Away with the tides

Last week we had a lovely,  if not long enough break at the seaside. What is particularly special about this place is that there is virtually no internet signal.

A cast off crab moult

We always pack our sketchbooks and spend out time roaming around the tide line, checking out whatever we can find and making lots of art.

This Rose-petal Bubble shell was a first for me. It’s about 6cms long. The remnant shell is underneath this fleshy part.

I enjoyed sitting on the verandah of our cabin making quick sketches of my fellow campers as they moved around the campground.

Kangaroos lounging on the grass

Even better was sketching the ‘roos! They spent a long time most days, literally lounging around on the campground lawns. Contrary to what you might think I found them to be very ‘angular’ animals to draw. Not at all the soft curvilinear shapes we’ve come to expect from the stylised versions we see on logos around us.