summer in central otago - out and about in january

30 January 2022

Vipers Bugloss and Californian Poppies, Gladstone Gap, Lake Hawea

We've had a lovely start to the year with absolutely gorgeous weather - sunny days and no wind. Perfect for local outings with my sketchbook and sketching buddies. Here's a few snaps from January.

All of these sketches are done in The Perfect Sketchbook from Etchr Lab. They're pen and watercolour. Pen is a Lamy Safari with either DeAtrementis Document Ink or Rohrer & Klinger Sketch Ink. Waterclour is Daniel Smith. Brushes are Escoda Perla and Versatil.

View towards Mt Gold from Waimana Beach on Lake Wanaka on a hot, muggy day.

Little boats on the shores of Lake Wanaka, just waiting to go out and play.

Historic Bannockburn Sluicings - totally man-made, but stunning anyway.

As always, you can follow me on Instagram if you want to see more of my sketchbook outings.

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