Americarna 2024

A sketch of the crowd viewing the cars running down the length of Devon Street in New Plymouth during Americarna.

Tapapakanga

Hi Class! On my summer holiday, we went to the beach.

Tempt

I was tempted to attempt this sketch of Tempt.

Te Henui Cemetery

The Te Henui Cemetery is on our local garden trail every year since it is maintained by a bunch of volunteers. As a result, it actually is a pretty nice garden and not really that creepy at all.

End of 2023 - Bonus Sketches

 I was going through the year's sketches and noticed a few sketches that didn't get uploaded as I went.

Here's a fish & chip shop that still has a retro light-up sign and even retro branded Air New Zealand carpet on the inside.

I did a quick sketch in my mini-book of this old house in the park. I came back in better weather for a colour version.

This is a view from the cricket ground in Pukekura Park. It looks out towards the Tasman Sea and you can see it on the horizon.

If I am sketching out in the garden, I will try to include weird bugs that might be around. Usually, it's just bees when I have my sketchbook. The really freaky stuff only comes out when I'm not drawing.

Whanganui Saturday

Saturday in Whanganui is a pretty happening place!

Arcade Games

 

Arcade games in the Top Town Arcade - Saying it like that makes it seem like the perfect place for Play2Win to be in town. As I was drawing and painting, people seemed to come in waves. I'd say it was before and after the times at the movies, which in New Plymouth is just an escalator ride upstairs.

View from Puke Ariki

Here's a view of the city from Puke Ariki (museum) showing the people moving around the hodgepodge architecture of New Plymouth. At the bottom, is the reverse side of part of the Festival of Lights Pop-up that was very popular with tons of people.

Corner of Devon & Gover

I was actually amazed that these trees still had their leaves.

Taranaki Aviation Technology and Transport Museum

From the Taranaki Aviation Technology and Transport Museum. The inside of an old Fire Truck and a wall of radios. It was pouring rain for a while and the roof started to leak. I climbed in to the back of the firetruck and sketched the front seats. I also made a wall of radios from some that were actually on shelves.

Peggy Gordons

 

If you've ever been to Peggy Gordons and thought that you may have had too many, don't worry. It's the building... NOT YOU! The toilet is in what used to be a vault. That door really IS that heavy. So have another.

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.