Sketching West Wyalong

 To keep from fretting or getting frustrated waiting for NRMA to arrive to check out our car, Peter crossed the road to a seat and sketched the main street of West Wyalong. The following day he returned to the spot to finish it (6B pencil on paper)
We did not realise until later that the famous Australian artist Russell Drysdale visited West Wyalong in 1949 and sketched the main street (his sketch below). Later on in his home, he painted the scene and this painting has been heralded as one of the top ten Australian paintings. It is really neat for Peter to have sketched a street that was also tackled by one of the great Australian painters.