Big Draw - Ponsonby Central

 

Sketched at Ponsonby Central,  agreat foodie destination, with a heap to sketch at every turn.

Big Draw Auckland High Court. July

The venerable Auckland High Court

Great architecture with some amazing details - busts and gargoyles!

Big Draw Commercial Bay

First public sketch session back after Lock down. The new Mall Commercial Bay with a range of eateries and shops.

Also a good Winter time venue in case of wet weather

Covid 19 Lock down - life and sketching

A four-level alert level system was introduced on 21 March to manage the outbreak within New Zealand. The Alert Level was initially set at Level 2, but was subsequently raised to Level 3 on the afternoon of 23 March. Beginning at 11:59 pm on 25 March, the Alert Level was moved to Level 4, putting the country into a nationwide lockdown. The Alert Level was moved back down to Level 3 at 11:59 pm on 27 April, partially lifting some lockdown restrictions, and down to Level 2 at 11:59 pm on 13 May, lifting the rest of the lockdown restrictions while maintaining physical distancing and gathering size limits. The country moved down to Level 1 at 11:59 pm on 8 June, removing all remaining restrictions except border controls.

A week prior to the Lock down, our office had decided that everyone would work from home.

So, my drawing desk/studio became my office. Actually quite comfortable, and a far sight better than some 'home offices' that colleagues had to deal with. e.g. dining table, basement, wobbly desk, kids running around...

First week or so of Lock down I rearranged furniture to create a 'library' nook

Queues at the supermarket became a new thing to contend with.

The view out my 'home office' window

After Lock down, we took a much needed road trip to Wellington