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...
A happy customer! Bill spotted my sketch below of his block on Khyber Pass recently and asked me to do a sketch for him. I did a larger version of his music shop Bungalow Bills on some nice thick watercolour paper with a deckled edge.
Bill is a real character, and great for a chat. I learned that he in fact engineered (at sister business, The Lab) most of the kiwi albums I (still) have on vinyl. A bunch of fantastic Flying Nun stuff like Straight Jacket Fits, Tall Dwarfs, the Chills etc right through to the Deep Grooves compilation from the early 90's and later.
A classic Straight Jacket Fits video to get you n the mood...
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