGt_8mca0SjK8Q3vR69zcqnkroQqJaRxbRYhHb_OqvrMw28pF5cDdkJ8lYirNr4XmX-wOonmJ7xgXUzC2iUbJUsyUVhViCjC4YhGt96ehTg9MDorByERU-njj54giDGQwk3wJlDj6t_nW1jQ/s2048/D&Ace.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgizGYxYLgsncwoKR0KgLsaA5s3RY2WBKalvYrDqhK4kRRGt_8mca0SjK8Q3vR69zcqnkroQqJaRxbRYhHb_OqvrMw28pF5cDdkJ8lYirNr4XmX-wOonmJ7xgXUzC2iUbJUsyUVhViCjC4YhGt96ehTg9MDorByERU-njj54giDGQwk3wJlDj6t_nW1jQ/w480-h640/D&Ace.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This sheep (aptly named Ace) is a Valais Blacknose. Ace is nearly 2 and lives on Malakai Farm in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia with a flock of mates (plus some happy Mediterranean miniature donkeys and alpacas). He arrived as a frozen embryo as it is illegal to bring live sheep into Australia. He had an Australian ewe as a surrogate mother!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here's a couple of 3 month olds. They sell for $25,000 each!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l5FCbl2l5uEFXLPRZoulcs_amrFpNRoJe9JxGqLMEO5zjI6e5PqQ-SWGYsS2PO9WRgVGVdpQak4fNTmYUC8M4NpfDtU-7OTEk8zUM4nVA3XLBSzgs6C_unBCyQhUQMIdswYZihkJ2L_76KFOPikf0XxoQDlPSVVJ8VEWuGwdhcU70XrYoSOqejVzp9Q/s2048/BabyValais.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l5FCbl2l5uEFXLPRZoulcs_amrFpNRoJe9JxGqLMEO5zjI6e5PqQ-SWGYsS2PO9WRgVGVdpQak4fNTmYUC8M4NpfDtU-7OTEk8zUM4nVA3XLBSzgs6C_unBCyQhUQMIdswYZihkJ2L_76KFOPikf0XxoQDlPSVVJ8VEWuGwdhcU70XrYoSOqejVzp9Q/w600-h640/BabyValais.jpeg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMynZo899YH-PPU2DGFM7mEwLCT7JlDftmLmA-kY4mHezjunnqddPQIG1sY3ED7QjGJgEbIzmHmLwj5WdxATwLMPqSr3GMwoI0ZnZjoaAm3qRXj6m0ft0cJ4FhsaystkRY2K1OxuVDyVFpHqhPYAAGZTPXQK3Lc5OGIuh__tnalwZzkJ6DO68gqzDa8Bg/s5712/IMG_0802.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMynZo899YH-PPU2DGFM7mEwLCT7JlDftmLmA-kY4mHezjunnqddPQIG1sY3ED7QjGJgEbIzmHmLwj5WdxATwLMPqSr3GMwoI0ZnZjoaAm3qRXj6m0ft0cJ4FhsaystkRY2K1OxuVDyVFpHqhPYAAGZTPXQK3Lc5OGIuh__tnalwZzkJ6DO68gqzDa8Bg/w640-h480/IMG_0802.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> They might look so soft but their wool is mainly carpet grade (although it can be blended with finer wools for a softer fibre). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Known as "the world's cutest sheep" this breed from the Swiss Alps dates back to the 1400's. Originally bred for meat and wool, today it is mainly sold as pets for hobby farms. A few pockets of this breed are now spread across the world but it was and remains today a rare breed. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ox7KxMNOicES42YNwN4j3zgUz2mVW80TRzxIFmgRXjx-4brbD8Hb1YDVIpHNCWgZ2XdhYwPoRNWF2MhDASZrE1knQrS6RGhX3ZhDMVydYGNcJy_ECB4l45eOPBMoPU-y7kD9wDSAx4yl1hj1r_dtS6FUVmqLxjt8OTydZANKQPFAa6qphSutfuJtRwA/s2048/SheepShed.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ox7KxMNOicES42YNwN4j3zgUz2mVW80TRzxIFmgRXjx-4brbD8Hb1YDVIpHNCWgZ2XdhYwPoRNWF2MhDASZrE1knQrS6RGhX3ZhDMVydYGNcJy_ECB4l45eOPBMoPU-y7kD9wDSAx4yl1hj1r_dtS6FUVmqLxjt8OTydZANKQPFAa6qphSutfuJtRwA/w640-h480/SheepShed.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I didn't get round to seeing the alpaca, goat and poultry exhibits at the show (plus all the art and hobby craft sheds). That will have to keep for another year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #SeawhiteTravelJournal 5.5" x 5.5", #BerwickShow2024, #ValaisBlacknose.</span></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-59833489894362947112024-02-24T21:35:00.000-08:002024-02-24T21:35:55.859-08:00The Berwick Inn February 2024<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Berwick Inn (which opened in 1857) houses a restaurant and bar and is a gambling facility. It has undergone a lot of changes in the past 12 months. Firstly the two imposing trees outside were removed by the local Council despite public protest. A very uninspiring sort of wall was added which blocks the original facade and previous pathway to the front entrance. The newly refurbished restaurant within has re-opened and I understand a new courtyard is being constructed. Hopefully all will be revealed in the coming months. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ckuD1BCj1FQFibdzubk5TE487oEfgWfcPCIwCN0Q_Sdeep3AvhuGKnqri0X9QkU70FXZfAtvZuTiSuPjy10gIpYQjAO2CClOgFZqmUZfCtkFo3-3aCteLDWHwzYIwFZEsool94Cu27MzqJaUZ_FS5xA03ARzdjCAH9R8GuI0QzbE3Vz717fqUhC4E9s/s2048/BerwickInnFeb2024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ckuD1BCj1FQFibdzubk5TE487oEfgWfcPCIwCN0Q_Sdeep3AvhuGKnqri0X9QkU70FXZfAtvZuTiSuPjy10gIpYQjAO2CClOgFZqmUZfCtkFo3-3aCteLDWHwzYIwFZEsool94Cu27MzqJaUZ_FS5xA03ARzdjCAH9R8GuI0QzbE3Vz717fqUhC4E9s/w640-h338/BerwickInnFeb2024.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This sketch was done during a sketchmeet of a very small local group I belong to (which mainly has its roots in Casey U3A). I included one of the sketchers on my page. Colour in the sky and sketcher was added at home. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf45OtgwoU5ewdV3aKh6W5gvqfulBGigge-LoZuZn-JLomX-vLBMNW5_ku-IlVsTkm0EuuuLX-RMj_kUDPciqfcels94_9vFQsqWgaHVoZmY9rAyDnWuDBTV-cmE0H04TaEtrBpuNGPSfXpnMxVQ1Mw_1vdEKhOBtYWQ-pJol2MXr4Zjb3twmo11ueysU/s2048/Inn+Sketcher2024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf45OtgwoU5ewdV3aKh6W5gvqfulBGigge-LoZuZn-JLomX-vLBMNW5_ku-IlVsTkm0EuuuLX-RMj_kUDPciqfcels94_9vFQsqWgaHVoZmY9rAyDnWuDBTV-cmE0H04TaEtrBpuNGPSfXpnMxVQ1Mw_1vdEKhOBtYWQ-pJol2MXr4Zjb3twmo11ueysU/w640-h480/Inn+Sketcher2024.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 8.5 x 5.5”.</span><p></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-80573140323775820562024-01-29T14:20:00.000-08:002024-01-29T14:21:52.262-08:00Top of the High Street, Berwick<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">During Covid in early 2021, white concrete blocks were put up in the garden median strip at the top of the High Street in Berwick (an outer suburb of Melbourne). These blocks were there to provide seating, encouraging people to spend more time outdoors. In late 2022, they were replaced with colourful blocks and matching umbrellas for shade. I can't say I like the garish colours but they have become a feature of the area. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1iN0opkMhLDyp8Ny0yhMaKMDPuAiJke0SCtKiVtrGVkV8E84JnbkvYCd6d1W2WYOKlqp9uT_rZXx8OBxzLxh28mB6rjZXQ7M1FLZ9AuPnS9p8e93nA8dZh1iQsn6iXtSfpyM0crIBJjsyhzAtnW433jcGlB5mhbwTJ3SXAG2E81sL3OFBydgOxYDaYs/s2048/BerwickUmbrellas.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1iN0opkMhLDyp8Ny0yhMaKMDPuAiJke0SCtKiVtrGVkV8E84JnbkvYCd6d1W2WYOKlqp9uT_rZXx8OBxzLxh28mB6rjZXQ7M1FLZ9AuPnS9p8e93nA8dZh1iQsn6iXtSfpyM0crIBJjsyhzAtnW433jcGlB5mhbwTJ3SXAG2E81sL3OFBydgOxYDaYs/w640-h348/BerwickUmbrellas.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_d6ArR2FHF6sSjKJdPf2YUhj-vdFqOwTWhO4z3eM_hga7HVP_3J11B3h4v_37k940z9xFtVNM2KliXxO-1fiD7Z6RaARSLhM4tv-WaK6jT9PzKNIvmPr2JQuCKeS8aHHzGNLbByF-hfJv3462eCWzmkrAbgTvul7tqUtYcQC7DfY42QW_sixWNb9UdI/s2048/BerwickUmbrellasPhoto.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_d6ArR2FHF6sSjKJdPf2YUhj-vdFqOwTWhO4z3eM_hga7HVP_3J11B3h4v_37k940z9xFtVNM2KliXxO-1fiD7Z6RaARSLhM4tv-WaK6jT9PzKNIvmPr2JQuCKeS8aHHzGNLbByF-hfJv3462eCWzmkrAbgTvul7tqUtYcQC7DfY42QW_sixWNb9UdI/w640-h480/BerwickUmbrellasPhoto.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If you want to avoid the freeway, the High Street is a thoroughfare to the ever growing suburbs to the East, through what used to be a small quiet suburb with "an English country feel". Today the High Street is a busy road with too much traffic especially at school pickup time. There are so many schools in the vicinity it's not funny! I'm told that in the old days people from the wealthy Melbourne suburb of Toorak had country homes in Berwick (that would be north of the railway line as the area south was all farmland). Perhaps their children attended the private schools in the neighbourhood. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This sketch was done in two sessions in the same week. I went back the second time to add a suggestion of background shops behind the umbrellas and to choose something to fill the page spread. I decided on some plants from the nice garden area and not the statue of Edwin Flack. That will have to wait for another page. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here's the sketch before a suggestion of the background shops was added. I'm not sure which I like better – with or without. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Both have their merits.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus4FCuWUoeuAJ9zdTHwwiru2rdRY7QTquymlpJNM0DDbCbe7z2ICkc65m-bC8aXMGFmVEXcPZHCkBAP6WaegMGOg1RfvL2oAKvbM5W4GylotkwMCk_2PFTIG27B8YXVDg2xrq3cvOZ-Ixfsy28YR-_lI-VKfvpnDU85JCcDhfLQJHfY315gw1WUD8sLU/s2048/BerwickUmbrellas2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus4FCuWUoeuAJ9zdTHwwiru2rdRY7QTquymlpJNM0DDbCbe7z2ICkc65m-bC8aXMGFmVEXcPZHCkBAP6WaegMGOg1RfvL2oAKvbM5W4GylotkwMCk_2PFTIG27B8YXVDg2xrq3cvOZ-Ixfsy28YR-_lI-VKfvpnDU85JCcDhfLQJHfY315gw1WUD8sLU/w640-h480/BerwickUmbrellas2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 8.5 x 5.5”.</span></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-20597462379014353082024-01-19T00:06:00.000-08:002024-01-29T14:39:58.319-08:00Crepe Myrtle January 2024<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Is this an unexpected bonus of Climate Change? Our Crepe Myrtle has never been as showy in the seven years this young tree has been in our care. We gave it an extra hard prune but perhaps it was all that rain (and floods) this past year that has been to its liking. We usually have it much drier especially in the warmer months. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I've now drawn this tree in our garden five times in different seasons! This latest was sketched through our study window on a hot sunny afternoon. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewXfTKik8-cnO6zDqhSPIEIfhZ5_J-dGa1kZFp9dKXNs6ovMYXS4t0u7EfhA2B5pMVdKyMA6LQoK-XD6so3vwXA3n0bO5bHaLRsVBgNoEBhdtCKwpHJNt7HmeMfE7I4ncfgX7wCBiLLMrcxGLbdy-JgxeDpbScCM0QzqFiVmDVC5EUAx8q-d3gP0U5P0/s2048/Myrtle2024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="2048" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewXfTKik8-cnO6zDqhSPIEIfhZ5_J-dGa1kZFp9dKXNs6ovMYXS4t0u7EfhA2B5pMVdKyMA6LQoK-XD6so3vwXA3n0bO5bHaLRsVBgNoEBhdtCKwpHJNt7HmeMfE7I4ncfgX7wCBiLLMrcxGLbdy-JgxeDpbScCM0QzqFiVmDVC5EUAx8q-d3gP0U5P0/w640-h496/Myrtle2024.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qmfNjKk62j6ueGJeVVbug2eHQcfeFGf6liu3D3gr1t6JazbfKrG80CYQkrWDieTJrOBXuPn_8YM0qxjhCjpPOiG1Sz05TLwMmrg95sOhn3qc4xu0rSAyHwlxUaFnPaSvDAZKm47_PjJrIbY82fZr7xgKSVMbD79ma0QR1p_WaqN646eNWnHyeJVwGZg/s640/IMG_0693.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qmfNjKk62j6ueGJeVVbug2eHQcfeFGf6liu3D3gr1t6JazbfKrG80CYQkrWDieTJrOBXuPn_8YM0qxjhCjpPOiG1Sz05TLwMmrg95sOhn3qc4xu0rSAyHwlxUaFnPaSvDAZKm47_PjJrIbY82fZr7xgKSVMbD79ma0QR1p_WaqN646eNWnHyeJVwGZg/w480-h640/IMG_0693.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 8.5 x 5.5”.</span></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-28192080827598409222024-01-17T19:03:00.000-08:002024-01-17T19:03:42.275-08:00La Baguette Cafe, Berwick<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This cafe was extended and renovated about a year ago. We always meant to try it out but didn’t until January 2024 (to celebrate my birthday). The meals were good and being seniors size meant there was room for dessert! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's got a pleasant ambience, rather ambitious perhaps as it has extensive seating. On this day (lunch time on a Tuesday) it was reasonably full. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You know me, I had to record the lunch with a sketch. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbu6b_hXjlW__QiJ1K6Av6gH5Wn_wmglsiYN_ov65vOdAEE2D0EHLCsQ5tyfCeKTxVCJ2XwTDu8dZ1u_WGpzCn-JsVmNmE8EprvmjXAmuhoI9i_-ci8erCqBRV5j-tfUcnZIG244XumkzUYOXNbdqZGk9bgBuCLsRmPmLRVnIUJTBXwGbOxFllVTumX9M/s2048/LaBaguetteSketch.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbu6b_hXjlW__QiJ1K6Av6gH5Wn_wmglsiYN_ov65vOdAEE2D0EHLCsQ5tyfCeKTxVCJ2XwTDu8dZ1u_WGpzCn-JsVmNmE8EprvmjXAmuhoI9i_-ci8erCqBRV5j-tfUcnZIG244XumkzUYOXNbdqZGk9bgBuCLsRmPmLRVnIUJTBXwGbOxFllVTumX9M/w480-h640/LaBaguetteSketch.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6MO4dL9C0M0Tqd9Kbz3l0GabLSSZ6m4wa6L7_lyCPOQ-mx6mIiBw0HVR89QnJ8ewSZBxBFyIOZc12ffP3GMYyP30m0do04dV3IwYdKm_WjQB7Vb8D2w2ei4UaectJ38vYbwrZ7Y56Kuio4sk2IKvVFZEJslNUIB6M1dPo7FRe6dOaRBgKJQAxmwxjoQ/s2048/La%20BaguettePhoto.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6MO4dL9C0M0Tqd9Kbz3l0GabLSSZ6m4wa6L7_lyCPOQ-mx6mIiBw0HVR89QnJ8ewSZBxBFyIOZc12ffP3GMYyP30m0do04dV3IwYdKm_WjQB7Vb8D2w2ei4UaectJ38vYbwrZ7Y56Kuio4sk2IKvVFZEJslNUIB6M1dPo7FRe6dOaRBgKJQAxmwxjoQ/w480-h640/La%20BaguettePhoto.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Will we go again? Yes! I wish the owners well. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, Handbook Journal 5.5" x 5.5".</span></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-11713540895949109132024-01-17T18:42:00.000-08:002024-01-18T14:47:20.680-08:00Christmas Lunch 2023<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We had Christmas lunch with our son and his family in Melbourne but unfortunately it was too cold, wet and windy to enjoy their marvellous deck. The deck backs onto a stand of natural forest where cockatoos, lorikeets, possums (including one with baby) come to feed. It's only a small stand of trees and the neighbours' homes can just be seen between the vegetation but with a glimpse of the Dandenong Ranges in the distance it feels like a restful oasis far from human habitation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I sketched this from the safety of the dining room.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovaxHJ6uTzkjaDZBs1_i3hfs86zf6DWfk0LlCNv5cetEEs-tziVAPRYLn9LK_D17rsxPd-VX2Yk5Yqloo_BruzamFP2XzGPu4knG6L-ibeMZ8GOtec5GZcqiy-q4JW2myAc0z5fVpm1aFaObjxrY6cGIS6gzs7cNLfg-d7HOhW3LFN37OEcY-v9bZInk/s2048/CroydonXmas.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2048" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovaxHJ6uTzkjaDZBs1_i3hfs86zf6DWfk0LlCNv5cetEEs-tziVAPRYLn9LK_D17rsxPd-VX2Yk5Yqloo_BruzamFP2XzGPu4knG6L-ibeMZ8GOtec5GZcqiy-q4JW2myAc0z5fVpm1aFaObjxrY6cGIS6gzs7cNLfg-d7HOhW3LFN37OEcY-v9bZInk/w640-h578/CroydonXmas.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 7.5”x 7.5”.</span></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-33790298944856459712024-01-17T18:34:00.000-08:002024-01-29T14:35:00.668-08:00Garden Sketching<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I love sketching gardens and went to sketch a friend’s lovely backyard. How could I forget my watercolours! So annoying! Consequently t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">he sketch was done on site but I added the colours after I got home from a photo reference. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Looking forward to going back to finish these concertina sketch pages.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxLpN8Cwoc-oknMmBjiBH4vDEZT_wK3CiGfzfTBVpuFFvz15P3h3UErfE313leZdcHDqgqSmSaylOBYgboMvvyBAM0s0tuCAVwTPjz_2TB2ETxBEvdz5ZdpNt-JRJ0_9a8EeAu6nZbRh-mIslU72RduI7yjyYdJYgUWbUZadBq4nCMGNYLKIO3aCkZX4/s2048/LynnesGarden.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxLpN8Cwoc-oknMmBjiBH4vDEZT_wK3CiGfzfTBVpuFFvz15P3h3UErfE313leZdcHDqgqSmSaylOBYgboMvvyBAM0s0tuCAVwTPjz_2TB2ETxBEvdz5ZdpNt-JRJ0_9a8EeAu6nZbRh-mIslU72RduI7yjyYdJYgUWbUZadBq4nCMGNYLKIO3aCkZX4/w640-h480/LynnesGarden.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, homemade concertina sketchbook. </span></span><p></p><p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-13562034599302347342024-01-09T20:45:00.000-08:002024-01-09T20:47:03.530-08:00Wilson Botanic Park Second Visit<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">T</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">his was my second monthly sketchmeet with friends to</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> the same venue – </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Wilson Botanic Park, Berwick. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">What a challenging day to be out sketching! </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Certainly one to remember, with 32 degree heat, wind gusts which sent lunch and sketching tools flying (my watercolour palette kept blowing shut) and a friend using a walker got blown over! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I just had to draw a lady in our group who wore an eye catching long white gown! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbsQ0krbAVjYCzeGc76KZQle17yHuWRA2tJRKXLPKW_LuQ8a-E9BjF-Nf8TSdVAn6_T_KdTfoA5BbugfYlpLYbhYmuzhTeabEF0OjJDh34SNy_Jjk4kSMvzZCWFabKNwRH0YzRU-apsFYomw5iiQ9kMpLNppwvTQVtK_jdF2Ldaw1b_F4MNl82-4FWX0/s2048/WilsonParkLongDress.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1993" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbsQ0krbAVjYCzeGc76KZQle17yHuWRA2tJRKXLPKW_LuQ8a-E9BjF-Nf8TSdVAn6_T_KdTfoA5BbugfYlpLYbhYmuzhTeabEF0OjJDh34SNy_Jjk4kSMvzZCWFabKNwRH0YzRU-apsFYomw5iiQ9kMpLNppwvTQVtK_jdF2Ldaw1b_F4MNl82-4FWX0/w622-h640/WilsonParkLongDress.jpeg" width="622" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I tucked the sketch of the lady into the space left from the previous sketchmeet and put in a view of the far side of the lake to tie the elements together. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The lake is home to hundreds of Common Long-Necked Turtles. They're also called "stinkers" because when frightened can excrete a really stinky substance from glands in their armpits and groin! Thankfully we didnt see any.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our sketch group had to beat an early retreat as a thunderstorm was on our heels. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">The sketch page looks a bit messy but I'm happy with it considering the conditions of the day. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 7.5”x 7.5”.</span></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-1221960586546752372024-01-07T18:42:00.000-08:002024-01-07T18:42:59.332-08:00A Buddleia Story<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Each summer for several years we grew a vine tomato in a large pot in this sunny corner. After several poor harvests and battles with hungry birds I threw out this practice and instead planted the cutting I took of a Buddleia (also known as the Butterfly Bush) from Sharna's former garden. It has done well and deserves a page in this my second Garden Journal sketchbook. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The butterflies love it! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The page had been p</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">re-prepared with a random colour swatch.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3s02Tw_n8hYjzNxcaXbrNYrIF_P3th5DDP2xyDxkwWfx7zXkoiHMdBQam4e5AUeH5JIRXz0LMEAbEpM5vMy2yCotH-Em_I0V5JS9Kof090atvi_S1zPzUYH0dtznl1ULSLKOKNzaS3z9R5cUqQKDEBFOLESmGx-oGPOPAvqCbGOo0x4_wKVY9SLaspY/s2048/BudleiaPage.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="2048" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3s02Tw_n8hYjzNxcaXbrNYrIF_P3th5DDP2xyDxkwWfx7zXkoiHMdBQam4e5AUeH5JIRXz0LMEAbEpM5vMy2yCotH-Em_I0V5JS9Kof090atvi_S1zPzUYH0dtznl1ULSLKOKNzaS3z9R5cUqQKDEBFOLESmGx-oGPOPAvqCbGOo0x4_wKVY9SLaspY/w640-h504/BudleiaPage.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNlzNFsLvDm89Z3a9N9BJMiFGw9vM-0ChOEHkXcr0V7swXx5dfbvfxiyvJOhqHoIJtPoX9TpseKKVAfHzw-yJXab7cwH6hcimTyR7cgmVEre1yKbiKmUzqWYeqi8Hs3kiHdSAMXjRx9-Rx2iUU8cdu9dBhOc9LnP7UBlAX4t4TwJOUK3eFT-vS5lRffw/s2048/BudleiaPhoto.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNlzNFsLvDm89Z3a9N9BJMiFGw9vM-0ChOEHkXcr0V7swXx5dfbvfxiyvJOhqHoIJtPoX9TpseKKVAfHzw-yJXab7cwH6hcimTyR7cgmVEre1yKbiKmUzqWYeqi8Hs3kiHdSAMXjRx9-Rx2iUU8cdu9dBhOc9LnP7UBlAX4t4TwJOUK3eFT-vS5lRffw/w480-h640/BudleiaPhoto.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 8.5 x 5.5”.</span></p><div><br /></div>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-3278674099131683412023-11-29T16:50:00.000-08:002023-11-29T16:50:49.912-08:00A Waiting Room Sketch<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The longer the wait, the more details get added to my sketch! Here I was feeling like a walking tent in the (one size fits all) hospital dressing gown when a lady walked in wearing her own fluffy pink dressing gown with matching slippers! Unfortunately she sat next to me so I couldn't sketch her.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr9I4rMoPpcA-5RQGTycPj40URYiah3PdC3aJMoY6X1ObG7x3SFEE8xEj-wZlyDzqgw9Kp7kVQgBLE64YRpz-6tLyyMmnTVuzMaQTS_nMxeINBfnx22WKdhDU60Lueq1fOtwZC7zIWYwp9Z63lKt5qVGRzvox9AROQ-uF35uo-I87nhEAxvEkFFpgi3o/s2048/SGOGNov2023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr9I4rMoPpcA-5RQGTycPj40URYiah3PdC3aJMoY6X1ObG7x3SFEE8xEj-wZlyDzqgw9Kp7kVQgBLE64YRpz-6tLyyMmnTVuzMaQTS_nMxeINBfnx22WKdhDU60Lueq1fOtwZC7zIWYwp9Z63lKt5qVGRzvox9AROQ-uF35uo-I87nhEAxvEkFFpgi3o/w640-h480/SGOGNov2023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2KhVm9km7B4QIILL-EC96nMTrkRxHzpNe2JsSoI4-bEjKnyfnKI-5fxaheWYm1dNx_IjSOWtJlzRpQ4RXTEZcFfanofZTH6nfA1ESeSXKH-RfioyJ9AOkpIjjiRCqfOXFmQjSskwHmVu1-TkH3ZCaXYAUmtkEwyPm1PixqRw2RH3nXTWHOBzgqB_uHo/s2048/SJOGPhotoDec23.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2KhVm9km7B4QIILL-EC96nMTrkRxHzpNe2JsSoI4-bEjKnyfnKI-5fxaheWYm1dNx_IjSOWtJlzRpQ4RXTEZcFfanofZTH6nfA1ESeSXKH-RfioyJ9AOkpIjjiRCqfOXFmQjSskwHmVu1-TkH3ZCaXYAUmtkEwyPm1PixqRw2RH3nXTWHOBzgqB_uHo/w640-h480/SJOGPhotoDec23.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This place has got too familiar in the past two years but from the good results this time, I will have seen the back of it for awhile. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Marker pens, Handbook Journal 5.5" x 5.5".</span></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-9386399802281657482023-11-12T20:56:00.000-08:002023-11-12T20:56:28.567-08:00The Rotunda, Wilson Botanic Park<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Perched on high ground above a waterlily lake this is the Rotunda at Wilson Botanic Park, Berwick. A popular spot for weddings and I'm told there's sometimes an evening concert held there. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">After 5 months of health issues it was great to be out with a few sketcher friends, what a lovely hot day for a change! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KPZZR4gnHhMgoKEdTN1DZMOEco0PWeN_k9TwnSJnH9xoQxEyF1BdynlbYGqS5ssHa48eFhjN9lRTo4e51lTII3MDKnXCoAic1lAh43uDN39dYpcgW-IAgAetPwAyru5zJdhH1tRsQ9CF8DnvFQJd-ZNmPmNz0pcn-e4aaVjhrtWUkTaTze16_rsD3Ng/s2048/Rotunda2023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="2048" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KPZZR4gnHhMgoKEdTN1DZMOEco0PWeN_k9TwnSJnH9xoQxEyF1BdynlbYGqS5ssHa48eFhjN9lRTo4e51lTII3MDKnXCoAic1lAh43uDN39dYpcgW-IAgAetPwAyru5zJdhH1tRsQ9CF8DnvFQJd-ZNmPmNz0pcn-e4aaVjhrtWUkTaTze16_rsD3Ng/w640-h624/Rotunda2023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyushsBE6Fr6zvXttSbmGbv-ht9vJQLpg_nYDayeiedLjqf_MeHBcybgGYqAP1c_C3fiSKFOGOrxqMt59CdjMMoysbXOe_90Aja-4XV9KVYPItdFKRNG-7LelaoYwuR71e77QIEfnm0lUl5WPNKChNG4YaeyHcpg13AntogmAEnlKyI5eNbDh0otsYJU/s2048/RotundaPhoto2023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyushsBE6Fr6zvXttSbmGbv-ht9vJQLpg_nYDayeiedLjqf_MeHBcybgGYqAP1c_C3fiSKFOGOrxqMt59CdjMMoysbXOe_90Aja-4XV9KVYPItdFKRNG-7LelaoYwuR71e77QIEfnm0lUl5WPNKChNG4YaeyHcpg13AntogmAEnlKyI5eNbDh0otsYJU/w480-h640/RotundaPhoto2023.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour. #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 7.5”x 7.5”</span></p><div><br /></div>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-30314518109302714512023-11-12T20:45:00.000-08:002023-11-12T20:45:21.459-08:00Pitcher Plant Plus!<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This Pitcher Plant didn't do well over winter so we cut the brown tipped leaves back but it has produced a wonderful flower! I've including a couple of our indoor succulents on this page spread for aesthetic reasons. One has produced a rather uninspiring spire of flowers but the other continues to delight in it's very miniature teacup pot. The pot is literally one inch in diameter and we have had it for some years!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLL_TIzXyoubq97HeH9porY8vOj199LZJGn_8Zux7Mh0J6o_cg_EdCy2lMGIoAKWRPEsUt2X4Vv38W8MqXuppemnv9Pg6s3XbcDUZ1cofFcIs1D1FxoLM2Hcj2LD6JKC0rxuY_WMMtsW2dSxcJSEA6ahd_2OCIjlA1I7rRcK7QMYlj1QscWCtoEIzo5M/s2048/PitcherPlant'23.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLL_TIzXyoubq97HeH9porY8vOj199LZJGn_8Zux7Mh0J6o_cg_EdCy2lMGIoAKWRPEsUt2X4Vv38W8MqXuppemnv9Pg6s3XbcDUZ1cofFcIs1D1FxoLM2Hcj2LD6JKC0rxuY_WMMtsW2dSxcJSEA6ahd_2OCIjlA1I7rRcK7QMYlj1QscWCtoEIzo5M/w640-h480/PitcherPlant'23.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 8.5 x 5.5”.</span></p><div><br /></div>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-32789077218853491012023-10-25T18:27:00.005-07:002023-10-28T21:53:13.381-07:00Crepe Myrtles...again!<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Now that it's Spring I'm working again in my new (second) Garden Journal! The Crepe Myrtle is indeed more bushy after the extra heavy prune earlier in the year. The Nasturtiums are again doing too well (too many leaves, not enough flowers). What should I do about that?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5njTGxSECJd49_CTwpyvXnfJIFJ3oo7PevQ3dWwxQ4dbeu-Vbrpk5eGuZtMLkVbo75DCzlohmOj1MKNDbVpwJqDuVumK5JcmnQva_jBWZkSqDwhkeUKmNvcrdcw2JN4pgGamHuaYW31apcgPZZY0XtfB2psIj-70gP5jNhyphenhyphenI-suSE6rJqK9nYoPk-dk/s2048/Myrtle2023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="2048" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5njTGxSECJd49_CTwpyvXnfJIFJ3oo7PevQ3dWwxQ4dbeu-Vbrpk5eGuZtMLkVbo75DCzlohmOj1MKNDbVpwJqDuVumK5JcmnQva_jBWZkSqDwhkeUKmNvcrdcw2JN4pgGamHuaYW31apcgPZZY0XtfB2psIj-70gP5jNhyphenhyphenI-suSE6rJqK9nYoPk-dk/w640-h510/Myrtle2023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 8.5 x 5.5”.</span><p></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-206520353097734392023-10-24T20:55:00.008-07:002023-10-25T18:18:11.283-07:00Sketching from Cars<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">These days, what I sketch and the tools I use are determined by our present life circumstances. Opportunities for long dedicated sketch sessions have become few and far between so I sketch wherever I am, whatever I can see in the limited time allotted. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, Physiotherapy, Audiology... Here's two of a cluster of paramedical establishments housed in what were once private homes. Oh and it was blue bin collection day today (for recycling collection). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This sketch was done from the car while waiting for my spouse who was at a physiotherapist appointment. I'm loving the random pre-coloured sketchbook page technique! Just the shot for adding interest to a sketch when time is short. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURTU7ktNs39HyHDVwScBKNvwhqQTWpSnann6kSGkiRsjDqTD0K6B9mIOJ4OIXITzgJFjNhgRWcQxmR-8Zxn0D8i9NrMh_m6YGYLU_Usgrhmq91CBfE5aAESthPRvuLsERC3-QrvQMaxhVXsNHteW51Vb_9UdGlwDbKLk4gH9S5z9K_AYt-1drTc26pCo/s2048/ClydeRdBuildings1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="2048" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURTU7ktNs39HyHDVwScBKNvwhqQTWpSnann6kSGkiRsjDqTD0K6B9mIOJ4OIXITzgJFjNhgRWcQxmR-8Zxn0D8i9NrMh_m6YGYLU_Usgrhmq91CBfE5aAESthPRvuLsERC3-QrvQMaxhVXsNHteW51Vb_9UdGlwDbKLk4gH9S5z9K_AYt-1drTc26pCo/w640-h422/ClydeRdBuildings1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC_bzfvMAsYtB1zQZ7STnXEzyw7WhxFVJqc4JFB8LbbljNBVBwX1wLtcRAKEwSVaQdl4OPtb6_5vBSHkadBrjZ3G2gWEaVoc1oCB6zxaXl5pTpsrUcZrhhyphenhyphen_pspcxtE2J_n8mk921ZvNjZNJ0mCu40xrI3clV3B3xj7FlbzZKO381obkHGJp_WDxEE2k/s2048/ClydeRdBldingsPhoto.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC_bzfvMAsYtB1zQZ7STnXEzyw7WhxFVJqc4JFB8LbbljNBVBwX1wLtcRAKEwSVaQdl4OPtb6_5vBSHkadBrjZ3G2gWEaVoc1oCB6zxaXl5pTpsrUcZrhhyphenhyphen_pspcxtE2J_n8mk921ZvNjZNJ0mCu40xrI3clV3B3xj7FlbzZKO381obkHGJp_WDxEE2k/w640-h480/ClydeRdBldingsPhoto.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are two more sketches from the car while waiting for my spouse again. Looking across at an ENT clinic housed in a renovated old private home. When last I sketched this scene 2 weeks ago the tree was completely bare (see above sketch). It's now covered in white blooms! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU3PGUDE5dCQ6QWTU9H_DFCSmrWlRSsAteL3RGnwj5kNBxfpgt2Hct45DsTRIZmNvQKIzUhVLH9pgskO7ZYA76KHe69FI98NlF7IPSX5930Df8cxK_ok1dnsMwMFO71uBKYkvsHoL4xLJtz5e1T97Xyro_EzgMDwi8aFkWOpWytUY6sHBXR0XLeEi-IQ/s2048/ClydeRd2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU3PGUDE5dCQ6QWTU9H_DFCSmrWlRSsAteL3RGnwj5kNBxfpgt2Hct45DsTRIZmNvQKIzUhVLH9pgskO7ZYA76KHe69FI98NlF7IPSX5930Df8cxK_ok1dnsMwMFO71uBKYkvsHoL4xLJtz5e1T97Xyro_EzgMDwi8aFkWOpWytUY6sHBXR0XLeEi-IQ/w640-h480/ClydeRd2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">This next sketch is looking into Buchanan Park from the car park of the adjoining medical clinic.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UlugsyUNg1XRBKdD8x8yUNiwigszf4zLwspgsbltc2WI7Wx5XB95cPmAr5Z4ZJGt_sjeY4WSjYpq-7qHnN2fXIOkOfl_bHIM_GE97xFjOLZLiBZ3fB62LF4Ss5lHBNwqMCnJwQO2tux7poHR-EZ-XDkXR9dGf9IhzKPs7SwZjLocbwUJ43qKoRraBUI/s2048/BuchananPk.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UlugsyUNg1XRBKdD8x8yUNiwigszf4zLwspgsbltc2WI7Wx5XB95cPmAr5Z4ZJGt_sjeY4WSjYpq-7qHnN2fXIOkOfl_bHIM_GE97xFjOLZLiBZ3fB62LF4Ss5lHBNwqMCnJwQO2tux7poHR-EZ-XDkXR9dGf9IhzKPs7SwZjLocbwUJ43qKoRraBUI/w640-h480/BuchananPk.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>#Sailorfude pen,#MoleskineWatercolourNotebook, 8.25”x 5", Handbook Journal 5.5" x 5.5".</p></span><p></p><div><br /></div>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-82774938730497273332023-10-24T20:36:00.001-07:002023-10-24T20:36:21.798-07:00Jason's Restaurant<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Due to our various medical issues this year it's been three and a half months since we went out anywhere (other than to see medical professionals). This was a farewell lunch for a friend. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">How come it’s taken us so long to find this restaurant! We have mixed reactions about the food and surrounds but it's worth a second visit. It's been a long time since I've done a food sketch. The line work is too heavy – my brown ink pen ran out of ink on site and for some reason my grey ink pen seemed to flow too well on this rather hot day. Sketched on location but colours added at home. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SnDidL-QQsGGYcdZVKW6rDgVsg9imr4qROkGztm6eDgK9JWcG04Ndn9QPcSBcNcOVh0xwmjp9QrpnTh_fK660F1ZSURwcAWJrrd3E5W51TiZsy67TIHmhXZg27cyOgSvEKRXcFdUFk6CaxV7XAotNv4Zr1BqOct8Oiz1R3ogl6GvPkf-lyq6ova31YA/s2048/Jason's%20Lunch.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SnDidL-QQsGGYcdZVKW6rDgVsg9imr4qROkGztm6eDgK9JWcG04Ndn9QPcSBcNcOVh0xwmjp9QrpnTh_fK660F1ZSURwcAWJrrd3E5W51TiZsy67TIHmhXZg27cyOgSvEKRXcFdUFk6CaxV7XAotNv4Zr1BqOct8Oiz1R3ogl6GvPkf-lyq6ova31YA/w640-h480/Jason's%20Lunch.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p>#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #SeawhiteTravelJournal 5.5x5.5".</p></span><p></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-40404965551403308992023-10-23T22:09:00.003-07:002023-10-23T22:42:08.229-07:00Sketching the Plumber<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our kitchen sink is blocked! Draino doesn’t work. The plumber took awhile to decide on the best approach and ended up water blasting! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1Rwq1sdrfVIRf7xyvGrPeGkY-kYpEC5AscC_cXcsI3jBc9fnqyNPv0YP7OGeMreJiW1MSs0Z07TB4NREf8NMxxo8OYc-Ys_KT_o9sTRZoiEPh8Fh9K2jI1axlRQ74xvqjCioA63svYbCUUX6YxL6j9FYrqBFtjS5h9ZeUhiY8Fm2B2pswZ0OHEYYIRI/s2048/Plumber1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1Rwq1sdrfVIRf7xyvGrPeGkY-kYpEC5AscC_cXcsI3jBc9fnqyNPv0YP7OGeMreJiW1MSs0Z07TB4NREf8NMxxo8OYc-Ys_KT_o9sTRZoiEPh8Fh9K2jI1axlRQ74xvqjCioA63svYbCUUX6YxL6j9FYrqBFtjS5h9ZeUhiY8Fm2B2pswZ0OHEYYIRI/w640-h480/Plumber1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5Jc4FR5EqdYXmysVht3eYOhMiMk_hVWObpxedZEYXW23aZ93SDtL1zZyriNJvh0Sd5b3RjFMAXFAPNNgP96h-DocnEmTXRjypIMf9gmq13MIRqZRqda4WQ-ZY-uRPMLUcm54817jwlsx5H0sxoK7nwhAv755PVoHjf8WLrGYvMhi7OcA1m-RxCOezOk/s2048/Plumber2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5Jc4FR5EqdYXmysVht3eYOhMiMk_hVWObpxedZEYXW23aZ93SDtL1zZyriNJvh0Sd5b3RjFMAXFAPNNgP96h-DocnEmTXRjypIMf9gmq13MIRqZRqda4WQ-ZY-uRPMLUcm54817jwlsx5H0sxoK7nwhAv755PVoHjf8WLrGYvMhi7OcA1m-RxCOezOk/w640-h480/Plumber2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvks3vxDa8DOxf4kqv1VhfPxzSVIeW8zNKz77WImj4qP3RZOn0O-2ok8XicJuhXJt0xxS106vmOh8njqMeb_krBofhEgs0_ufTLtZOwFMkrtdwemfgXWD_lv_ooC3ANtVZprDUAsRBmqoPjZygbTMmWRR-7-_AmjkqZQ8snmjq2aNVQt7-Xugw1FCCPfs/s2048/Plumber3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvks3vxDa8DOxf4kqv1VhfPxzSVIeW8zNKz77WImj4qP3RZOn0O-2ok8XicJuhXJt0xxS106vmOh8njqMeb_krBofhEgs0_ufTLtZOwFMkrtdwemfgXWD_lv_ooC3ANtVZprDUAsRBmqoPjZygbTMmWRR-7-_AmjkqZQ8snmjq2aNVQt7-Xugw1FCCPfs/w640-h480/Plumber3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">(Sketchbook pages pre-prepared with random colour swatches).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, Handbook Journal 5.5" x 5.5".</span></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-53523686717109227622023-10-23T22:01:00.000-07:002023-10-23T22:01:11.776-07:00Peking Land & Biryani<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A quick sketch from the car as we’re half an hour early for an appointment. Looking at Peking Land and a Biryani restaurant at Stud Road Shopping Center but we picked up a KFC on the way home. Thanks Ash for driving.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRzmAlGdUsy0lB-8x2w1E1OS1XYZ74z59HgA5dLbeHy6pBhdP9eJHGiu72OTVa6AP5pcYiSDxI18REW8ql2_0Yei_Qt7xetaRdSi1hLIIEvQPC4GFWISvlgaVTKdVNuCwkpVri425VHiXuqcd708lEL42MmThch6v1tconHGSuJ31o4dZXquExzS2RJE/s2048/Peking&Biranyi.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRzmAlGdUsy0lB-8x2w1E1OS1XYZ74z59HgA5dLbeHy6pBhdP9eJHGiu72OTVa6AP5pcYiSDxI18REW8ql2_0Yei_Qt7xetaRdSi1hLIIEvQPC4GFWISvlgaVTKdVNuCwkpVri425VHiXuqcd708lEL42MmThch6v1tconHGSuJ31o4dZXquExzS2RJE/w640-h480/Peking&Biranyi.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">(Sketchbook pages pre-prepared with random colour swatches). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, Handbook Journal 5.5" x 5.5".</span></p><div><br /></div>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-28025340950451950692023-08-22T16:27:00.006-07:002023-10-24T17:19:28.952-07:00Buchanan Park<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">3.30pm and the kids from Nossal High are walking through Buchanan Park after school. I was sketching from the adjoining car park of Berwick Healthcare while my spouse sets up a plan with the physio for after his hip replacement.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiu83jy41rWRffp2BUZUy5sKz2AQF7BL-d8tXXljvPkxRm_hC5qw_mVP4RF0s7Wo0qhau1iwfTkGxqt25x-8J-v-x_NEjDEG2qwo26zhAjUhdPE_HtsUbNu6Rssds6Yo8vbgCwyv3aGv2v5d9JJMp1l-spo2Uj3gk1B9Dm_LrU1xrKXoOrYv8RMesTCo/s2048/BuchananPark1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiu83jy41rWRffp2BUZUy5sKz2AQF7BL-d8tXXljvPkxRm_hC5qw_mVP4RF0s7Wo0qhau1iwfTkGxqt25x-8J-v-x_NEjDEG2qwo26zhAjUhdPE_HtsUbNu6Rssds6Yo8vbgCwyv3aGv2v5d9JJMp1l-spo2Uj3gk1B9Dm_LrU1xrKXoOrYv8RMesTCo/w640-h480/BuchananPark1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sSlVEGXaHyg_acD9-U9g56-XWwQ2qSpC88AmqtbxCq3vVz01M4l-E_LT06qjF1wx8wtxWiCR1d9qdj5-cKCFqpTGAvvuWg2HLP4gw_E6B79d8BmEBl0cIO4vch6fUpit2nzEgCJti1Qz7qLfNR3ioevU7fYB-3TeYZToFtxP_o6epLfokthkzxR7W9c/s2048/BuchananParkPhoto.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sSlVEGXaHyg_acD9-U9g56-XWwQ2qSpC88AmqtbxCq3vVz01M4l-E_LT06qjF1wx8wtxWiCR1d9qdj5-cKCFqpTGAvvuWg2HLP4gw_E6B79d8BmEBl0cIO4vch6fUpit2nzEgCJti1Qz7qLfNR3ioevU7fYB-3TeYZToFtxP_o6epLfokthkzxR7W9c/w640-h480/BuchananParkPhoto.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Buchanan Park from the same spot again the next day while my spouse had another appointment. It was a cold morning and the young mother hastily put one child's coat on...before she got the baby out from the car. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBVTYoT4P6wKdA8n_KynTQNSrdogMVKKUFMoqbpXpINSy2VQPf55MVWLf5QEUGZyD9Wp0GB5Vk2sL-1Aa1W_3fg0a406HSQPVISwy75YEosv_I490WOPfFYtXipPvOmOPPY0lHLGplXXDuZaTXuziMmRWTkRraHc-_eGUb6NZ3YA0NTcwuB70MD7jCC8/s2048/BuchananPark3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBVTYoT4P6wKdA8n_KynTQNSrdogMVKKUFMoqbpXpINSy2VQPf55MVWLf5QEUGZyD9Wp0GB5Vk2sL-1Aa1W_3fg0a406HSQPVISwy75YEosv_I490WOPfFYtXipPvOmOPPY0lHLGplXXDuZaTXuziMmRWTkRraHc-_eGUb6NZ3YA0NTcwuB70MD7jCC8/w640-h480/BuchananPark3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>I'm carrying just 4 markers in my bag with me at the moment – black, grey, red and pale blue.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Marker pens, #Handbook Journal 5.5" x 5.5".</span><p></p><div><br /></div>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-2034532727306605182023-08-22T16:17:00.001-07:002023-08-22T16:17:10.354-07:00Tan Kim Seng Bridge<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Another sketch for my Significant Spaces and Places series which I will combine with old photos and personal stories about my Peranakan Chinese ancestors. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Still on Google Maps, following another river. This time the Melaka River in Malaysia and the Tan Kim Seng Bridge with which I have a family connection. The man being my great great great grandfather, born in Melaka in 1805. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The bridge crosses the Melaka River near the historical Dutch-era buildings. The Stadhuys (old Dutch spelling, meaning city hall) was built in 1650 and is thought to be the oldest remaining Dutch historical building in Asia. It housed the offices of the Dutch Governor. Nearby is the Clock Tower and the 18th century Dutch-built Christ Church. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKrft6kRlxJ1_XlBMSSCL9azcP6Vi-bUJmoIuWHXs9wYSTeYc9LVrsTSvFUz7YvPLMoaKZ2tjhBoFF4-rdR2CKqWzI-0xeDDfMkF-VN2xraYpogcbPPe7R7jIVjNJ9e9c-oaH3hko_2tVTLvnyhZlYpCTAmGiLy1VL4WWJxFZPKlhc1-VhD4Cd-l3HHc/s2048/TKSBridge1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="2048" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKrft6kRlxJ1_XlBMSSCL9azcP6Vi-bUJmoIuWHXs9wYSTeYc9LVrsTSvFUz7YvPLMoaKZ2tjhBoFF4-rdR2CKqWzI-0xeDDfMkF-VN2xraYpogcbPPe7R7jIVjNJ9e9c-oaH3hko_2tVTLvnyhZlYpCTAmGiLy1VL4WWJxFZPKlhc1-VhD4Cd-l3HHc/w640-h496/TKSBridge1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjostR8SBHA_esjIjgwNfqs1YOYa-zOIy6deP8SlK4GfCN8-huHgvtIPbRHJ9DmuhfT46YIjgcvZWUoq_0MTUKK6XEpB0irTxfW3yFmdWgkXcXRnn_f_wkTLV628vrBRhl_GNWA_8iosE8KJgEGjTkd_1voo3cpuuEt9t9TdD7uZWCSMe696n2QqOW6_A4/s2048/TKSBridge2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjostR8SBHA_esjIjgwNfqs1YOYa-zOIy6deP8SlK4GfCN8-huHgvtIPbRHJ9DmuhfT46YIjgcvZWUoq_0MTUKK6XEpB0irTxfW3yFmdWgkXcXRnn_f_wkTLV628vrBRhl_GNWA_8iosE8KJgEGjTkd_1voo3cpuuEt9t9TdD7uZWCSMe696n2QqOW6_A4/w640-h480/TKSBridge2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What a checkered colonial history Melaka had – the Portuguese took the town in 1511, the Dutch conquered them in 1641 and the British took over in the late 18th century (apparently to prevent it from falling into the hands of the French!). Originally painted white, Christ Church and the neighbouring Stadhuys and Clock Tower were painted red in 1911. They are Melaka's iconic landmarks. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #MoleskineWatercolourNotebook, 8.25”x 5"(portrait). </span></p>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-44727455200989121282023-08-22T16:04:00.001-07:002023-08-22T16:05:54.725-07:00Elgin Bridge Re-visited<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Another sketch for my Significant Spaces and Places series which I will combine with old photos and personal stories about my Peranakan Chinese ancestors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Still following Google maps along the Singapore River, this time to sketch Elgin Bridge. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhII73TzTq2ub1WfQkOa7x6rtSQtBkWYSI5_jmzWyp5VoromV20XYflpz3fvgTcQbk-hmgUrXOoKjOYnCsL8PrDIp7__gDswTBc9z85uXnh0ftSBbZBIAtuXNZAmcjVHDPaW-8DG0TiwF3Lgl_cWAonyDHwYyzRCyPSjrrDfM4RhW8SIIB8jey96rEMGEQ/s2048/ElginBridge.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhII73TzTq2ub1WfQkOa7x6rtSQtBkWYSI5_jmzWyp5VoromV20XYflpz3fvgTcQbk-hmgUrXOoKjOYnCsL8PrDIp7__gDswTBc9z85uXnh0ftSBbZBIAtuXNZAmcjVHDPaW-8DG0TiwF3Lgl_cWAonyDHwYyzRCyPSjrrDfM4RhW8SIIB8jey96rEMGEQ/w640-h480/ElginBridge.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The last time I travelled under Elgin Bridge was in 2013 while on a Singapore River Cruise with some overseas friends and I see the colours of the buildings on the other side of the river were much more colourful then. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here's my on-location sketch from near the same spot in 2013.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXRCryyOQylv0jiNDQTA8xYyGm91q8sGop4beK-PNS7B4Q7m12ytJQLKRGKXNQjy_kxw42J7jetGpX5WUbuffURHpfc3hRDwMHResM9-HCtunL6gxBK3vX0i0Rvum-W8tsj6pNGZI8jv3Kg1N4bcRKLXItXwbbFmnZVgiMGlGmpxdg7yiKpoC4csSYUg/s640/ElginBridge2013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXRCryyOQylv0jiNDQTA8xYyGm91q8sGop4beK-PNS7B4Q7m12ytJQLKRGKXNQjy_kxw42J7jetGpX5WUbuffURHpfc3hRDwMHResM9-HCtunL6gxBK3vX0i0Rvum-W8tsj6pNGZI8jv3Kg1N4bcRKLXItXwbbFmnZVgiMGlGmpxdg7yiKpoC4csSYUg/w640-h480/ElginBridge2013.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The two earliest bridges built at this site were wooden footbridges, followed in 1862 by an iron bridge. This was named Elgin Bridge after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a colonial administrator and diplomat who had served as Governor of Jamaica, Governor-General of Canada and Viceroy of India. The current concrete bridge was built in 1929.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">An Italian sculptor Cavaliere Rudolfo Nolli, designed the cast iron lamps on both sides of the bridge. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Interestingly the two roads leading to Elgin Bridge are named North Bridge Road and South Bridge Road. Stamford Raffles, Founder of Singapore issued an instruction in 1819 that a bridge be built as soon as possible across the Singapore River so that it may link a town planned for the Chinese community on the southern side of the river to another intended for the Malays on the northern side!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm pleased to learn that Elgin Bridge (together with Anderson Bridge and Cavanagh Bridge and collectively known as The Singapore River Bridges) are gazetted a National Monument of Singapore.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">To read my post of my earlier 2013 sketch and trip to the Singapore River see:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://nowismystoryinsketches.blogspot.com/2013/11/elgin-bridge-and-beyond_12.html">http://nowismystoryinsketches.blogspot.com/2013/11/elgin-bridge-and-beyond_12.html</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #MoleskineWatercolourNotebook, 8.25”x 5"(portrait.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div><br /></div>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-62920649174256470752023-07-26T01:04:00.003-07:002023-07-26T01:04:51.551-07:00The Fullerton Hotel Revisited<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Taking a walk along the Singapore River mouth with Google Maps, here's the imposing Fullerton Hotel. I remember going into the building only once as a child when it was the old General Post Office – cavernous, dark and musty, with lots of brown desks. In more recent times we had walked through the hotel and once enjoyed an expensive late night snack there in the company of a famous poet. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISiZMOUDmSzvykn8Taf3bUgxkhmsVeGFfUAFYgpZD7ucwCliHvQwU6gxHahC2RLK3-SeCkHDjcMGonIYOZja0NvfLyY9CQYZQatW9inADrjyFY23m9CzIGPtIbBkrs7BRl2HZscXcfjIwYrH9I_PVmkyhJdfqVl6tVHFMkS5ZrMcEEx18oySa4ibKUxA/s2048/FullertonHotel.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISiZMOUDmSzvykn8Taf3bUgxkhmsVeGFfUAFYgpZD7ucwCliHvQwU6gxHahC2RLK3-SeCkHDjcMGonIYOZja0NvfLyY9CQYZQatW9inADrjyFY23m9CzIGPtIbBkrs7BRl2HZscXcfjIwYrH9I_PVmkyhJdfqVl6tVHFMkS5ZrMcEEx18oySa4ibKUxA/w640-h480/FullertonHotel.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKsJzEhsd61GiYUdbjkk5JANx-CpQtUoAz1wuKA13bbWrANDZugrlkIFbWEVuDKwsW1RWwqoDBaMVa5tQUnz3V8C7AHyNOIj-QbcwW6-bGlNjDxU_66DV_FFODvuXSrn3Li7zq8zZaHn3xmtvZUFxUEUkoHIcG_mu4oWTc_NGnPfSj5fzy0ujMQY6Mps/s2048/FullertonSketchPhoto.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKsJzEhsd61GiYUdbjkk5JANx-CpQtUoAz1wuKA13bbWrANDZugrlkIFbWEVuDKwsW1RWwqoDBaMVa5tQUnz3V8C7AHyNOIj-QbcwW6-bGlNjDxU_66DV_FFODvuXSrn3Li7zq8zZaHn3xmtvZUFxUEUkoHIcG_mu4oWTc_NGnPfSj5fzy0ujMQY6Mps/w640-h480/FullertonSketchPhoto.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm thrilled to say our poet friend is this year's winner of the <a href="https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/kenneth-slessor-prize-poetry" target="_blank">2023 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #MoleskineWatercolourNotebook 8.25”x 5"(portrait).</span></p><div><br /></div>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582575436061068611.post-72676193375759452712023-07-26T00:47:00.005-07:002023-07-26T00:47:37.328-07:00A Waiting Room Sketch...again<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A man in the waiting room said “don’t you find as you get older you spend a lot more time waiting?” I agree! He was envious I had a sketching hobby to pass the time. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here I am sketching in Beaconsfield Eye Care while waiting for my spouse to get fitted with dedicated reading glasses. Good thing I had gone with him as he had to have dilating eyedrops put into his eyes during the eye examination and wouldn't have been able to drive home. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqAw9Uir_a1B-fSQYros9klwUugJKXEEG5jghstF5HvPuI3Yu5Dl5xwsK_3yYCpZsE-1LKbKUegdMbreGex7MtndbwRT1o6QpQM6VRmIE3QCEaTB9iHO62rKw8CnwJo7Z7aB_Jmi_kKLf4FbA1dl0F_xAV1dV5RqqA5a4SH8ER6TFMEy96gMtAWT0ozo/s2048/EyecareCars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqAw9Uir_a1B-fSQYros9klwUugJKXEEG5jghstF5HvPuI3Yu5Dl5xwsK_3yYCpZsE-1LKbKUegdMbreGex7MtndbwRT1o6QpQM6VRmIE3QCEaTB9iHO62rKw8CnwJo7Z7aB_Jmi_kKLf4FbA1dl0F_xAV1dV5RqqA5a4SH8ER6TFMEy96gMtAWT0ozo/w640-h480/EyecareCars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI66k6YPSR28pOhqjkRin93DO7KOn7jggbpjv6-6bxhad5m8n5XSoNyhWGl-aBpohSC6BNjhj65g_8yry8XvZyZnOOXKGPKiyQmg6eGXv69bzFioYxee52mcuHsIUsCNtdX9Gw7I7idNWg86_XjEnlZpX59ja2-OHyrVPdKmRvMlBEOQEDJIRYG9ykzFs/s2048/EyecareCarsPhoto.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI66k6YPSR28pOhqjkRin93DO7KOn7jggbpjv6-6bxhad5m8n5XSoNyhWGl-aBpohSC6BNjhj65g_8yry8XvZyZnOOXKGPKiyQmg6eGXv69bzFioYxee52mcuHsIUsCNtdX9Gw7I7idNWg86_XjEnlZpX59ja2-OHyrVPdKmRvMlBEOQEDJIRYG9ykzFs/w640-h480/EyecareCarsPhoto.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Marker pens, #Handbook Journal 5.5" x 5.5".</span></p><div><br /></div>Kathleen Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317053128662123967noreply@blogger.com0