This time in Australia last year

devonwoody · 3 Dec 2007

With reference to the last photograph 67 Sunset at S.W.Rocks, I have done some heavy manipulating in preparation for doing a watercolour painting and thought you might like to see the result.

68. Sunset at S.W.Rocks, manipulated.

devonwoody · 3 Dec 2007

The watercolour painting in progress today.

above picture substituted paint now dry and colours stronger.

devonwoody · 4 Dec 2007

The entrance to the camp site is shewn because this is typical of these sites in Oz. They are part of the community and need not be controlled and sited at isolated parts.

68 Site entrance S.W.Rocks.

69. You dont need a monster camping van to be in the swim either.

70. And if you really are fit and want to do it on the cheap.

devonwoody · 5 Dec 2007

Still this this time last year.

71 my watercolour of a surfer in Oz.

72, An oil painting, Batemans Bay. N.S.W. (painted whilst in Oz.

73. Acrylic paintings by June (table mat) Dinner time at mine hosts, Vince & June.

devonwoody · 6 Dec 2007

Did I ever tell you we hired a car (bargain on wheels available countrywide) that was 17 years old, Lancer Mitubishi. No problems did 10k. $650 per month unlimited all in. Thats about £10 per day.

74. Mitubishi Lancer. Automatic/with air conditioning.

75, They moor their boats at the bottom of the garden in Sydney.

76 boat moorings.

77. Evening shot 7pm still shooting from private residential plots

devonwoody · 7 Dec 2007

Final day of picture posting of this thread.

78. Oil painting of Sydney City from Greenwich suburb.

79. This picture shows the entrance to Sydney Harbour (right of picture)
but eventually evoles in to a metropolis.

80 the Sydney Harbour view,

81. The final few days were spent in the state of Victoria but had been seriously hit by forest fires. Tomeli.

82. Mansfield area vic. They say they had not had any serious rain in the previous three years. Everything is dry and a 40 mile resevoir was down to around 3 miles. (recovering the last 3 months)

83. Final photograph taken for us with Australian forum member Woodborer and his wife.

Thanks for looking and hope some of the pictures you found were of interest and to others recalled their own memories of Australia