Ramblings of a much published New Zealand author

24 May 2011

New Zealand Odyssey: The Dolls House, Nelson

'New Zealand Odyssey', published in 1989 by Heinemann, was authored by me, Don Donovan (who did the text and illustrations) and Euan Sarginson, who did the photography and design. In this series of blog posts, I will publish some of my drawings.


This wooden house in Nelson was so pink and fresh after a rain shower that it looked as if it had just come out of a hot bath! It was the ideal place to set up 'The Doll Centre of New Zealand' being perfectly twee with its Italianate window boxes; even the electrical box at the front corner had been painted pink!

I liked the quoins at the corners. They're usually a feature of stone buildings, quite unnecessary here but I guess they look impressive.

© DON DONOVAN
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