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...
One of the benefits of the new motorway tunnel under Victoria Park is the the restoration of the the old Campbell Free Kindergarten, Auckland's first kindergarten. A bit like the old Birdcage Tavern I blogged about previously here which now sits in it's original spot just across the road.
Having sat derelict under the motorway viaduct for decades it will now house the control room for the new tunnel as well as offering community facilities for the public. Restoration from scary looking old hunk to a gleaming piece of architectural heritage is well underway - amongst the chaos caused by the tunnel construction.
Having sat derelict under the motorway viaduct for decades it will now house the control room for the new tunnel as well as offering community facilities for the public. Restoration from scary looking old hunk to a gleaming piece of architectural heritage is well underway - amongst the chaos caused by the tunnel construction.
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