My first stopover on the Eyre Peninsula was a beautiful clifftop campsite on Point Gibbon, with 180 degree views of the coastline. On these occasions the camper van comes in handy as I can paint from the shade of the van when there is no other shade in sight. It also provided great wind protection on the second day. Managed two small 6x8 sketches of the coastline. This is a marine conservation area with seal colonies (no seals at a this time) so no beach walks for Coco. However, running at full speed up and down the pure white sand dunes at the back of the beach was just as much fun. Unfortunately, wind and showers drove me inland on the third day.
Second night out of Darwin on the Stuart Highway and a station stay at Banca Banca. There were some lovely old outbuildings worth capturing. I am out of practice with my pen and wash, so not my best effort, but still captured a bit of the atmosphere. |