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...
Richard Wedekind sculptures Buoys - Ideas straining against the tide on the cliff overlooking the Hauraki Gulf.
This is a great place for a sculpture show with the works perched on the cliff edge overlooking the gulf and Rangitoto Island. A huge selection on display including more hilarious oversized work by Christian Nicholson, not as large as his 7 metre tall naked man that featured in 2010 though.
The kids love it, it's like some bizarre adventure playground, and they enjoy checking out the children's works in the old Navy tunnels below. Standout for me is Sacha Nunn's 'Fukushima in the Ocean of Complacency'.
Check it out NZ Sculpture Onshore, Fort Takapuna, Auckland. It's for a great cause and on until this Sunday, the 18th of November.
This is a great place for a sculpture show with the works perched on the cliff edge overlooking the gulf and Rangitoto Island. A huge selection on display including more hilarious oversized work by Christian Nicholson, not as large as his 7 metre tall naked man that featured in 2010 though.
The kids love it, it's like some bizarre adventure playground, and they enjoy checking out the children's works in the old Navy tunnels below. Standout for me is Sacha Nunn's 'Fukushima in the Ocean of Complacency'.
Check it out NZ Sculpture Onshore, Fort Takapuna, Auckland. It's for a great cause and on until this Sunday, the 18th of November.
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