Covid times activity.

Brunkerville School

A4 Sketch.  Watercolour & pencil 

from an old B&W Photo

 

At the Society of Artists, Newcastle

After a book binding / making workshop with Maija Manou, I am creating these origami-style cascading books, using small works and sketches as covers.   Ideal for letter writing they fit neatly into a standard envelope.  

Ellalong Wood Chop Sketch

After a workshop featuring Coptic Binding

(the threads holding the pages together)

Black Currawong, or Jacky bird

Tasmania

A5 watercolour

Pukeko

A5 watercolour

Wedgie

Head in sepia ink

A5 

March and April At the SOAN Rooms

A comfortable and inspiring workspace or some fast studies-

White-headed Pigeon

from a photo taken in Darwin

A4 watercolour

Cookoos

A4 watercolour

and April's effort-

Friarbird Sketch

 

2021

Eraring Public School

A4 Watercolour

Closed in the last few years and bought by friends Mark and Mai.  This is the 'before' sketch.  They are slowly converting it into a home.

Gary's  Place

A4 Watercolour Sketch

Up The Farm - every man needs a shed. 

 

2020 !!

Feathertail Glider

A5 Sketch trial

Sometimes seen in our house. Have colonised the meter boxes - crazy critters.

2019!

Haven't done much for a while, here's a sketch done at an ALM workshop:

Cattle Egret

gouache A4

and another that's been waiting to be finished:

Oyster Catcher

gouache A4

I found an old site I used while travelling in 2009 - if youre interested.... 

you will probably have to copy&paste, or go to:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/egils-rhonwyn/

Some Old Friends

A small flock of Double-Barred Finches in the Mt Vincent Uniting Church grounds:

Watercolour   A5