Auckland Art Group

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Watercolor Skies & Clouds

Saturday 27 June

Auckland CBD Albert Park - 12pm - 2.0 Hours

Chotan Krishna Dhar

Join us for a creative watercolour meetup where we will explore painting skies and clouds. This outdoor session is suitable for all skill levels. We'll practice techniques like wet-on-wet and blending to capture the beauty of the sky. Bring your own materials and enjoy a relaxing morning of art in Albert Park.

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$49

Botanical Illustrations

Saturday 11 July

Auckland CBD Albert Park - 12pm - 2.0 Hours

Chotan Krishna Dhar

Join us for a botanical illustration meetup at Albert Park. We'll explore drawing and painting plants and flowers in a relaxed outdoor setting. Suitable for all skill levels. Bring your own materials.

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$49

Pastel -Floral and Nature Painting

Saturday 25 July

Auckland CBD Albert Park - 12pm - 2.0 Hours

Chotan Krishna Dhar

Join us for a pastel painting meetup at Albert Park. We'll explore floral and nature themes using soft pastels. This outdoor session is suitable for all skill levels. Bring your own materials and enjoy a creative morning.

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$49

Watercolour Techniques Class

Saturday 08 August

Auckland CBD Albert Park - 12pm - 2.0 Hours

Chotan Krishna Dhar

Join us for a watercolour techniques meetup at Albert Park where we will explore essential watercolour methods including washes, layering, and brush control. Suitable for all skill levels. Bring your own materials and enjoy a creative session outdoors.

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$49

Beginner's Watercolor Class

Saturday 22 August

Auckland CBD Albert Park - 12pm - 2.0 Hours

Chotan Krishna Dhar

A beginner-friendly watercolour class at Albert Park. We will cover basic techniques including washes, colour mixing, and brush control. All skill levels welcome. Bring your own materials.

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$49

Still Life with Everyday Objects

Saturday 05 September

Auckland CBD Albert Park - 12pm - 2.0 Hours

Chotan Krishna Dhar

Join us for a still life drawing meetup at Albert Park. We'll set up everyday objects as subjects and practice observation and sketching techniques. Suitable for all skill levels. Bring your own materials.

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$49

Watercolor Landscapes

Saturday 03 October

Auckland CBD Albert Park - 12pm - 2.0 Hours

Chotan Krishna Dhar

Join us for a watercolour landscapes meetup at Albert Park. We'll explore techniques for painting skies, trees, and open vistas in a relaxed outdoor setting. Suitable for all skill levels. Bring your own materials.

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$49

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Capturing Flowers in Watercolour!

Saturday 27 June

Mount Eden, Auckland - 10am - 2.0 Hours

Auckland Watercolour Group

Tim Houghton

Join us as we learn to capture the beauty of flowers in watercolour. In this beginner-friendly workshop we will start by learning essential watercolour methods including washes, layering and brush control. You will then take inspiration from the beauty of flowers to produce your own painting. Together we'll learn how to balance botanical observation with the fluid, expressive nature of watercolour to capture the shapes, colours and delicate details of flowers! If you are able, bring some flowers from your garden!

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$69 4 places left

Landscape Photography at Corbans Estate

Saturday 04 July

Henderson, Auckland - 10am - 2.0 Hours

Auckland Photography Group

Tarina

Join us for a landscape photography meetup at Corbans Estate in Henderson. We'll explore the historic grounds, gardens, and architecture to capture beautiful scenic shots. Suitable for photographers of all levels. Bring your camera.

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$49.0

ABOUT AUCKLAND
ART
GROUP

Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere, and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials which can be anything from pencils or pastels, to watercolour or oils.

If you are a complete beginner all you need to start are a couple of good drawing pencils, a rubber, and a drawing pad.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

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Our meetups and classes are limited to a max of 12 people

Didn?t quite get too much time on the birds but thoroughly enjoyed the session and like minded people

5/5

Lorraine

2026-05-20

I really enjoyed listening to Chotan's experience & advice. The group was really friendly and it was good to see that we were all genuinely beginners.

5/5

Tina

2026-05-18

Chotan Krishna Dhar

He is a multidisciplinary artist inspired by his father, a self-taught painter who first sparked his love for creativity. Since beginning formal studies in 2008, he has earned a Bachelor's and Master's in Fine Arts and has been practicing professionally for over a decade. His work spans watercolour, acrylic colour, oil colour, charcoal, ink, and mixed media, exploring emotion, nature, and human connection through colour and texture.

He has participated in solo and group exhibitions, taught numerous workshops on watercolour techniques, composition, and creative expression, and founded his own studio and art school, guiding children and adults in drawing, painting, and design. He also brings over 8 years of experience in fashion and textile design, enhancing his expertise in colour, form, and visual storytelling—one of his hand-sketched prints was even featured by M&S UK.

Find him on Facebook: Chotan Banik

Chotan Krishna Dhar is available for private bookings

Available (weekdays and weekends) Saturday / Sunday from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Private tutoring, weddings, portraits, and events.

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Credit: Danetta Manning Townsdin
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Credit: Nigel Clarke

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Credit: Barbara Liss/BLissful Art
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8 x 10 Polychromos and Luminance on Graffix Drafting FilmRuger came to us as an emergency weekend foster about 7 years ago and has been a loving member of our family ever since.
Credit: Terry DeCoster

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Gromit was a ?foster fail? who helped many other foster dogs on their way to a new life. He demonstrated life could be kind and to try and trust again. His favorite play dates were at Union Reservoir, retrieving tennis balls in the water. The day before Memorial Day in 2018, he started fading fast, a rush to the emergency vet showed the cause, cancer on his heart. He died just after midnight, so it would be impossible for me to forget him. He was 4years old.
Credit: Michelle Dick
Instagram: michelledick83

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