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Shoot it, Sketch it: Historic Empire Hotel

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Historic Empire Hotel, Ross – ink and watercolour, 200 x 255 mm, 2013
Historic Empire Hotel, Ross – ink and watercolour, 200 x 255 mm, 2013
Historic Empire Hotel – Ross, 2013
Historic Empire Hotel – Ross, 2013

Fresh off the drawing board, here is a little sketch of the hotel we stayed at in Ross last weekend. The town was established in 1865 during the West Coast gold rush and once had a population of more than 3,000 ― now it’s closer to 300. We had a wonderful time at a friend’s ‘When I’m 64’ birthday party and jam night : )

On the way there, I took a few photos of the mountains which are looking positively picturesque at the moment (Christchurch to Ross via Arthur’s Pass). I’ve posted my absolute favourite shots on my Facebook page.

Shoot it, Sketch it: Survivor

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Survivor – ink and coloured pencil, 195 x 220 mm, 2013
Survivor – ink and coloured pencil, 195 x 220 mm, 2013
The old cash register – Tauranga, 2013
The old cash register – Tauranga, 2013

We discovered this beautiful antique in an art gallery while we were away on holiday. The till and its owner used to live in Christchurch but moved because of recent events (such as earthquakes) ― the sign says it’s still in good working order!

Whoosh

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Anna Cull Whoosh

Six hundred followers? Wow, that was fast! My thanks to all of you out there in cyberspace… you creative commentators, lovely likers and fabulous followers. And a special thank you to those who’ve liked me on Facebook — you’ve given my little blog a bit of a boost.

You can check out my Facebook art page here: Anna Cull – Art.

Shoot it, Sketch it: Waxing the moon

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Moon sketch – Neocolor II pastel on black paper, 148 x 105 mm, 2013.
Moon sketch – Neocolor II pastel on black paper, 148 x 105 mm, 2013
Moon over Christchurch – original photo, 2006 and edited photo, 2013.
Moon over the city – original photo, 2006 and edited photo, 2013

For years I’ve been wanting to create something based on this view of Christchurch taken from the Port Hills and now I’m finally getting around to it. I made a couple of little changes to the original photo because a not-quite-full moon just seemed a little sad.

This sketch is the reference for an acrylic painting that I’ll post for next week’s Shoot it, Sketch it.

The beetles are coming

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Beetles – ink, watercolour and digital
Beetles – ink, watercolour and digital

The sketches and final drawing are from my first year at art/design school (2010). We were fortunate that our graphic design course (officially called ‘communication arts and design’) recognised the importance of drawing skills and provided a lot of opportunities to explore different mediums and styles. This was my first foray into pointillism. The composite image on the watercolour background is from the visual diary I put together for my final exhibition in 2012.