Urban Sketchers and Protests: Jan - April?
Everyone month Urban Sketchers Auckland get together at a location in Auckland to sketch the occasion. Almost every month there seems to...
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Mark Whippy
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Art Battle Auckland: Eden Park
Another catch up post. Last December was the grand final of the Auckland Art Battle. It was a great atmosphere, totally packed out venue,...
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Mark Whippy
- May 27
- 1 min
Auckland Zoo Drawing
Finally got to join in on one of these sessions. I wasn't sure what to expect. I had heard it was hard to draw the animals while they're...
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Mark Whippy
- May 27
- 1 min
Lake House: Alla Prima Portrait Session 2023
The first of our Alla Prima sessions was at Lake House Arts Centre last year. We had our second in May, but am planning on doing more in...
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Mark Whippy
- May 22
- 1 min
Saturday Sketch Club: February
There has been quite a few awesome art events happening this year. I haven't kept this blog up to date on them, but you'll see me...
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Mark Whippy
- Nov 22, 2023
- 1 min
Saturday Sketch Club at Lake House
On the 11th of November we had our second sketch club session at Lake House Art Centre. It was a really nice location although we had to...
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Mark Whippy
- Nov 6, 2023
- 1 min
Auckland Art Battle Highlights
Last Thursday I finally threw my hat in the ring and competed at the Art Battle. I'm happy with what I did for 20 minute paintings even...
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Mark Whippy
- Nov 1, 2023
- 1 min
Halloween Freakout on K Rd/Urban Sketchers: Newmarket
Great to see Auckland City come to life last Saturday. Had a wild time, the next morning I felt like I just dreamt it haha
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Mark Whippy
- Oct 25, 2023
- 1 min
Auckland Art Week 2023
Last week we had Art week on High Street Auckland. I had an awesome time, also took part in an impromptu art battle and won a bunch of...
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Mark Whippy
- Sep 23, 2023
- 1 min
Art Battle 3: Auckland 2023
Had a great time watching the third art battle at Auckland this year. Some very impressive artists in there such as Seb Gower, Paul...
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Mark Whippy
- Jul 8, 2023
- 1 min
Art Battle: Auckland highlights
Last week I went to two art events back to back. Art Battle and the group show I'm in at Kumeu, Collected Identity: Faces of the North...
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Mark Whippy
- May 7, 2023
- 1 min
Portrait Sketching: 2023 Teddy Bears Picnic
Earlier this yearI had the opportunity to do some more live portrait sketching with Studio One, for 2023 Teddy Bears Picnic down at Silo...
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Mark Whippy
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
Drop in Life Drawing with Studio One
Hosted another fun event with Studio One in November
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Mark Whippy
- Nov 5, 2022
- 1 min
Creepshow at Studio One Toi Tu for Freakout 2022
For Halloween 2022 there was an awesome event happening along Karangahape Road called "Freakout". As part of the event, I was asked to...
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Mark Whippy
- Oct 2, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Branch Out - Uptown Spring Festival
Had the honor of taking part in the first Branch Out Spring Festival, sponsored by City Rail Link and Uptown Auckland. It was a great...
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Mark Whippy
- Feb 28, 2021
- 1 min
Aroha in Uptown
City Rail Link sponsored an event in Uptown, Auckland for Valentines Day. Was a really great way to bring people together and get people...
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Mark Whippy
- Feb 28, 2021
- 1 min
Studio One - Toi Tu: 2020 Christmas Market
This was my first time doing live portraits of people for money. I had been thinking of this idea for a while, but I wanted to wait until...
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