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...
This part of town incorporates an eclectic mix of architectural styles as shown by these 4 buildings that sit looking at each other from opposite sides of Upper Queen Street. The modernist 'Design 55' design store which specialises in one off and limited edition design pieces from the likes of Fornasetti and the Campana Brothers sits next to what must be a student flat. Note the large cat door aperture in one of the windows from which 'empties' are tossed out to a waiting recycling bin placed strategically below!
Across the road a nice old Arts & Crafts bungalow operates as Uptown Kids Childcare and sits next to an almost completed modernist box.
Across the road a nice old Arts & Crafts bungalow operates as Uptown Kids Childcare and sits next to an almost completed modernist box.
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