Lazy days : painting the Kiwi lifestyle / Graham Young.

"Lazy Days features approximately 70 paintings by artist Graham Young, the vibrant paintings in this book capture that bright sparkling quality of our New Zealand light. Graham Young portrays elements of the Kiwi lifestyle against a backdrop of familiar landscapes - the corner dairy, old baches on the coast, boatsheds, villas and country barns. There is always evidence of people in these paintings, which are presented in the form of a journey through everyday culture - there is nothing highbrow about the art shown here. Graham is fascinated by signposts of the past, the architectural heritage of our towns and disused agricultural machinery hidden in long grass on older farms. He comments about his paintings, which are grouped loosely together to reflect place and scene: beach and coast, town and country"--Publisher information.

Introduction -- Life at the beach -- A place by the sea -- Messing with boats -- Days in town -- Hidden country corners.