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...
After a very quick trip to the Otara Markets just before Christmas to buy Taro leaves to make Palusami for a Christmas dinner, I was determined to go back soon with the sketchbook. We did that yesterday, and squeezed in a swim at Maraetai on the way back, a nice day!
Otara Market is an excellent place to find Pacific ingredients (we even saw 'banana poke' for sale), here the Taro is being trimmed for display...
Spotted this excellent old Kenworth truck being getting loaded at the end of the day...
Otara Market is an excellent place to find Pacific ingredients (we even saw 'banana poke' for sale), here the Taro is being trimmed for display...
I tried sketching the huge crowd as they walked past, with little success...
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