It's a Citycat Speed Sketchcrawl in Brisbane - y'all

I am not sure why I am trying to "talk" with a Southern accent, with y'all, but for some strange reason it seemed appropriate.

After catching up with the girlfriends for breakfast ... I decided to just park the car in Kangaroo Point and do a sketch of the Storey Bridge. I don't know why but instead of sketching the Bridge, I decided to catch the City Hopper (a small ferry) for the first time. 

I thought about getting off at each stop and sketch the view from the terminal but I decided that I'll just catch the scenery along the way. So I started the speed sketch crawl! I recorded the time at end of each sketch so some of the sketches took 3-5 mins. I got better at picking the easier view ie don't pick a view when you are going around a bend. 

I changed from the City Hopper to the City Cat (the bigger and faster catamaran) and decided to catch it to the University of Queensland and sketch along the way. 

I did, however, revert back to my watercolours when I had the time. Both of the sketches took about 15 mins each - one is of the the column at the University of Queensland (at the end of the post) and the other is the Customs House (at the top of the post) sketched from the Eagle St Pier ferry terminal. 

I am glad I decided to Speed Sketch Crawl as it helped me to practice my drawing skills. It was quite frantic to get the lines down but strangely relaxing at the same time.  

Catch y'all!

PS I just realised Tim Mooney did a similar series to sketch non-stop ... a week ago. Excellent! 

Solo sketch on Cockatoo ISland

It was fun to do a solo trip to Cockatoo Island. One pencil, one moleskin. Got there early. Perfect weather. In the zone. Trying some new techniques which I am really enjoying. Good to be back in THAT sketch zone.

USK SYD June- Sydney Uni

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Saturday 29 June - Williamstown
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A beautiful day at Cockatoo island

Sketches and photos from a beautiful morning at Cockatoo Island with USK SYD last Saturday - as usual great bunch of sketchers and inspiring chats!

Sketching at Wynnum/Manly Waterfront whilst out on a bike ride.

Cockatoo Island

I wasn't going to be able to make it for the USK Cockatoo Island day yesterday so with the day off I had last week after Anzac Day, I made a solo trip over to make up for what I'll be missing! It was a beautiful, sunny day and I had the whole afternoon to just explore and sketch. The first sketch was done standing on higher ground in a sandstone covering what used to be a military guardhouse looking out to the southern docks. What caught my eye was the unexpected red container next to all the browns and greys.

For the second sketch, I choose somewhere closer to the wharf so that I can keep on going right up to when the ferry comes. It was getting dark by the time I left. There were people getting off the ferry with pillows and eskies when I was boarding, probably heading to the camp site.

Both sketches were done on location and colour applied at home.