JOC'S CARTOONS
Friday, 4 April 2025
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
Adventures By Train
This has become a major theme of my travel sketches. These ones were done on the way to and back from Stony Point.
That is my bike in the foreground when I was leaving Melbourne. The two girls moved their hands to the music they were listening to.
Four Intrepid Cyclists Unexpectedly Get Their Portraits Done.
Below is the on-the-spot sketch I did of these four happy young cyclists on the ferry from Stony Point to French Island. (I was continuing to Phillip Island. As well as their bikes they had a heap of camping gear. I gave them this quick sketch and Ben (with pony tail) sent back the digital copy so I could include it here. This was only a five-minute sketch as by the time I decided to draw them there was not much time before they disembarked.
Left to right: Pierre. Kai. Ben and Jess
Below is my revamp. I actually met them on the Stony Point train, after our adventures. I took their photo which gave me something else to work with.Left to right: Pierre, Kai, Bob and Jess
What Happened to Joc's Jocks?
My trousers ad jocks fell off my bike baggage and off the pier. A fisherman retrieved the trousers, but the jocks vanished.
Monday, 31 March 2025
Phillip Island Cycling, Camping Holiday Part 1
I might be 66 but that does not stop me cycling around and camping relatively rough. Organized tours and hotels were never my thing. Phillip Island has been a life-long holiday destination for me. Here is yet another collection of my sketchbook reports.
The first two picks depict the return, by ferry, from Phillip Island. Using the Velcro strap I secured the bike to the railing and nervously watched the bike roll forwards and back.
Prior to going to Phillip Island I had put my bike on the train to stony point. The problem was I misread the timetables so when I got there I had a three hour wait for the ferry. There is not a lot to do at stony point unless you are into fishing. The Cook Island woman was so keen she had at least three rods in the water. She told me she had all her lines tangled by someone careless in his boat. Anyhow, so long as I have my sketchbook and a book to read (Lord of the Rings) I am fairly ok with it. It was the following day which was going to be the especially warm day so it did not bother me too much.
Here is a view of the Phillip Island beach I ended up on, along with my feet. The drawing paper was not yellow but I gave it a digital tint after scanning it onto the laptop.
There will be more to follow.