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...
Did you know Auckland Art Gallery is opened evenings every Tuesday until 8pm? No excuses now not to check out the latest exhibition; Degas to Dali, a show on loan from the National Gallery of Scotland.
It's pretty impressive too with almost all the big names in modern art present. Here Degas' Study for the little 14 year old dancer in centre stage...
I think I found the people more fun to sketch though, great postures and expressions...
Warhols' Portrait of Maurice is surprising pretty nice, not just a screen print as I expected, but a screen print over thickly applied oil paint. Neat technique.
It's pretty impressive too with almost all the big names in modern art present. Here Degas' Study for the little 14 year old dancer in centre stage...
I think I found the people more fun to sketch though, great postures and expressions...
Warhols' Portrait of Maurice is surprising pretty nice, not just a screen print as I expected, but a screen print over thickly applied oil paint. Neat technique.
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