New Plymouth New Zealand [RESULTS] under the mountain
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:43 am
The sun peeked over the dateline to shine on New Zealand, giving us a gorgeous, still, autumn sketching day.
The Waitara Railway Preservation Society is located on the 126 year old Lepperton Junction to Waitara line. The kindly staff welcomed, inducted, fed us a cuppa tea and piklets, gave us fluro jackets and let us loose.
Interestingly the Nak Ticket office was used in Tom Cruise's 'The Last Samurai' filmed in our province back in 2000
Scott - The workers and a team of PDs (Periodic Detention Workers) had smoko next to the DSM Engine. Both were interested in our sketching activity.
Smoko is over
Brian sketching
Trevor - platform view
Crusty old tank cars
Trevor
Trevor sketching
Scott - a quick biscuit for smoko
Brian and Jackie sketching
Scott - low view of engine
Cutting a thread
Trevor - by the carriage
'Show and Tell' refueling at the Beach House Cafe at the Waitara River mouth
We leave our hasty, scribbled calling card
To the famous marae at the top of the hill
Trevor - gate post of entrance
Scott using his Tombows
You can tell the carvings are from our area - due to the serpentine bodies, the pointy heads (some say influenced by the symetric shape of our dormant volcano), and the pu-werewere decorative flicks - like a spiderweb.
The eyes are made of paua shell. Like abolone but more colourful - turquoises and pinks, and may be found along our coastline. In the early days the carvings were coated with ochre (from the mountain) mixed with shark oil.
Gate Entrance
Carving down in the town
Scott - quick rendering
Brian doing a street scene
Trevor amongst the nikau palms
Trevor - andesite rock carving & nikaus
More from the others to follow
The Waitara Railway Preservation Society is located on the 126 year old Lepperton Junction to Waitara line. The kindly staff welcomed, inducted, fed us a cuppa tea and piklets, gave us fluro jackets and let us loose.
Interestingly the Nak Ticket office was used in Tom Cruise's 'The Last Samurai' filmed in our province back in 2000
Scott - The workers and a team of PDs (Periodic Detention Workers) had smoko next to the DSM Engine. Both were interested in our sketching activity.
Smoko is over
Brian sketching
Trevor - platform view
Crusty old tank cars
Trevor
Trevor sketching
Scott - a quick biscuit for smoko
Brian and Jackie sketching
Scott - low view of engine
Cutting a thread
Trevor - by the carriage
'Show and Tell' refueling at the Beach House Cafe at the Waitara River mouth
We leave our hasty, scribbled calling card
To the famous marae at the top of the hill
Trevor - gate post of entrance
Scott using his Tombows
You can tell the carvings are from our area - due to the serpentine bodies, the pointy heads (some say influenced by the symetric shape of our dormant volcano), and the pu-werewere decorative flicks - like a spiderweb.
The eyes are made of paua shell. Like abolone but more colourful - turquoises and pinks, and may be found along our coastline. In the early days the carvings were coated with ochre (from the mountain) mixed with shark oil.
Gate Entrance
Carving down in the town
Scott - quick rendering
Brian doing a street scene
Trevor amongst the nikau palms
Trevor - andesite rock carving & nikaus
More from the others to follow