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...
Just back from spending Easter in Akaroa on Banks Peninsular. Here are a couple of landscape sketches. The top one is a view from high up on the ridge road looking down on the harbour. And below a sketch from the boat club past the lighthouse with the 'Sun Princess' in the distance. Akaroa is taking all of the cruiseliner visits since the earthquake out Lyttelton out of business. Several thousand new tourists in town every other day must be a real bonus for local business.
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