Urban Sketchers Perth meeting at Hillaries yesterday, the morning started very wet and windy so we sheltered in a cafe for a while. Later the wild weather blew away and the sun came out. Sketch sitting on the rocks looking across the marina at the boats for sale and the cafes and shops.
Autumn tides have shifted the sand around the local beaches exposing limestone reefs and ripping up old seaweed in great heaps on the beach. But today I saw something that I’ve never spotted before….old wooden post and rail with large iron bolts sticking out of the sand just in front of the Indiana Tea House on Cottesloe beach. It seems this wood could be part of the original Cottesloe Jetty built in 1906 to make it easier for fishos to get out past the reef and allow people to “promenade” as was the thing to do in those days. Unfortunately it was fairly short lived as the pylons were damaged by boring mollusc and later winter storms. The jetty was eventually condemned and blown up in 1952 with gelignite.
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Finally a quick scribble with pen and coloured pencils, looking North….
A beautiful balmy Autumn afternoon down at the Indian Ocean on Marine Parade, Cottesloe. The sea was really calm, a few people about – dog walking, stand-up paddle boarding, a scuba diver, some swimming and a few disappointed surfers (tiny swell). The water looked so inviting, pity I forgot my bathers…..next time….
A quick sketch below of Pakenham Street, Fremantle, the big cranes of the wharf on the horizon.
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