Isolators Reef Cottesloe

An overcast afternoon sitting on the sand watching the surfers at Isolators Reef, warm and humid as cyclone travels down from the North

Scultpures by the Sea Cottesloe 2022

Sculptures by the Sea Cottesloe – back again this year, visited on 17th March a gorgeous 32’C autumn day, toured the sculptures, had a swim and a sketch

Kitesurfing at Leighton Beach

The “Freo doctor” (afternoon on shore breeze) was in so the the kitesurfers were out at Leighton Beach.

Coloured pencils on Clairefontaine notebook

Cottesloe dog beach

Lots of four legged and two legged dashing around at Cottesloe dog beach (South Cottesloe) this afternoon, enjoying the cooling sea-breeze and ocean water

Cottesloe Groyne

A big swell but little breeze yesterday…sitting sketching on Cottesloe Groyne

Cottesloe Beach – Rough sea

A large swell brought out the serious surfers this afternoon down at Cottesloe Beach, only the brave ventured into the water to try catch a wave before it broke on the beach…This sketch painted really rapidly directly with watercolour (no drawing first – didn’t have time as the rain clouds were approaching) surfers added at the end with fountain pen

North Cottesloe fossilized reef

Every winter the Indian Ocean washes the sand away from the shoreline at North Cottesloe to expose the fossilised reef underneath and bright green seaweed latches onto the rock. When spring arrives the sand will be swept back up onto the beach and bury the reef again until the following winter…

Cottesloe Beach – Storm and Calm

Dark clouds approaching and disappearing horizon before a storm last week…Another day, calm returns with piles of seaweed ripped up by the big waves and tides…Good fishing for some too….