Having drawn 1 or 2 disappointing night sketches in Auckland over the years I wasn’t expecting much of this sketch of Our Lady of Dolors, the largest church structure in Asia*. To make the sketch read correctly I decided I needed to capture the basilica in context . It's an impressive structure to record but without placing it into a bustling Indian street scene is a bit 1 dimensional – it could almost be anywhere. I was standing in a continuous stream of cars, motorbikes and people steadily passing by... horns were beeping, it was hot, people were brushing past me constantly and neon lights were glowing, so adding suggestions of these was necessary to add the context that helped to tell a story about the look and feeling of the place. Back to my expectations around night sketching. As I expected I was feeling suitably unimpressed with my effort on the night. I was happy with how elements like telephone wires, neon lights and buildings framed the basilica and even helped le...
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 a certain global pandemic stepped in to disrupt our plans.
But now we can reveal that Urban Sketchers Auckland will be hosting the 11th Urban Sketchers Symposium in Auckland – Tāmaki Makaurau, in New Zealand – Aotearoa, 19-22 April 2023.
We’ve secured an awesome venue at Auckland University of Technology – Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau (AUT), situated just a block from the heart of Auckland and we’re working on a tantalising selection of workshops, lectures, and sketch walks that we know you are going to love.
We look forward to seeing you here soon! Please standby for key announcements and information updates over the coming weeks. Follow @urbansketchers on social media, the urbansketchers.org website and the hashtag #USKSYMPOSIUM2023 for more.
We’ve had to keep this a secret since 2020. We were all set to announce this when a certain global pandemic stepped in to disrupt our plans.
But now we can reveal that Urban Sketchers Auckland will be hosting the 11th Urban Sketchers Symposium in Auckland – Tāmaki Makaurau, in New Zealand – Aotearoa, 19-22 April 2023.
We’ve secured an awesome venue at Auckland University of Technology – Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau (AUT), situated just a block from the heart of Auckland and we’re working on a tantalising selection of workshops, lectures, and sketch walks that we know you are going to love.
We look forward to seeing you here soon! Please standby for key announcements and information updates over the coming weeks. Follow @urbansketchers on social media, the urbansketchers.org website and the hashtag #USKSYMPOSIUM2023 for more.
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