Friday, March 30, 2012

#22 of my 60/60 Challenge

I spent the morning painting at the old Cement Works in my hometown of Warkworth (New Zealand).  I love painting there as there is a boat yard there where an assortment of yachts are usually being painted, cleaned, restored, etc.  This oil (about a 6" x 9") is of the Carlisa, a cement hulled boat that is being lovingly restored by a charming couple - he's from Scotland and she is Swiss.  They spend six months a year in New Zealand and have been working on the boat for 7 years (but only about 18 months total time).  A labor of love!

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  1. Gatepost productionsMarch 31, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    Saw this by chance and loved it, Adele.

    I must be the only ex boat-builder who would never go to sea, just keeping them maintained is enough. Pictures like this remind me of what I'm missing.

    Love your work.

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  2. AdeleApril 1, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    Thanks for your comment, John. I must have been a sailor in a previous life as I've read every book ever written on single-handed circumnavigation....but I've never sailed. Boats fascinate me. I'm hoping to learn to sail when I move back to New Zealand.

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  3. Gatepost productionsApril 2, 2012 at 4:13 AM

    I'm exactly the same, book-wise. As a little boy I started with, 'He went With Magellan' and read the series then on through 'Swallows ans Amazons' etc etc

    Interesting to see we both did work for the Philatelic world.

    I love New Zealand, but haven't been there since the 1970s.

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