Occasionally Auckland Sketchbook escapes the city to somewhere interesting — and close. This time the sketchbook got a workout in The Bay of Islands . Only 3.5 hours by car and a world away from work. The sketch above was made in down-town Paihia, it doesn't look it, but it is literally behind the main street. The view is the back of an old homestead called Williams House . I was attracted by the orchard of very old fig trees on the left that had me imagining eating juicy ripe figs. Sadly they weren't in season but it must be a fun place at harvest time. Right over the other side of the bay you will find his falling down old house on Matauwhi Bay. For a while there the water had a turquoise glow until the sun went into hiding. This is Pompallier House and Clendon Cottage in Russell sketched with my back to the sea. I may have used a little too much artistic licence in moving them close enough together to fit on my page so don't look too closely. Anyway, I have sketched Po...
Thought I'd sketch this one on the way home as it's quite topical at the moment with the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and also the unveiling of the Sir Keith Park memorial statue in London last week. This is a replica of the Sir Keith Park Hurricane at MOTAT in Auckland.
Park was the New Zealander in command of No. 11 Group RAF and was responsible for the air defence of London and southeast England during the Battle of Britain. "If any one man won the Battle of Britain, he did." Lord Tedder GCB, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, 1947.
Uploaded by Mr Dewhurst on 22 Sep 10, 9.47PM NZST.
Park was the New Zealander in command of No. 11 Group RAF and was responsible for the air defence of London and southeast England during the Battle of Britain. "If any one man won the Battle of Britain, he did." Lord Tedder GCB, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, 1947.
Uploaded by Mr Dewhurst on 22 Sep 10, 9.47PM NZST.
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