In-between hectic travelling and sightseeing I’m still finding time to stop by quirky cafes for a quick coffee fix and drawing.
This was taken at the Larder cafe in the scenic town of Daylesford.
Victoria Illustration Tour
Into my second week touring Victoria – presenting at schools and centres.
It’s been a chance to not only engage with a new audience but visit some of the splendid
sites Victoria have to offer. Noticeably the Great Ocean Road and country towns surrounding Belgrave.
The only downside of the tour has been tackling with the traffic systems in Melbourne and avoiding collisions with trams!
Drawing a Treehouse Video
I made an attempt at filming myself drawing yesterday.
This was the finished result.
Apologies for the poor quality…
Storm
Inspired to sketch this scene after seeing a storm brew over my fruit trees.
Lazy Saturday Sketching
Sketching one of my favourite scenes from my parent’s farm along the Blackwood.
The School Magazine Feature
Stoked to be working alongside many established Australian illustrators for The School Magazine – the longest-running literary magazine for children in Australia.
My first issue just arrived in the post so had to get a photo!
I’ve just finished several illustrations for future issues so stay tuned…
Writers Block
Working on a new picture book manuscript…
Suffering writers block…
So I drew a tree.
Blues at Bridgetown Logo Design
I was honoured to design the Blues at Bridgetown logo 2016 with the challe
nge to incorporate blues music with the wonderful rolling hills and scenery of Bridgetown.
The final artwork was painted in watercolour, gouache and inks.
The design was printed on a number of items including caps, stubby holders and shirts. I managed to snaffle a shirt that I immediately tried o
At the time of writing there’s still a limited number of t-shirts available with the design. Contact the Blue’s committee at their website.
Hello Ladybird…
No matter how busy your day is, always stop to say hello to ladybirds
Bridgetown Book Launch – Captain Sneer
Thanks to everyone that turned out for my Bridgetown book launch of Captain Sneer.
It was a fantastic evening chatting to friends and
meeting new people from around the South West.
What really impressed me was the astonishing amount of food my Mum and sister were able to produce towards the night. It took me half a day to make one batch of cheese straws while they produce copious amounts of delicious finger foods on the morning of the launch. Wow guys!
Two families of pirates turned up that I had to snaffle photos with. The youngest pirate
had the best ‘pirate sneer’ expression but unfortunately we didn’t capture it on camera.
I had an original pirate artwork as a door prize that was won by the Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail journalist, Lee, who does such an amazing job covering these events.
After the piratey presentation that covered the progress of creating Captain Sneer the evening drew to a close.
A special thanks goes to my Dad, for being official photographer for the night, my brother, Jacob, for being the swanky barman and to my sister, Esther, for making some after launch goodies.
Also, a special thanks to the library staff and to Karen from the Manjimup-Bridgetown Times for writing up a super-duper article prior to the book launch.
Next launch, the State Library of WA, October 27th!
Gabriel Evans 