Sketching in Sydney
A work conference in Sydney this past week provided me the opportunity to stay the weekend and catch up with my Sydney sketching friends . Of course my sketching adventures began on the bus to the airport.
It was empty so I focused on the back of the head of the man in front of me. Then more sketches of planes at the airport and then on the plane .
I have been fortunate to travel often over the years and have been drawing these places and events each time . I am now becoming quite familiar with the proportions and perspectives of seats on planes .
At the airport each airplane is different and I look for the angles and curves of the nose. I always underestimate the size of it. I think they give it great character . The shadows make a huge difference to defining the shape too . And the length of the wings are always bigger than I think and the windows are smaller. I do comparative measuring of sizes of parts of the plane and put some light marks on the page before drawing (usually in a light grey watercolour pencil) .
As soon as work was over on Friday I walked to Circular Quay to sketch the Sydney Opera House . I was not sure if I would get another opportunity . I know I am in Sydney when I have sketched it!
and then there are the Sydney Ferries at Circular Quay…
I completed another six pages of sketches in Sydney, which I will post next week, before saying a final farewell to the Opera House and Sydney .
Farewell Sydney. See you again soon.
Wonderful Sydney sketches .. loved them and the bridge walk pictures also.
Suzy in Sydney (Suzy Smith on Facebook)