13th May 2013 Pukekura Park Fernery.

Last Saturday was a cold windy day, threatening to rain at times. We took refuge in the Fernery at Pukekura Park.

Here is my sketch:

I decided to try my Inktense Pencils and drew this Orchid.

Two Weekends Ago at the Fernery, Pukekura Park.

Here is my sketch from a couple of weekends ago. I've drawn the fish in the fernery pool at Pukekura Park multiple times, and they don't really get any easier! Here they are again and I'm still not happy. I think another visit will be called for.

 Make a Wish! The money thrown into the pool buys food for the fish. I note they're quite fat.

I do like the effect in my moleskine sketchbook. Two different days in the same location together.

The Fernery and Display Houses, Pukekura Park.

Last Saturday we were at Pukekura Park. We chose the fernery because although it wasn't raining there was a cold wind about. I found a sunny sheltered spot and did this sketch of "The Fernery and Display Houses":

I then went inside and found all the others upstairs in the warm. My original intention was to draw 6 flowers inside the fernery. Oh well......Here's a leaf:

 The Fernery at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth is among the oldest of its kind in New Zealand .  Old tunnels that connect the some of houses have been carved from the clay banks.  Children love the adventure of discovering hidden tracks and getting lost - all within a safe confined space .   The old wooden glasshouses were replaced some years ago with state of the art glass roofs and automatic heating controls that open roof shutters  . This is a pleasant place anytime of the year.

( 6B pencil and drawing pen  )     MLB

Pukekura Fernery

A cool blustery day outside, but warm, pleasant sketching in the hot houses of the fernery.

Pukekura Fernery

Sketched by Patricia