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...
Drawn from the back of the Treasure Island camp site at Pataua South. That's the estuary on the left and the ocean on the right with what I think is an eroding volcanic cone in the centre. The view from the top of the cone is pretty good too with views to the Poor Knights, Whangarei Heads and the Tutukaka coast.
The kids had a ball on the flying fox you can see in the foreground of this scrolling version below. Some friendly Pukekos kept me company while I sketched. What a great spot to camp!
The kids had a ball on the flying fox you can see in the foreground of this scrolling version below. Some friendly Pukekos kept me company while I sketched. What a great spot to camp!
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