Summer's Day, Iron cove

Watercolour 148 x 210mm

What better way to spend the day than sitting in the shade beside the water.

Inlet

Watercolour 148 x 210mm

Hawkesbury River

Watercolour 148 x 210mm

Very hot summers day and so a view of water is always cooling.

Bronte

Watercolour and oil pastel 148 x 210mm

Brooklyn

Steps, Brooklyn Watercolour 148 x 210mm

Brooklyn Watercolour 148 x 210mm

This is an exquisite place on the edge of the Muogamarra nature reserve and the Hawkesbury River.  It takes an hour by train from Central Station and is a favourite location to meet up with a friend of mine who lives on the Central coast.

Brush and Ink Figures

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I drew a few more figures today. I think shopping and waiting for the bus is the theme.

Brush and Ink Drawings

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This is a change of medium.  I have been doing a lot of watercolour landscapes.  So today I had the idea (inspired by William Kentridge) to draw some figures using brush and ink and using pages torn from magazines.  It is amazing how liberating it is to draw this way and I rather like the combination.

Lilyfield

Point Road Watercolour 297 x 210mm

Water's Edge Watercolour 148 x 210mm

Rocks, Lilyfield Watercolour 148 x 210mm

Iron Cove 148 x 210mm

Rocks, 140 x 180mm

These are a few sketches done yesterday sitting on rocks looking out over Iron Cove.

Double Bay Trees

Watercolour 148 x 210mm

I do think that sitting under the shade  of a tree, looking out towards the harbour whilst flicking some paint around is an idyllic way to spend one's time on a summers day.

Stream

Watercolour 210 x 148mm

Watercolour is a wonderful medium for watery subjects.

Wet Day

Watercolour 148 x 210mm

Harbour

Watercolour 148 x 210mm

Cove

Watercolour 148 x 210mm

This is a view of the Blackburn Cove/ Double Bay area but I have edited out all the little yachts and simplified the composition.

Blackburn Cove

Watercolour 148 x 210mm

A friend and I ventured to Blackburn Cove today to do some 'pleinair' painting.

And this spot is drop dead beautiful.  The magnificence of Sydney Harbour is truly something. Blackburn Cove is located east of Double Bay and sheltered from the sea breeze.

There is a harbour pool fenced of from the sharks and a pontoon which, from the shouts and squeals, is very popular with the swimmers.

Summer by the sea

Coast   Watercolour 140 x 180mm

Sea and Sand  Watercolour 148 x 210mm

Ocean Waves Watercolour 148 x 210mm

Sea and Rocks 210 x 148mm

It is the start of summer and the weather is heating up. It seems to have influenced my choice of subject. I have been doing a number of coastal studies using the wet in wet method to suggest sand and salt and that summer haze.  Also I am alternating between using Arches rough, medium and smooth paper.  The different types of paper allow me to play with the texture.

Pot Plants

Watercolour 210 x 148mm

This is a new subject for me: a little look at the back garden.

Trees and rock

Watercolour 180 x 140mm

Gosford

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Watercolour 148 x 210mm

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Watercolour 148 x 210mm

These mangroves are located just behind the Gosford Art Gallery.

There is a boardwalk there and it is a lovely peaceful place to have a picnic.

A friend and I had lunch here to the sound of lapping water.

Lotus Pond

Watercolour, ink, oil crayon 210 x 148mm

Rose Bay Series

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Watercolour 140 x 180mm

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Watercolour 140 x 180mm

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Watercolour 180 x 140mm

A friend and I went to Rose Bay over the weekend and did some plein air sketching.

I would have to say that there was 'air' in abundance so that after a time of sitting still and fighting the wind, we were in need of coffee and warmth.  

Jacaranda Series

Jacaranda Season 140 x 190mm

Jacaranda Season, Spring Wind 140 x 180mm

Jacarandas, Lilyfield 133 x190mm

Jacarandas in the wind 180 x 140

Jacarandas, Callan Park 140 x 190

Tree Tops 140 x 180mm

Tree Dance 140 x 190mm

The Jacarandas have been beautiful this year and are just opposite my studio in Lilyfield.

Here are a few of my more successful efforts.

Jacaranda

Watercolour 190 x 133mm

Water and trees

Watercolour 190 x 133mm

People in the Park

Watercolour and ink 200 x 128mm

Filtered light

Watercolour 140 x 180mm

Red and gold, Park Garden

Water colour 190 x 133mm