Watercolour painting in Pitt Street Mall

I jumped on the bus yesterday and made my way into town accidentally meeting Devina (who’d come to a get-together at my place on one occasion) on the 309 on Botany Road. We made it to St James Station and headed down to Westfield where a marquee and tables had been set up for classes in watercolours.

Pamela Woods instructed visitors ably in how to mix colours, how to keep water clean, how to use the brush to make leaf-shaped marks, and even what to sketch.

Most of the seats were taken and time sped by amiably with everyone chatting and getting into the activity with good humour and panache. We made three sketches, starting with one fuchsia, then a rose, and finally a plant with brown leaves (see below). The different types of paper and the novelty of using brushes (it’s been 40 years since I held a brush) didn’t keep people from having a go.