26 Mar 2020

Iona Dairy

In New Plymouth, the Iona Dairy has a reputation of reasonably generous scoops of ice cream. So after a bit of drawing and painting, we decided to go for a taste test. What do you think?

This one was actually done a few weeks ago. You know... before the world was put on Pause. Looking forward to getting back to normal things like dairy product research again. In the meantime, I'll be drawing and painting (and snacking) around our house.

20 Mar 2020

Fitzroy Motor Camp

These WOMADers from up north at the Fitzroy Motor camp had an interesting sleeping setup.  No sooner than I finished than they wanted to buy it to frame at home as a reminder of a happy time.  I tore it out and gave it to them.  A few days later they thoughtfully told me they were sending me an art voucher.


7 Mar 2020

Taranaki Radio Controlled Cars

Today at the Nationals of the Taranaki Radio controlled cars: The workshops were a hive of industry




2 Mar 2020

Americarna 2020 - More Bel Airs

At this year's Americarna, I ignored the new cars and went with a classic car to sketch. This is a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air. A great car in a design variant before they started to get very ugly in the 60's and 70's. I also did this one standing up so it gives it a slightly different angle than usual. There is another quick drawing from a couple days before when they stopped in Waitara. I've never gone out to see the cars when they stop at the smaller towns. I'm not sure if each of the small stops get ALL the cars, there were still tons and it's quite a nice vibe to see Americarna outside New Plymouth.