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
Scultpures by the Sea Cottesloe 2022
Urban Sketchers
Cessna 152
Quick sketch of a Cessna 152 light aircraft at Jandakot Airport. Seats two people, son went up for a 1 hour joy ride, controls for both passengers, he got to take off and fly the aircraft (qualified pilot did the landing and tricky bits). They flew across the city and ocean to Rottnest, lap around the island, did a barrel roll, loop-the-loop and stall turn, something different!
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
Perth city skyline
Out with the Urban Sketchers Perth recently to draw our city. View from Fraser Avenue in Kings Park overlooking the CBD. Lots of construction work around Elizabeth Quay.
Cottesloe Groyne
A big swell but little breeze yesterday…sitting sketching on Cottesloe Groyne
80 Guthrie Street, Osborne Park
One of the last houses in Osborne Park, Number 80 Guthrie Street. Most of the area is retail/industrial and the original homes have been demolished for new businesses. This place looked rather neglected with broken windows and piles of rubbish in the front yard…probably won’t be around for too much longer…
Citroen Classic Cars
Classic Car meet-up at UWA a couple of weeks ago, French car theme, I sketched a hot red Citroen 2CV and a cute Citroen coffee van,,,
Freshwater Bay
View from Freshwater Bay, sitting on the sand beside the Mosman Bay Seascouts building, looking across towards Mosman Park, the Wellington Street water tower on the horizon. Ink wash
UWA Irwin Street Building
The “Irwin Street Building” is the oldest building on University of Western Australia [UWA] campus, originally located on Irwin Street in the centre of Perth, it was moved to the current site in 1987. Presently used as the cricket pavilion and heritage office. I drew this in black pencil in a Clairefontaine notebook sitting on a bench under the trees, very pleasant.
Notes from https://www.web.uwa.edu.au/university/history/archive-collections/irwin-street…..
“A T-shaped jarrah building constructed in 1913 provided the University’s original accommodation on this site. It was not quite complete when teaching started on 31 March 1913. Professor AD Ross, Foundation Professor of Mathematics and Physics commented that: “…the first building we got was certainly original in more senses than one. It was a jarrah shed, 110 feet long by 20 feet wide … We estimated that the building would be ready for a start on the 16 March, then 21 March, then 23 March, and finally it must be 31 March. Members of staff, at the risk of their lives, would go in and pin up notes on doors: ‘Department of Geology’ or the like. Since one of the little rooms had already been commandeered for the janitor, the telephone, electric switchboard, brooms, mops and buckets, it was evident that eleven departments must share six rooms.”
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