Mar 23, 2013

St Patricks Day in Bridge Street


Watercolour Sketch 
26 x 38cm

Two Buses in Clarence Street


Watercolour sketch
24 x 32cm


The Lift






These sketches were done from my car.
Sort of "en plein air" but not obvious to passers-by.

My husband was commissioned to photograph the lift of 
large machinery and ramps up onto the top of a building 
that will soon be demolished.

Bob was taking the photographs, while I sketched!

Each 24 x 32cm approx

Mar 21, 2013

Fig Tree Sydney Harbour


Another classic scene from near the Botanical Gardens, Sydney.

23 x 31cm Watercolour on paper


Mar 19, 2013

Harbour Rocks


Mrs Macquarie Point: the rocks are an old extension of a boat ramp: now washed away.
In the afternoon sun the colours were beautiful.

24 x 32cm
Watercolor
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Harbour Lights


Sydney Harbour as viewed from the point north of the Art Gallery.
It is called Mrs Macquarie Chair: she was the wife of our first govenor, and liked to sit on the point looking out on the harbour. So they named the area after her.

I was there last Sunday doing some watercolours, it was windy and 
the sea was breaking over the rocks.
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Watercolor on paper: 26 x 36cm
(Will suit an IKEA "Ribba" frame AU$14.99, with some trimming of the mat)




Mar 18, 2013

New Growth


Beyond the bike path, our canal boat passed acres of saplings.
Their lines formed graphic patterns, and the colours were unusual, 
considering we were there in spring.
26 x 36cm
Watercolour on paper
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Mar 17, 2013

Deep and Still


The canals in Amsterdam are lined with house barges. The water
is deep and still, occasionally disturbed by
tourist cruises. We were on one such cruise. It was great, 
as it gave us many new views of the city.

20cm x 28cm
Watercolour

Mar 14, 2013

Night and early morning




Pale Night


Hidden Moon


Summer Night



Warm Light Reflects


Early Light


A walk though the dark streets of Meilhan sur Garonne, very late... and very early.
These are watercolours on paper: about 20 x 29cm.

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Mar 13, 2013

The Mill House





This derelict old mill house on the River Baise in the South of France still has 'authority' over it's environment. It would make a wonderful 'restoration' project!

21 x 29cm Watercolour on paper
Landscape

Mar 10, 2013

Coastal Walk



A few weeks ago I discovered a part of our coast that I had not seen before: halfway between Maroubra and Coogee beaches; a path leading down to a sea pool. It was flooded with high tide and rough seas, but looked like it would be fun in milder seas.
I will go back this week to paint "en Plein Air" this scene. 
I have done this watercolour as a warm up.
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The Lady in Red



The old-town buildings in Nerac were often leaning. 
They were also built out over the street. 
To facilitate tossing the washing water out the window maybe? 
This lady was waiting patiently for her friends to catch up...

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New faces Old


In Nerac, the old town is preserved. New buildings have been constructed on one side of this small lane: crumbling old town is on the other.

22 x 30cm Watercolour
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