This morning I had all sorts of plans to catch up on housework, finish some illustrations and move my geraniums to the garage for the winter but when my husband suggested it was a warm sunny day and so ideal for sketching in the park it didn’t take much arm twisting for me to hop…
I’ve spent the day in the park sketching. In the morning the wind was chilly but after a warming soup in the cafe the afternoon was sunny, almost balmy, at least thats how it felt with the sun on my back as I revelled in the autumn colours
I have recently bought a new muli-media A3 sketch pad which is a soft brown colour and so far I like it very much. I have been trying out pastels and today I did three quick studies in the park. Here they are along with one I did earlier this week.
A friend of mine has started a sketching group in Hotham Park and as I am artist for the park I have joined in. There is no tuition just the pleasure of a bunch of people being together doing the same thing. Then there is the excellent coffee in the cafe when we’ve had enough,or…
The trees in Hotham Park are turning green but the dry reeds in the wildlife pond are still a lovely soft creamy colour whilst the oaks above are already dressed for a party.
It’s been a while since I went sketching in the Park what with taking part in the art trail and dodgy weather but today I was able to spend several hours drawing in the hot sunshine. I’m glad I caught the spring greens before they all turn summer dark.
Yesterday I posted some coloured monoprints of a sketch of a small grove of trees in the wintergarden of the Park. Here is the original drawing and a black and white monoprint taken from it
A break in the weather allowed a visit to the Park today. I began this drawing in pale sunlight which quickly turned to November grey chill which made a trip to the cafe for warm soup essential!
Today the forecast was sun all day so what better than spending another few hours in Hotham Park sketching. I’m going with pastels at the moment as I like the instant colour and the challenge of using a limited number of colours.
During the really hot weather I took my sketching group, to this lovely shady spot in Hotham Park. It’s a place I like to go back to as there are so many different species of trees there.
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