Further along, evidence was everywhere of last weekend's bush fires. The road to King's was totally cut off. The fire was stopped by the road; great contrast between the side ravaged and blackened and the other. Willy-willys crossed the road carrying soot with it and dumping these miles away.
King's Canyon is full of birdlife. We even spotted a dingo and numerous geckos. This was the view from our front door.
Well, as best as I could make it anyway. I then sat at their sunset vantage point and ignoring fellow guests drew this panaroma of the canyon.
It's of course many times more gorgeous than this sketch. But what I learnt is that the act of sketching and observing means it makes the painting much easier and less reliant on photos; it jolts the memory and is a worthwhile exercise... even if the sketch ends up less than satisfactory.
