Dr Sketchy's Brisbane - October 2012

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BIA Life Drawing Group 1/10/12

Here's Emma from last week again. Medium of choice this night was watercolour pencil, a little bit of acrylic ink, and gouache highlights.

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The top 10 minute sketch on the next one looks sloppy in so many ways. I should have cropped this page...

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BIA Life Drawing Group 24/9/12

I felt like trying a different medium this session, so I thought I'd give pencil and gouache a go. I struggled a bit, as I'm a lot quicker with a pen, and this method slowed me down. I think these look a bit rushed.

This model is Emma.

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Train People

I hate public transport, purely because Brisbane's is a shamble, but my transport of choice, after my car, is the train. I get motion sick trying to read or draw on buses, but trains aren't so bad. You get some interesting sorts on the train too...

BIA Life Drawing Group 17/9/12

I though I'd try out some life drawing at the Brisbane Institute of Art at Windsor, only about 10 minutes from where I live (with miles of parking!!). This model's name was Jenny. So many beautifully pronounced curves to draw, perfect!

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Dr Sketchy's Brisbane - August 2012

Modelling for the August edition were the pretty girls from Miss BB. Le Buff's School Of Performance.

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That's 'Miss Blue Velvet' in the hat, who also posed in the March edition (that's a fake beard btw, there was a sideshow theme, being Ekka time and all). I stuffed up her profile on the right page, damn.

I'm not sure who else is who, I didn't catch all the names. I'll add them in if I find out...

Bikeway Sketches

After a week of drizzle it was nice to get out and do a bit of sketching, so I took my bike for a ride along Kedron Brook. Such a lovely afternoon too.

I love the following house at Everton Park, it's an unusual sight in Brisbane. It's located on a huge chunk of land with a dozen or so head of cattle. It feels like time has stood still in this tiny part of the city.

Farmhouse at Everton Park

Hickey Park, Stafford