Saturday Sketch Workshop with Judy. July 26th

July 28, 2014 by Erin Hill Sketching

‘LETTING GO WITH YOUR SKETCHING & WATERCOLOUR’ Workshop with Judy. I had been very busy planning our first workshop this term and had plenty in store for those unsuspecting sketchers. We all met in Nominom, a shocking pink building on the beachfront, easy to spot from a mile away.  The owner was most obliging as he had put together some tables for us upstairs and it was a truly colourful place to be, like having our own psychedelic studio by […]

Categories: Art, Manly Beach, Manly Sketches, Sketch Workshops, Sketching architecture, Sketching houses, Travel Sketching Workshop, watercolour • Tags: Composition & Colour, Line drawing with Watercolour, Travel Sketching

Je Voudrais Deux Croissants, S’il Vous Plaît?

July 28, 2014 by Erin Hill Sketching

Sketch&French. 9.30am. July 28 ’14. Everybody arrived bright, keen and ready to immerse themselves in some new French phrases. Sandrine had created leaflets with groups of words and phrases which are absolutely essential if you need to have dialogue of any sort in France, particularly if you have croissants in mind.  The French do not necessarily speak fluent English so you need to meet them half way. As Sandrine says, they are very proud of their beautiful language and do […]

Categories: Art, French conversation, Sketch & French Classes, Sketching houses, Sketching in France, Travel Sketching • Tags: France, French language, Travel Sketching

Sketching Vignettes. Small Aspects of Something Bigger.

July 26, 2014 by Erin Hill Sketching

New Sketchers. 10am Tuesday July 22 ’14. We had a very happy group of New Sketchers arriving ready for their second sketching  day. Christie explained what the subjects were about and how we would approach them. Vignettes it would be. The little snippets or small aspects of something bigger. What we were looking at was carved boxes, decorative bowls and stands, a Vietnamese dagger and a Victorian mantelpiece support. Sketch any or all, and perhaps spread them over two pages […]

Categories: Art, Painting Techniques, Sketching Gardens, Sketching houses, Sketching in Manly, Sketching Perspective, Travel Sketching • Tags: Composition & Colour, Location Sketches, Manly, Travel Sketching

Hands, Feet, Surfers and Vistas

December 8, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

THURSDAY DECEMBER 05 ’13 Hello’ it’s Christy here. I thought even though Erin was in class today, I’d do today’s write up, as the rest of this week and next will be covered by us tutors, by either Vivianne or myself and with the lovely Judy in attendance as she continues to shadow the whole tutoring process. The class today was in full swing even before the official start of class, we always marvel at how enthusiastic our sketchers are […]

Categories: Art, Life Drawing/Sketching, Local Foods, Out & About Sketch Classes, Sketching houses, Travel Sketching, Uncategorized • Tags: Friday, Miso, Sketch, Steeple (architecture)

Portraits & Streetscapes

October 27, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Oct 25,26,27th ’12 Another week with some fun and challenging subjects……. THURSDAY OCT 25 ’12 Not a still life in sight. Whatever will we sketch then! The answer – each other. The idea is to sketch whoever is nearby, so you are not staring at each other. This also means people will hold that position till their own sketch is done.  One cannot take this personally as you’ll discover. We just want the shape and character of whoever we are sketching. Some […]

Categories: Art, Compositions, Doorways, Sketching architecture, Sketching Classes, Sketching houses, watercolour, Watercolour Pencils • Tags: Architecture, Composition & Colour, Location Sketches, Travel Sketching

Travel / Sketch to Auckland

August 27, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Shouldn’t really be doing this. It’s probably better to be completing the packing, but thought this wouldn’t take a minute! Yesterday was the start of getting things together for the one suitcase Milton and I will take. We’re pretty good at taking just what we need. I always say to myself, never fear – there are shops there! If anything is forgotten that is. We had a fabulous lunch in the afternoon with a delightful couple who are also painters. […]

Categories: Art, Drawing on the run, Sketching houses • Tags: Composition & Colour, Going on Holiday, Line drawing with Watercolour, Sketches

Thursday 9 & Friday10 August Sketch Classes

August 10, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Today we started with the human form – the little wooden mannequins. They are a very simple way of seeing the proportions of the body. If you are out and about sketching, it’s going to be hard to avoid people getting in your way – so might as well get the form into your head and get them into your sketches. If you can’t beat them join them. Some of our students love to get a person sitting somewhere, and […]

Categories: Art, Sketching Classes, Sketching houses • Tags: Cafe Sketches, Manly, Mannequin, Sketching Architecture, Travel Sketching