This week’s blog includes my sketches and other art projects I have been doing this week. All involve putting pencils to paper and therefore makes me happy.

Tuesday

a quick sketch of sleeping commuters on the tram

Wednesday

I met with Brisbane Urban Sketcher Pat who is visiting Melbourne. We have met and sketched at this coffee shop before. Each time we have sat at this bench overlooking the street and the historic building across the road. Lots of chatting and sketching

Thursday

a commuter on the evening tram. He was eating and had such a strong profile that I really wanted to capture the back and head. He was much more scrunched forward than this.

Friday

Sketching on location at Friday night concert by the wonderful Inventi Ensemble at the Melbourne Athenaeum Library. As I wrote in my notes – books. music and sketching on a Friday night. The perfect start to a long weekend here in Melbourne.

Saturday

My Travel Sketching with Watercolour Pencil” class on Saturday morning involves explaining watercolour colours pencils and other equipment used, and then we go out for a walk. We had lovely weather and everyone had a great time. Booking details here.

All week

It is less than TWO weeks until Clunes Booktown Festival, where I have a stall for my “drawn in” books. The 1931 Pitman’s Commercial Typewriting book is my final book. I now have over 100 to take.

They are spread out over my loungeroom floor. The books are sorted into subjects of the drawings. which is how they will be displayed on the tables. I am also taking my book themed greeting cards. There are four large suitcases to be packed. Clunes is taken over by booklovers for the whole weekend ! It is made for me !