As I headed into the southern hemisphere, I continued on with continuous-line sketching, this time my journals were turned to subjects Down Under.

I found plenty of great subjects in Sydney. Perhaps none better than the curving sails of the Sydney Opera House (featured sketch).

I also sketched one of the most historic buildings in Sydney, the Hyde Park Barracks (1819). This building dates back to the city and countries founding as an English convict colony.

Hyde Park Barracks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The brick structure was designed by convict-architect Francis Greenway and built between 1811 and 1819. The building’s original use was as a compound to house convicts and now is a wonderful museum revealing the building’s long and colorful history.

I found a bench, opened by panoramic sketchbook, and let my pen do the dancing. It was a wonderful meditation on such a core building in Australia’s history.