Today we met at Milsons Point on a day when the smoke from bushfires (and back burning) in the surrounding areas of Sydney) had a big impact on the air quality and also our ability to see the subject that we were sketching!
A group sketches meet - some sketched the harbour views and some sketched Luna Park- I did a bit of both.
I started with the entrance to Luna Park which has a special moustache as part of Movember.
I then tackled the Opera House... seems I can't come to Milsons Point without doing a sketch of the most iconic building in Sydney.
I am currently using the new zeta sketchbook from Stillman and Birn which is a beautiful smooth paper and is SO lovely to use with ink. So I thought it was a good excuse to get some of my non-lamy fountain pens out and test them. My hero and sailor pens aren't flowing so well for me so the smooth paper really helps. I love mixing it up and trying new stuff out!
Another enjoyable USKSYD event - next month Dec 7 at Cockatoo Island again! More details soon.
