Afternoon Tea and Fancy Teapots

Shop fronts in this neighbourhood aren't very inspiring to sketch but I wanted to practice sketching cars so this was an opportunity. Sketching on my board while perched on a narrow bench resulted in a somewhat wonky sketch but it was a pleasant exercise as the cold blustery afternoon unexpectedly turned into a warm sunny one! 

This sketchmeet with some sketch friends in Blackburne Square, Berwick finished off with afternoon tea. The cafe we chose has very fancy teapots. This one dripped BADLY! The almond raspberry friand cake was good though. 

I think I'll go back there to sketch and ask for tea in a different teapot!

#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Zeta Sketchbook, 7.5”x 7.5”

Gippsland Day Trip

While out for a drive to enjoy a warm sunny day we lunched at Caldermeade Farm and Cafe. The LARGE dairy cow on a stand at the entrance (South Gippsland Hwy) can't be missed and there is another giant cow statue on the premises! Established in the mid 1800s it offers entertainment, education and good food. Pity we couldn't stay to view the daily 2.30pm milking. 

The unpainted secondary sketch, map and text block were added at home. 

Here's the BIG cow on the premises... conveniently visible to sketch from the cafe!

A very quick stop at a favourite spot on the way home – the tiny township of Tooradin. I had sketched at this very spot in 2017. On that occasion it was low tide and you could see the mud flats with myriads of soldier crabs. (This region by the way hosts the largest area of White Mangrove south of the tropics). This time it was high tide. A man was feeding some pelicans nearby. No wonder a sculpture of a pelican has been added next to where I was sketching.

#Sailorfude pen, watercolour, #Stillman&Birn Beta Sketchbook, 7.5”x 7.5”

#CaldermeadeFarmandCafe #Tooradin