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Urban Sketchers Auckland: Pride Fest 2023
Another Urban Sketchers from Pride Fest earlier this year in Aotea Square. Someone actually bought my painting on the spot. Was really...
Mark Whippy
May 6, 20231 min read
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Urban Sketching: Te Waihou, Blue Springs Walkway
Catching up some updates I haven't had the chance to post. Been a very busy time lately, feeling very blessed at the moment to have good...
Mark Whippy
May 5, 20231 min read
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Urban Sketchers Auckland: Commercial Bay
Hello everybody, I'm really happy with how the site is looking lately. Wix have fixed a few things too. This was a Christmas themed Urban...
Mark Whippy
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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Drop in Life Drawing with Studio One
Hosted another fun event with Studio One in November
Mark Whippy
Dec 27, 20221 min read
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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...
Mark Whippy
Nov 5, 20221 min read
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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...
Mark Whippy
Oct 2, 20221 min read
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2022 Waitakere Art Awards
Some images from the 2022 Waitakere Art Awards. Was happy to win an award for the category of "Looking West". I've been really full out...
Mark Whippy
Sep 4, 20221 min read
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Drink n Draw: Life Drawing Exhibition
The life drawing group "Drink n Draw" in Auckland finally had a show at Studio One in July of this year. Was a great night, hanging out...
Mark Whippy
Aug 14, 20221 min read
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Urban Sketchers Auckland: Aotea Square 2022
Finally added my contribution to the Urban Sketchers shared book. This was at Aotea Square two weeks ago. Looking back I'm really happy...
Mark Whippy
Jul 24, 20221 min read
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2022 Lake House Merit Awards
First two photos courtesy of Lake House Arts Centre Felt stoked to win the Emerging Artist Award at Lake House Members Merit Awards this...
Mark Whippy
May 21, 20221 min read
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2022 Urban Sketchers: Freyberg Square
Urban Sketchers from March at Freyberg Square in Auckland
Mark Whippy
Apr 22, 20221 min read
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Auckland Under Construction
I finally got to do my first solo exhibition "Auckland Under Construction", almost called "Construction Boom" but thought the 'Boom'...
Mark Whippy
Feb 5, 20221 min read
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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...
Mark Whippy
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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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...
Mark Whippy
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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2020 Adam Portraiture Award Tour
"Lion Man" was also picked to be on the Award Tour for the 2020 Adam Portraiture Awards. That was great because I got a chance to see it...
Mark Whippy
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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2020 Adam Portraiture Awards
I was stoked to get accepted as a finalist in the 2020 Adam Portraiture Awards. The Adam Portraiture Awards are held every two years and...
Mark Whippy
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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2019 Pocket Edition: Small works for large walls
The second Pocket Edition show I had the privilege of being invited to take part in. I used it as a test for some of the bigger works...
Mark Whippy
Feb 27, 20211 min read
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2019 Salon Des Refuses
I put one of the bigger works I've made "Coloured" into a show run by former Whitecliffe classmates of mine at Project Comet Space. Read...
Mark Whippy
Feb 24, 20211 min read
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2019 Life Drawing Show with Orion Mabelle
In 2019 March I did a show with Orion Mabelle, a friend who used to run the life drawing sessions in Auckland CBD. It was joint with 5...
Mark Whippy
Feb 24, 20211 min read
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2018 G.A.S Show at Lake House Arts Centre
A charcoal drawing I did of my pet Jack. Really miss Jack. Unfortunately he passed away at the end of 2019. RIP.
Mark Whippy
Feb 23, 20211 min read
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