The Taranaki Sketchers

16 Apr 2023

WE HAVE MOVED

We have now morphed into Urban Sketchers Taranaki, joining a worldwide global sketching movement. You are most welcome find us on Facebook under Urban Sketchers Taranaki. Cheers.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/urbansketcherstaranaki

12 Feb 2023

Moturoa

Even though I'm sketching at the Moturoa shops, this really is just a sketch of this awesome tree on the top of the hill.

7 Feb 2023

It seems that everyone from Taranaki that is on Instagram was at the Sunflower Meadow in the last few weeks. Since I also had those qualifications, I grabbed my sketchbook and checked it out too. While I was there I hammered out a pen sketch. It seemed like a good idea to colour it on the weekend that the rain flooded Auckland. It actually was pretty cool to see a field of sunflowers (and bees).

8 Jan 2023

New Zealand Holiday Camping

Last sketch of 2022.

19 Dec 2022

Taranaki Garden Festival 2022 (2 of 2)

Here's the second one that I did on the garden festival weekend but only just decided to watercolour it too. It was a breezy day and I found myself at this picnic area overlooking a stream that was out of the wind. After sketching this one, I noticed that this garden had a place where you could get scones with jam and cream. Will draw for food!

14 Dec 2022

Taranaki Garden Festival 2022 (1 of 2)

I had seen that Theory Food was setting up a pop-up cafe in one of the gardens for the GardenFest. Of course I had to go and try all the cakes. While I was there, I hammered out a sketch too. I just used a pen, on location. Later, after it was sitting in my sketchbook for a while, I decided to give it the watercolour treatment on a rainy weekend.

22 Aug 2022

Whanganui Street Corner

This one was done a couple of months ago on a weekend in Whanganui. I used my fountain pen and I thought the drawing was okay but didn't post it. On a rainy weekend at home, I remembered I had some grey markers. I gave them a try and it seems more finished now.