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| 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.
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| View towards Mt Gold from Waimana Beach on Lake Wanaka on a hot, muggy day. | 
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| Little boats on the shores of Lake Wanaka, just waiting to go out and play. | 
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| Historic Bannockburn Sluicings - totally man-made, but stunning anyway. | 
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| Historic Stewart's Cottage, Bannockburn | 
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| Mount Brewster, Aspiring National Park | 
As always, you can follow me on Instagram if you want to see more of my sketchbook outings.