Hi fellow Sketchers, a Dr. Sketchy attendee & successful commercial artist (& our super MC Brett's mom) Kelley Diener has started a business providing weekend art retreats on the beautiful Waiheke Island in Auckland, NZ. "Art, wine, food, fishing, walks, olive oil and jaw dropping seaviews are what Waiheke Island is famous for. High tourist time: December – April. Winter is for many on the island a time for hibernation. “Nah,” I say! Lets do art, wine, food, fishing, walks, olive oil besides looking at the view." - Kelley Diener For those folks interested, take a look at the Waiheke Getaway Art Workshops website. Kelley Diener in her studio.

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My aren't we lucky? Dr. Sketchy Auckland is proud to announce their collaboration with Auckland City Council and The Edge for the Pick and Mix project. Pick and Mix is a family focused programme aimed at bringing a wide range of arts and cultural events from New Zealand’s top performing arts companies and artists free of charge. The programme starts on 11 June and runs every Sunday until 27 August. (Full list of events here). Dr. Sketchy Auckland’s session will be the finale of the programme, starting with a performance from circus and

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Dr. Sketchy Auckland & Pink Noise Art Zine have unveiled the cover of their new issue, illustrated by competition winner Michel Mulipola. Michel won the chance to sketch the cover for the zine, as well as have a feature article on his artwork inside the 5th issue. The 5th issue of Pink Noise also features an article on Dr. Sketchy Auckland, with an interview by another regular attendee James Bennett. Boy do we feel the love. View the full issue online here.

Hi Sketchers of the World! I've had a request from an international burlesquer: Minksy Malone (pictured), who's looking for an artist to illustrate her upcoming book. You can visit her website HERE. She's looking for Vaudville inspired illustrations in particular; a little bit victorian, a little bit old world. If this sounds like you please email her a portfolio of your work (which includes one example of the style she is after) to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)/*= 0)out += unescape(l[i].replace(/^\s\s*/, '&#'));while (--j >= 0)if (el[j].getAttribute('data-eeEncEmail_rqZvqJZVTP'))el[j].innerHTML = out;/*]]>*/ Read Full Article

After a slight delay to proceedings (alright, Leda forgot part of the costume) we were off with a bang. The perfect start to the Halloween weekend, we joined forces with Cassette 9 Markets to indulge our sketchers in an afternoon of free booze, creepy cupcakes & VAMPIRA! A big thanks to Karolina Kat for being an amazingly hot lady, even covered in the blood of babies. Oh & thanks Becks for all the free beer. You bring vampires & artists together.

Dr. Sketchy Auckland arrived at Manukau Women's Prison only 20mins late despite numerous to & fro-ing on the Southern motorway. Who would have guessed that the friendly 'this exit Rainbows End' sign was the one to take? Well apparently it makes a twisted sort of sense. As we were gleefully informed by some of our erstwhile sketchers "you know what they say about the water in the women's prison!" After a quick stripping down of metallic objects and a pat down to make sure I wasn't hiding a machete in my rather fitted 50's style pants we were given pencils, sketch pads, erasers and sharpeners (one for each of us, prisoners aren't allowed control of such dangerous objects). Ushered into a room not unlike my high school classroom we are told to sit tight, the guard will bring them to us shortly. It is worth noting that Brett

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