Dennis Chippindale is this year’s Art in the Park guest artist. He is well known for his live sketching, producing portraits that capture the character and mood of people around him. In a cafe, on the bus, wherever - he sees a   face that intrigues him, takes out his sketch pad and water-soluble pencils and draws. He does at least one drawing every day, posting 30 every month on his dennychups Instagram page (he has 8,500+ followers). Visitors to Art in the Park will be able to see him in action.

Indulging in sketching and watercolour painting is a pleasurable counterpoint to Dennis’s demanding professional life as Director and Principal of a Christchurch architectural company.