In 2008 the famous New Zealand painter Don Binney completed a suite of twenty four absolutely charming coloured pencil drawings of Auckland's West Coast, from Huia to Te Henga (Bethells). They are evocative of this much loved area of New Zealand and are magnificent drawings in themselves.

These drawings will be accompanied by text that takes the reader on an imaginary journey from Huia to Te Henga, commenting on the landmarks shown in each of the drawings. They also draw on Binney's extensive knowledge of this coast and Waitakere Ranges in general: in early adulthood he tramped and camped throughout the area, he was a founder member of the Waitakere Ranges Protection Society and he has often used his art to underpin his conservation-activist work.

This exhibition is documented in a beautiful keepsake book of the same name, which will be available for purchase from The Suter Reception.

Toured by Lopdell House Gallery, Titirangi

Floortalk: Saturday 18 September at 2 pm
Join Don Binney for a book reading and discussion of this project

Image: Don Binney, Drawing The Waitakere Coast #11 2009. Coloured pen on paper. Courtesy the artist.