Grossard Cedar Tree, Ventnor, Phillip Island

 This is the second time I have drawn this magnificent cedar, one of the first European trees on Phillip Island. it has heroically withstood the ravages of ocean winds whilst sheltering Captain Grossards' lonely grave.

Grossard Lookout, Ventnor

 This is one of my recent pictures of Phillip Island.

Cowes Phillip Island, A View From The Hill

 There is a hill that overlooks the Cowes beach. It has pine trees, picnic tables and gas barbeques. It is a good place to perch to have a rest from 30 C heat and to draw a few pictures. I sat at a picnic table the same time a Malaysian family resident in Melbourne came there to have a picnic. I was astonished when the younger woman produced a box of packets of biscuits and chocolate bars and gave me a handful of them. When I drew my picture I included one of the men looking at the beach. They took a photo of my picture, and the intellectually impaired older boy insisted my picture taken with him.

  In the two-page picture the magnificent trees are on one side, but I have scanned the drawing as two pictures.

   

Trains, Jetties, Ferries & Bicycles

 A few days ago I put my bike, with camping gear, on the train and headed to Stony Point to get the ferry to Phillip Island. It is a long story, full of adventures, annoying mishaps and pleasant experiences. One annoyance was having to wait for the ferry for two hours at Stony Point jetty, but one thing about being both a reader and a sketcher is that no waiting time need be a wasted opportunity.

  So, I drew a Japanese woman and son fishing. The boy was an expert on fish and explained to his mum what each of the two fish, he caught were. he also knew that a particular variety of whiting had 'no limits' on size catch.

  The two pictures were actually part of a single pic but I scanned the two pages separately and added some tints to make them two pictures.

  The mother took a photo of my drawing.

Portrait group in Pink (& Yellow)

 This is a January sketch of the regular portrait groups I attend once a month. I used black gel pen, fineliners and pink markers on shiny paper. After scanning the picture I added the yellow tint and enhanced the pink.

  My sketches tend to be finished in the first twenty-minute session whilst others do more work in the subsequent ones. In other words my pictures are a bit impressionistic, and I also have time to draw the artists as well as the subject.

  That item at far left is part of a furniture piece but it looks a lot like a female nude profile!

Unstoppable Trump Godzilla

 

Australia Day - Defy The Woke BS

 This is one of the favorites. Mick and Hoppa are on the beach on Australia Day, Ned Kelly is sunbaking, there is a cool sheila with a surfboard, a shark with an Aussie flag, a 'Tall Ship' and a nuclear-powered submarine.

I have put this one on t-shirts and I am looking at putting more images on shirts so if you are interested in owning any let me know.

   I can also customize. For example, this one would be good to have a message like 'Stuff Woolies' (given Woolworths refusal to stock Oz Day merchandise). Woolworths was most prominent there, but Aldi was also guilty and Coles insists it will have only a limited range. That leaves IGA and Foodworks that have not indulged in this woke BS.