I finished my sketchbook just before Christmas. I have another grey book on the go that I could have used, but they're not so good for the material I was going to be sketching up north on a camping trip.
So I took this A6 concertina sketchbook that's been kicking around for a year or two. I can't remember the brand (it has a blind debossed logo embedded into it's cloth cover, but it's a tad blurry so I can't tell what it says).
I quite enjoyed it, sketching in a concertina sketchbook is something I hadn't done before, but a lot of fun as it turns out.
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| We tried the camp at Hihi out this year. Nicely refurbished with lots of shady old trees to read (and sketch) under. |
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| Hihi is only 20 minutes from Taupo Bay so we headed over several times - a great place for a surf. |
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| Mangonui is on the other side of the harbour (it's an easy paddle or 15 minute drive). Famous for it's fish and chips, but I'd rather have a beer in the old pub with it's eccentric characters, parrot and memorabilia. |
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| Some letterboxes at Hihi. I really liked the whare letterbox. |
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| The Butlers Bay Whaling Museum is at Hihi too. Well worth a visit too. Times have certainly changed since dead sperm whales in various states of decay would have littered the bay! |
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| Matai Bay at the end of Karikari peninsular is actually 2 bays and a really long white sandy beach, all equally stunning (with beaches like this there's really no need to visit Tahiti). |
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| The old cottages in the Hihi camp are very sketchable. |
