my little book of sketches
Urban Sketchbook
...it lives in the bottom of my handbag, dented, crumb-infested and wine-stained
This gallery holds a series of sketches from around the towns, cities and suburbs of the east coast of Australia. They are raw excerpts from a small A6 leather-bound journal; unedited, unrefined, and begging for a chance to become a highly developed piece of art. Some day.
...a record of those everyday moments...the ordinary, the quirky, the invisible...
I have three different journals: one for work, one for play and one for the road. The latter is my little book of sketches. It lives in the bottom of my handbag, crumb infested and wine stained, holding a record of those everyday life moments. You know the ones - the invisible, ordinary, taken-for-granted type of scenes.
My old hometown of Newcastle was a fresh source of inspiration since emerging from its history as an industrial town - once named the 'Steel City'. It now boasts a plethora of street cafes against a creative and edgy harbour backdrop. Now that I've moved to regional Murwillumbah, I will gradually include scenes from the surrounding areas of the beautiful Northern Rivers. When I'm not in the studio, this is where you'll find me - sitting in a local cafe, a pub or on the sand, watching people; observing the quirky and interesting details that appear out of the mundane.