Saturday Intensive. A Seaside Adventure.

June 1, 2015 by Erin Hill Sketching

MAY 23 ’15 Our Intensive this month was Sea & Sky, and such an enjoyable subject matter for our sketchers. How lucky, just the three of us so lots of personal tuition was the order of the day! I often hear people asking how to do sea and sky without just filling everything in with blue paint and losing vibrancy so we spent a long time in the Studio working on technique and practicing before venturing out. The practice time […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art Classes Manly, Art Classes Sydney • Tags: Sketching classes monthly, sketching for Beginners manly

Sketching Over Acrylic

February 3, 2014 by Erin Hill Sketching

I’m actually beginning to think about my exhibition at Bather’s Pavilion next year. No pressure at all. I’m even thinking about where my painting is going. Definitely down the sketching pathway methinks. Those above are ones where I’ve started with an acrylic base painting, and let loose with black pen. Some are the full size, and some tightly cropped sections of them. I think they’re coming on. ©ErinHillStudio2014

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Beach Paintings, Beach sketches, Exhibitions, Painting Techniques • Tags: Acrylic paint, Beach Views, Sketches, Travel Sketching

Acrylic with a touch of line

July 11, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

I liked the way the sea is a deeper colour, and waves come crashing over the rock ledge and over into the shallower rock shelf. I do love these rock water combos, and because it’s where I walk every day, I like to observe the colours and try to use those in my paintings. This painting is done in acrylic but I’ve used a touch of black line as well. It’s based on an original sketch which I keep going […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, My Painting Studio, Painting, Water and rockscapes, Waterscapes • Tags: Acrylic paint, Canvas, Color, Paint

It’s Up and Hanging

March 2, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Well it’s done. The paintings are hung. The exhibition is ready. At The Bather’s Pavilion Balmoral Beach. So glad the Opening isn’t till Tuesday night. Time to tweek anything that needs it. I will even arrive refreshed and ready to rock n roll. It rained all day but the paintings were already in the storeroom. Somehow having the best coffee available downstairs means I’m very happy. I admit I had a moment as I carried the last of the paintings […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Art exhibitions, Great places to exhibit, Line & Watercolour, Water and rockscapes • Tags: Acrylic paint, Balmoral Beach, Beach Views, Exhibition space with feeling, Line drawing with Watercolour

Beach Sketches Manly

January 19, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

These are a few of my Manly Beach Sketches, done over the last year or so. I know I have others and as I locate them in my Sketch books, I’ll add them here for you to view. ©ErinHill2012

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Beach Paintings, Sketching • Tags: Acrylic paint, Beach Views, Harbour happenings, Location Sketches

Ferries Passing, Balmoral

January 11, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Well this is different. For me anyway. By using a sketch as the reference, which I’d done on location at Balmoral Beach, I decided to block it in using my acrylics straight onto 300gsm Arches Aquarelle. Interesting how you get a slightly illustrative look, because it’s already that way in the sketch. Also has a pastel look, with the soft edges. I’m thinking of doing another in this technique to see if I like it, and if I can do […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Beach Paintings • Tags: Acrylic paint, Balmoral Beach, Location Sketches, Water views

Mixed Media Acrylic – Balmoral & French Window

January 7, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

An entirely different work from the previous ‘Intense Colour Sketch’. Again based on a sketch done at Balmoral Beach when sketching one day, this was about 5pm in the afternoon. People were beginning to spread out their picnics and rugs and get out the crisp white wine. Tonight at 8pm sharp would be a performance of a Shakespeare play in the rotunda. This time I prepare an 18 X 24 inch canvas with scrunched paper towels which are then gessoed […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Beach Paintings, Mixed Media, Painting Techniques • Tags: Acrylic paint, art, Balmoral Beach, Beach Views, French Window, Location Sketches, Shakespeare

Colour Intense Sketch

January 5, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

I’m trying some serious colour for a new series of sketches. Done on 300gsm Aquarelle Arches. Good solid strong colour. Mask off the area and get the acrylic paint ready. Because I’m looking through my sketches for good compositions I don’t need to do any drawing or indications on the paper at all. I like to keep a real spontaneity about my work especially if it’s not the first time I’ve done a subject. Then it’s a matter of blocking […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Quick Sketches, Travelling & Painting • Tags: Acrylic & Line, Acrylic paint, Beach Views, Composition & Colour

Pale Moon

November 17, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

I intended to show some sketches from our class visit to a very wet Cockatoo Island, but haven’t had a chance to tidy up the work for you. However for something that’s nothing to do with the above – I did a little lightening up of this little square acrylic recently, and now I’m happy with it. One thinks late afternoon skies will happen more easily on canvas than they actually do. After 3 attempts I now have more of […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Colours of the night, Painting • Tags: Cockatoo Island, Composition & Colour, Harbour happenings, Pale Moon, Square Canvas