Art in the field doesn’t always have to be out of doors – it can also take place in indoor locations.

A few weeks ago, a few friends and I went sketching in the Australian Museum. Although I had visited a few times, I had never sketched there before. It’s actually a great place to draw in, being full of different objects – natural and man-made.

An intricate wood carving from the Congo, in the Long Gallery.

A very elaborate head-dress from New Guinea, in the Long Gallery.

Crocoite from the Albert Chapman mineral gallery.

Tourmaline from the Albert Chapman mineral gallery.