Advanced Sketching beside the Seaside

July 5, 2014 by Erin Hill Sketching

ADVANCED SKETCHING. 10AM FRIDAY JULY 4 ’14 This weather is remarkable. Only because it’s Winter but behaving like Summer.  Just love it. Makes you so alive. Specially when you’re going sketching! Judy and I had our two classes together today, but we each did our own thing,  although we’re working within the same location. The Advanced Sketchers were trying another new way to sketch. We were putting down mixed colours in watercolour then doing our black line sketch over that when […]

Categories: Advanced Sketch Classes, Art, Beach sketches, Boats, Out & About Sketch Classes, Travel Sketching, Water and rockscapes • Tags: Beach Views, Sketches, Travel Sketching

Acrylic with a touch of line

July 11, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

I liked the way the sea is a deeper colour, and waves come crashing over the rock ledge and over into the shallower rock shelf. I do love these rock water combos, and because it’s where I walk every day, I like to observe the colours and try to use those in my paintings. This painting is done in acrylic but I’ve used a touch of black line as well. It’s based on an original sketch which I keep going […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, My Painting Studio, Painting, Water and rockscapes, Waterscapes • Tags: Acrylic paint, Canvas, Color, Paint

Quarantine Station. Vistas & Vignettes

April 13, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

THURSDAY APRIL 11 What a stunning day. One out of the box. A perfect day for an adventure. At 10am everyone managed to be at the Info Centre ready for our trip down the bumpy ol’ road to the Quarantine Station on the foreshore of the harbour. For 140 years new arrivals were brought here if anyone on the ship was suspected of having a contagious disease. Smallpox in the 1800s, Bubonic plague in the 1900’s, Spanish influenza 1918 -19, […]

Categories: Art, Beach sketches, Line & Watercolour, Manly Sketches, Out & About Sketch Classes, Quarantine Beach, Water and rockscapes • Tags: Beach Views, Harbour happenings, Location Sketches, Quarantine Station, Sketch, Sketches, Travel, Water views

It’s Up and Hanging

March 2, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Well it’s done. The paintings are hung. The exhibition is ready. At The Bather’s Pavilion Balmoral Beach. So glad the Opening isn’t till Tuesday night. Time to tweek anything that needs it. I will even arrive refreshed and ready to rock n roll. It rained all day but the paintings were already in the storeroom. Somehow having the best coffee available downstairs means I’m very happy. I admit I had a moment as I carried the last of the paintings […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Art exhibitions, Great places to exhibit, Line & Watercolour, Water and rockscapes • Tags: Acrylic paint, Balmoral Beach, Beach Views, Exhibition space with feeling, Line drawing with Watercolour

Waves on Rocks II

June 6, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

Ok so it wasn’t finished. Today when I saw it again, I had my coffee and sat for a while observing. I usually know pretty quickly what to do, so spent a few more hours getting it right. A new point of interest is the black shag drying it’s wings. I hadn’t wanted anything fiddly in this painting as I wanted very soft edges and no sharp bits. But every sunny day the sea birds are there on the edge […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Observing the Light, Water and rockscapes • Tags: Acrylic paint, Composition & Colour, Harbour happenings, Soft colour

Waves on Rocks

June 5, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

This is the biggest rock painting so far.  30 X 24 inches. I never know what size canvas I want till I get a vague idea of  the subject and prepare it with layers of colour. Then I can see better where I’m headed. This one is after the style of  ‘The tide Comes In’ and had many favourable comments. ‘Waves on Rocks’ is a bit new to have any responses yet, but I feel almost happy with it. Will […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Observing the Light, Water and rockscapes • Tags: Acrylic paint, Composition & Colour, Soft colour, Water views

Soft Edges and Muted Colour

May 10, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

I was approached recently by a local school who had a novel fundraising idea. As many local artists as possible were approached to see if they would paint, write, scribble, decorate  a 12inch canvas. Well they supplied the canvas and a big padded bag to return it to them so how could I not. No signature or clue as to who had created the work would be visible when all the paintings hang on the night of the Art Show […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Art exhibitions, Water and rockscapes • Tags: Acrylic paint, Soft colour, Water views

The Tide Comes In

March 15, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

I am very fond of soft edged and pale colours at the moment. Awhile back I did some mixed media with texture colour and stencils. These I felt were a step on the way to something else, but not sure what. I took this 20 X 24” canvas the other day and gessoed it top to bottom. One of my sketches of rocks and water kept stopping me whenever I flipped past it. I liked the composition – a good […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Colour, Compositions, Water and rockscapes • Tags: Acrylic paint, Composition & Colour, Mixed media, Soft colour, Water views

Shallow water over rocks

January 3, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

Let me assure you it doesn’t look like this today. One of my favourite spots to look down on, is this wonderful rock group with enough room to snorkel between when the tide is higher. The colours are gorgeous blues, greens aquas and everything between. Glad I did this on one of the great days we’ve been having, cos today is grey, misty, showers and monotone. And guess what. All those boats I sketched out here the other day. All […]

Categories: Art, Drawings & Sketches, Water and rockscapes • Tags: Composition & Colour, Line drawing with Watercolour, Location Sketches, Snorkeling, Water