Urban Sketchers Aotearoa

AUCKLAND TO HOST URBAN SKETCHERS SYMPOSIUM 2023!

Kia ora sketching whanau - Hello sketching family! We've had to keep this a secret since 2020. We were all set to announce this when...

SOUTH ISLAND ROAD TRIP

Weta Workshops Visit Weta Workshops Weta Workshops Lining up at the ferry Wet on top of the Aretere Omaka Aviation Heritage Museum...

JUNE 2022: MATARIKI GATE, QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND CBD

Ngā mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Māori - "happy Matariki" in te reo Māori. Matariki is a special occasion in the New Zealand calendar...

DRAWING ATTENTION JUNE 2022

Check out the latest issue of Drawing Attention...

ANZAC WEEKEND

Being ANZAC weekend this was an appropriate theme.

LIARDET STREET PROJECTS

The foodcarts in the Liardet Street Projects are humming. A marvelous place to sketch, especially when Ricardo of Chiwi Catering kindly...

FOUNTAIN LAKE

When I drew this lake before, I didn't draw the fountain since I didn't really know how to tackle it. The water jets change as it does...

VINTAGE CAR RALLY - TARANAKI

Vintage Car rally in Leperton and Inglewood. Proud owner standing next to his 1928 Studebaker President. He'd got married in it years...

OAKURA CHRISTMAS

Another year without a white Christmas. What a bummer... it was horrible!

JURY GARDEN

This is a sketch from one of the gardens that was in the Garden Festival. It still seems intact after the crowds returned home.

COLLECTING SEAWEED AT EAST END

This one was done in July before lockdown. It was just after a big storm and patches of seaweed were washing up on the beaches. Although...

PRINCE'S GATE HOTEL IN ROTORUA

Before Lockdown, we stayed at a classy old-timey hotel in Rotorua. It had hotpools, creaky floors, stained glass and many chandeliers....

VIEW FROM MY WINDOW

Here's a view from my window. A little bit of sun made it more appealling to sketch. I've never drawn this view before since it always...

LOCKDOWN NECESSITY

BACK OF TANUKI'S CAVE

This is the back of the excellent Tanuki's Cave and Kura cafes behind Auckland's Queen Street. Sketched with Urban Sketchers Auckland...

LIARDET STREET

There's a pedestrian bridge that connects to a hill that overlooks the Tasman Sea. Of course I'm drawing in the other direction. I...

MY WINDOW VIEW

New drawing of an old subject with a new type of pen.

TRIATHLON FINISH

This one's from March when we were watching the triathlons finish at Ngamotu Beach. You can see here that there was a big screen behind...

CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW

The New Plymouth Classic Motorcycle Show was packed, even though it was being held over two days. This 1960 BSA 600cc jumped out at...

ANZAC DAY 2021

This year's ANZAC dawn ceremony had a naval crew attend when they were docked in Port Taranaki. Also, shown here are some of the other...