Acrylic Line & Wax Crayon on Canvas

September 27, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Something new. Just to show that when we are between Sketch Class terms, that things are buzzing in the Studio. I now feel that the new line sketch technique is working well and this one is very pleasing. I have a variety of pens I can use on larger works like this, and using white  water solouble crayon means I can pick up little areas of white. More coming soon. Oh this one in in the SHOP now. ©ErinHill2012

Categories: Art Materials, Harbour action, Studio Paintings, Waterscapes • Tags: Acrylic paint, Canvas, Crayon, Harbour happenings, Water views

Italy painted in Oz

September 30, 2010 by Erin Hill Sketching

This one has taken some time. I’d leave for the day and toddle off feeling satisfied that I’d got to where I might be happy. Next day I’d open the studio and immediately look at the easel and go ‘No – not done’. The lower one is where I’d got to after deciding to sand back. In fact it looks like a pastel work.  This became a good underpainting, while I looked for guidance from all those great painters who […]

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Edge of the Harbour

September 16, 2010 by Erin Hill Sketching

Today I’ll be back in the Studio to see how this acrylic painting looks. I began with a fairly traditional approach during the weekend ( with people coming in and out ) and felt it was capturing the clear water where it’s quite shallow, and you can see  to the bottom. But I’m looking to try out things and I still had the black line technique in mind. Just as I was about to leave for the day, I took […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Landscapes, Studio Paintings • Tags: Acrylic paint, Harbour happenings, Water views