eye and my pen

Some sketchy sketches from Hong Kong

reflections

A reflection photo of Ned Kellys head cast from the Melbourne Gaol

eye and my POETrait

A work in progress of Seamus Heaney drawn on green hued paper

eye and my camera at the melbourne aquarium

The Melbourne Aquarium, home of the leafy sea dragon is found on Southbank and is such a dream to stroll around.

 

 

eye and my contemplation space

There's something serene about watching jellyfish. I must have spent an hour sitting in the jelly room at Melbourne Aquarium.

eye and my trip back to the 1800s

Just 1 hour outside of Melbourne city in a suburb of Balarat is found an open air museum representing the first ten years after the discovery of gold there. You can take a stroll through the 1850s main street reconstruction, pan for gold, take mine tours and visit the gold museum afterwards. 

eye and my camera

Earlier I posted some pictures from inside the National Gallery of Victoria but none from the exterior. The building is designed by Sir Roy Grounds and is the oldest and largest public art museum in Australia. It's is probably my favourite piece of Australian architecture thus far.

 

eye and my pencil

Drawn with F, 3B and 7B pencils from another of Lee Jeffries' photographs onto a patterned paper. 

eye and my trip to the melbourne museum

I took a trip into the Melbourne Museum and decided to focus on the lighting effects and installations around the exhibitions. Here are a few examples! 

Luna Park...'Just For Fun'

  

eye and my bridge obsession

One of the best places to sit in Melbourne and absorb the city sights and sounds is underneath the rail bridge at Flinders Street. With it's panoramic view over South bank it's also a fantastic location to take in the iconic flame torches periodically illuminate the banks of the Yarra River.

eye and my pencil

This was drawn from a photograph taken by Lee Jeffries of a homeless man. Three pencils were used, an F, 3b and 7b.

Next stop...Melbourne! Of course The first destination on my list was the National Gallery of Victoria. It was a great day out and admission is free. When I went, there was a fantastic modern art exhibition but I particularly enjoyed the photography room. Although I haven't included any images, there was a great collection of European art which I didn't expect.