Sunday Workshop. Birds of Paradise and Trees

March 18, 2018 by Erin Hill Sketching

Sunday March 18 ’18 What a wonderful and enthusiastic group we had today, even though it hit 38 degrees in Sydney. Donna was my assistant today and immediately took over the coffee making department, and kept an eye on anyone needing a hand. People come from far and wide so sustenance is vital before starting. Before long we were seeing the strong clear shapes of the 3 Birds of Paradise in a watering can beginning to take shape. Certainty that […]

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Sunday Workshop. Sand Sea & Beach

January 29, 2018 by Erin Hill Sketching

Sunday January 28 ’18. A Taste of Sketching Workshop We had another rather hot and muggy Sydney day for our students to try their Travel Sketching wings. But it’s not long before everyone has met each other, had a drink and studied their sketch kit. We start with a bit of Erin’s philosophy about all this being for you and sketching what you observe in the time you have. We are trying to move away from the self judgement of […]

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Week10 Term4. Adventures in Colour

December 16, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

Well we have just completed 10 wonderful weeks of Travel Sketching together. New Sketchers have achieved so much over the weeks and you are now ready to move into full Travel Sketching Classes. Your tutors are delighted to see how much confidence you now have. Our regular Travel Sketchers have flexed their brushes and gone way outside the envelope. You’ve let go of fear and played with line and colour in ways you never thought you could. From all of […]

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A Taste of Sketching. Sunday Dec 10

December 10, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

What a glorious Sydney Sunday we woke to. Eight enthusiast sketchers arrived at the Studio right on 10am, ready to meet each other and enjoy a tea or coffee. Most people have had little sketching experience and it’s something about the freedom of it, plus the ‘only pleasing yourself’ approach which appeals. We started with the lovely pink hibiscus and learning how to plan our page and observe the whole still life as shape and form. What great results from […]

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Week9 Term4. Nature’s Bounty

December 9, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

Week 9 and what a gorgeous week for nature and colour. New Sketchers were looking at Intrinsic shape in fruit and veggies. General students were trying out the many ways of capturing the beauty of the bloom. Some gorgeous results. MANLY TUESDAY GENERAL DEC 5 ’17 We almost turned the studio into a florist today. Lots of gorgeous blooms to inspire but first a review of watercolor techniques, layering washes, wet on wet, and aquarelles for definition. So many creative […]

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Student Exhibition 2017

December 2, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

What a gorgeous evening we had at our favourite spot on North Head, gazing across the National Park towards Sydney town, as the sun went down. What a wonderful gathering too of students family and friends, all there to celebrate the work on display. Some of our very early students (2012) were in attendance, as were some who are in their first term. Such a variety of styles this year and so many different techniques and colour. A lot of […]

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Week3 Term1. Gestural Lines. White Tops.

February 18, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

SKETCHING THIS WEEK. FEBRUARY 14 – 18 ’17 Every now and then I feel it’s good to express our EHS philosophy. We sketch entirely for ourselves and to totally immerse ourselves in the moment. We really don’t mind if others like what we do or not. Really isn’t important. We don’t even mind what’s going on ‘out there’ because we’re busy sketching. Our sketching time is us being in the ‘Now’ – our own ‘mindfulness’ – words mentioned a lot these […]

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SketchYourCake Class

January 26, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

SketchYourCake for a family group. January ’17 This is the newest version of our favourite SketchYourCake afternoon teas. Together with EHS, Anna our very own highly regarded chef and sketch tutor, is taking SketchYour Cake into her kitchen and taking people on a baking /sketching adventure. Guests begin with a welcome tea or coffee and a nibble of what’s to come while Anna prepares the kitchen for her first demo. Everyone takes part in stirring and mixing the cupcakes and getting them […]

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Sketching the ErinHill way

July 9, 2016 by Erin Hill Sketching

Thought you’d like a preview of some of the images in my next Bella Vista exhibition after next weekend. Saturday July 9 ’16. Term break We may be on term break but I see my passionate students are sketching just as much as ever, and posting and commenting on EHS Facebook. Thanks to those students who are behind this. You are saving the sanity of quite a few. But meanwhile your new tutor team are working on exciting plans for […]

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