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...
I get a kick out of seeing the bemused expressions on peoples faces as they enter a cafe with a big group sketching each other in a cafe.
I finally made it to a 'Let's Sketch' having missed New Plymouth 2017 and Wellington in 2018. Pretty hard to miss this one when it's just down the road eh.
The weekend saw dozens of sketchers join us in Auckland for 2 days of sketching. They came from all over with a good mix of our usuals, a couple of new faces, Anne, Andrew, Dave and Gerrard from Wellington, Tina from Whangarei, a sketcher from Singapore and Hosannah from Guangzhou.
I really enjoyed hanging out with everyone and seeing them all enjoying themselves, and now I'm looking forward to next year — wherever that may be.
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