Fruits et légumes à esquisser

August 19, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

Our Sketch today was about the market. The fruit and the vegetable markets are an everyday place for most French people. Choosing and deciding the purchase is also an art form. Our art is to take the time to observe each piece and sketch the still life. Again speed was the essence and even if late, you still needed to do two sketches with colour and move on. In this case Adeline’s arrival was the reason for the ‘Move on’. […]

Categories: Art, Sketch & French Classes, Sketches, Travel Sketching, Watercolour Pencils • Tags: Adeline, art, France, Languages, Sketching

My City Adventure

June 27, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

My appointment was at 9.30am. That’s ok and I work backwards to work out which ferry I’ll get to the city. There I am on an incredibly wet morning along with crowds also off to the city.  Peak hour. Decide to get the fast ferry. MMmmm. Looked to me like there’d be no chance of all of us squeezing on – but we kept filing forwards. No return now. Managed to find a seat inside the cabin which reminds me more […]

Categories: Art, Sketches, Sketching People, The little things in Life • Tags: Ferry, Hair sketches, Sydney

Blue Mts Getaway – March 2013

March 7, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

A rainy ol’ Sunday. What better thing to do than tootle off to the Blue Mts for a Sketching Getaway. Everyone arrived at Kurrajong Village on the dot of 10, bright eyed and bushy tailed. Bluebox Cafe was very happy to give us a balcony table overlooking the blue and lavender misty Gross Valley. We ordered our essential first caffeine of the day, and a tasty something if we’d missed breakfast. Introductions took place for those who hadn’t met but […]

Categories: Art, Artists, Painting holidays, Plein air painting, Sketches, Sketching Holidays, Traveling & Sketching • Tags: Apple, Bilpin New South Wales, Composition & Colour, Gardens, Line drawing with Watercolour, Location Sketches, Sketches, Travel Sketching

It Must be Christmas…..

December 24, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

It must be Christmas when….. the yachts and launches moor overnight in the Cove….This is the glorious sight I beheld this morning as I sat out to sketch the soft colour with everything almost in silhouette. Earlier in December a few begin to stay over on weekends. On boxing day there will be dozens and for NY eve you could walk across the bay over them and not touch the sea. It must be Christmas when…. we have the biggest […]

Categories: Art, Boats, Christmas Art, Colour, Flower Sketches, Manly Beach, Sketches, Sketching Flowers • Tags: Christmas, December, Family, Manly, Sketches, Soft colour

Water soluble Wax Crayons

June 22, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

What fun these are. I like trying different mediums to see what happens. Did a quick sketch while at Interpolitan in line then applied a few crayons using layers to build intensity where it’s needed, and softly for other places. Next the waterbrush is used – sparingly people. Hold back or you get blaaah. it was warm enough the other day to sit outside and sketch the coffee ordering window. Not today with class though. Nice and warm inside. See […]

Categories: Art, Art to Eat, Bright Colour, Food Sketches, Sketches, Water soluble wax crayons • Tags: Composition & Colour, Sketches

When Molly met Harry

May 31, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Molly is two and a half.  Harry popped out on April 28th, about a month ago. This is their first meeting on that day. The photo came by iphone and we all melted. Then it seemed that possible a sketch could come of it. Not that it’s something I do. Sketch from photos. But the pic was so lovely I decided to have a go. Line sketch with watercolour. I think it worked. Molly was thrilled. Harry slept on. ©ErinHill2012

Categories: Art, Family & Friends, Sketches, Special Occasions • Tags: Baby Sketches, Composition & Colour, Watercolour Wash with Line

Easter Saturday Sketch at Botanical Gardens

April 8, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

We decided that the last Saturday of term should be a bit of an outing for everyone one to join in. Luckily the weather was not the usual Easter downpour, but a blue day with plenty of sun. Off we went on the ferry and made our way to the – where else – the cafe. A good meeting point for the others within the Botanical Gardens. This was a great group of enthusiasts and all found a multitude of […]

Categories: Art, Sketches, Sketching Locations • Tags: Botanical sketches, Location Sketches, Royal Botanical Gardens, Water views

Boating Club Houses

April 6, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Went to see how close one could get to the yachts moored on the bay. The class would be doing a nautical theme this week as one of the girls is a sailor. I try to pick subjects which the sketchers relate to. We would start with the Manly ferry while it was at the wharf for 10 mins, then do something similar to above. Decided it wasn’t working to go right onto the club houses so stood here by […]

Categories: Art, Line & Watercolour, Quick Sketches, Sketches • Tags: Harbour happenings, Sketches, Watercolour pencils

Wedding Sketch

February 22, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

This was my little sketch to go on the programme, so everyone attending the outdoor ceremony would know what was supposed to happen. As you can see our beautiful daughter Nicky and her husband Adrian look a whole lot better than the sketch. But I make no excuses – well not many! I hadn’t seen the dress although I did know what it would look like and the little fantasy head piece and teensy veil. And I knew the bouquets […]

Categories: Family & Friends, Food & Wine, Sketches, Special Occasions • Tags: Australia, Boston, Bride, Favourite Restaurants, Sketches, Sweden, Sydney, Utah, Wedding Day