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Boats, Island Bay  1968	View from Tinakori Road  1966-67	Before demolition  circa 1966-67
Boats, Island Bay  circa 1965	At Suzy’s Coffee Lounge  1967	Self-portrait  1967-68
Spring, Thorndon  circa 1962	Garden with magnolia tree and house  circa 1962	The artist’s studio  circa 1962
Still-life  1961-62	Self-portrait with fruit  1960-61	Wellington sketchbook  1960s
Island Bay sketchbook  circa 1968

Spring, Thorndon

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Rita Angus’s house in Thorndon, Wellington, was in a gully. It was cold and dark in winter, with scarcely any sun. In summer, however, it was intensely hot.

As a result, Angus became very aware of the changing seasons. She looked forward to the flowering of her magnolia tree in August as an early sign of spring. These two paintings show the tree in full bloom.