Week 10. Term 1. The Big Finale

April 7, 2018 by Erin Hill Sketching

Saturday 7th April, 2018 Our big finale.  Classes were all over Sydney this week putting together all the skills they’ve learned over the term. These days we’re very inclined to use any medium which gets the look we want, from pure watercolour to big bold line. Mix it up we say. Take a look at some exciting results. Tuesday Rose Bay Introduction to Travel Sketching with Tammy. At Jewel on the Bay and Rose Bay foreshore. Manly Travel Sketching with […]

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Week 9. Term 1. Cement Mixers and Market Days.

March 31, 2018 by Erin Hill Sketching

Saturday 31st March, 2018 Week 9. Oh my word. But we certainly had a great time with our subjects this week. We love a few fun subjects at this end of the term and you certainly responded. Look at those yummy food sketches. Sooo edible. Then there were those Cement Mixers which became the fun sketches of the week. Chuck it down, big lines, big colour. Wow. Tuesday Rose Bay Introduction to Travel Sketching with Tammy Manly Travel Sketching with […]

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Week 8. Term 1. Bicycles & Federation Facades

March 24, 2018 by Erin Hill Sketching

Saturday 24th March, 2018 Week 8 has been a very enjoyable week. For our Intro classes, it’s been ‘Sketching from Memory’! Can you remember what a bicycle looks like? Of course you can. Ok, sketch one from memory. Oh dear, it has 2 wheels, and a seat, umm, maybe handle bars and pedals. But something isn’t right! So let’s bring out our little model bike, and we have an aha moment. Such clever machines and we’ve never really observed how […]

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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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Holiday Sketching

January 19, 2018 by Erin Hill Sketching

Wednesday January 17 ’18 Usually we have the place to ourselves, pretty much, on Wednesdays at Bella Vista. Kathy was hosting this week and luckily had 2 tables for our sketchers. Two busloads of visitors arrived and the place was full to busting. We however sketch on. That’s what we do. As Travel Sketchers we sketch in any conditions at all, to get the subject we want. So look out world. Everyone enjoyed the time together, as we do every […]

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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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