As any cricket fan tell you, there’s times when the game can drag on a bit, but one visiting spectator at this week’s Western NSW Under-15 Carnival found a creative way to put the hours to good use.
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Maree Yeomans from Wagga sketched her son Joshua’s game from the shade of Wade Park’s grandstand on Monday while he played in the first day of the carnival.
The school teacher traveled to Orange with her husband Tony, a sports photographer who snapped a photo of her artwork and uploaded it to his Facebook page.
The amateur artist said this will be her son’s first experience of a cricket carnival and her first experience of being on the sidelines for the longer games.
I’ve recently started taking art classes in Wagga to learn how to draw and use oil paints.
- Maree Yeomans
“I don’t go to a lot of cricket so I thought I’d use my time in a way where I’d still get to watch,” Mrs Yeomans said.
“I like doing art for my own interest. I’ve recently started taking art classes in Wagga to learn how to draw and use oil paints.”
The Yeomans are one of 450 families which will spend the better part of the week in Orange for cricket carnivals this week and last.
Orange hotels, wineries, pubs and pools are set to benefit from the extra tourism dollars, with families eating out this week and looking for respite from the heat.
Mrs Yeomans said while she was getting used to the longer games this week she would have plenty of time to brush up on her new art skills.
“I usually watch him on a Friday which is a lot quicker. He’s only recently started playing on the weekends and my husband usually goes. There will be plenty of time to do some more drawing this week if I still feel like it,” she said.
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