The Boatshed Balmoral

August 1, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

I’ve seen the Boatshed morph from being – a boatshed, through several upgrades, but this one looks to be the most extensive. Now you can wander the full length of the outside walkway and find a table where they used to pull the dinghies out from storage. I liked the smaller table near the entrance where I could look out to sea, past the enclosed old swimming pool to the far shores – and sketch. I was waiting to meet […]

Categories: Art, Balmoral Beach, Beach sketches, Sketching Cafes, Watercolour Painting • Tags: Balmoral Beach, Balmoral New South Wales, Boatshed, Location Sketches, Sydney, Travel Sketching

Cake Sketching HighTeas

May 25, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

NEXT ‘SKETCH YOUR CAKE’ HIGH TEA, THURSDAY JULY 31 ’14 at ‘THE TEA COSY’ 33 GEORGE ST, THE ROCKS, SYDNEY, from 2pm – 4pm If you have a passion for Food and Wine, then some quick sketching lessons will get you started on a delicious new interest. We have ‘Learn to sketch High Teas’ every second month. In 2 hours you will have little sketches of the cakes, scones and savouries which will make you proud. You then get to enjoy consuming each […]

Categories: Art, Art to Eat, Creative food, Food Sketching, Sketch & High Tea, Sketching Classes • Tags: Art as food, Balmoral Beach, Food & Wine Sketching, Location Sketches

Temples of Exquisite Food

April 19, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Part of the pleasure of eating beautiful food, is the surrounds you are in. Atmosphere is a large part of setting of the scene. The colour. The decor.  The table setting. The sounds. The feeling. The mood . The greeting. The view. The aroma. The anticipation. The menu. People arriving. I like being at a table and silently observing what’s going on. Seeing people arrive. Being seated. Their response. How they relate. How they respond when their food arrives. It’s great being […]

Categories: Art, Food Sketches, Places of note, Restaurants I adore, Sketching • Tags: Art as food, Balmoral Beach, Location Sketches, Paris, watercolour, Watercolour pencil

SKETCHyourCAKE (and eat it too)

March 29, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Now a regular event every second month. It’s a great chance for foodies to learn to sketch fabulous dishes quickly. It’s just 2 hours and because the display is right there in front of us, we will learn very fast how to observe and get it on paper.Somehow knowing you’ll soon be eating that exquisite morsel is a great incentive to sketch at high speed. Bookings Erin 0412 141 223 / erin@erinhill.com.au I’m suggesting watercolour pencils over the black line […]

Categories: Art, Art exhibitions, Art to Eat, Creative food, Food Sketches, Great coffee, Sketching • Tags: Art as food, Balmoral Beach, Favourite Restaurants, Sketches, Soft colour

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

My Feature Sketch

February 16, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

I may well be able to get back to the Studio. Weddings, moving house, a little eye surgery and intermittent  internet, certainly creates a hiccup when one has a major exhibition on the horizon. I did get the line sketch onto the acrylic under painting for the metre square Balmoral feature work however. It’s in the Studio window and seems to be getting a positive response. It’s very strong, very simple, very clear colour. There are only a few smaller […]

Categories: Art, Art exhibitions • Tags: Acrylic paint, Balmoral Beach, Beach Views, Square Canvas

For my upcoming Exhibition

January 29, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

I need a very large painting on the main wall as you enter the exhibition. Did I mention my Bather’s Pavilion Exhibition in March & April? Well it’s 2 years since my last one already! So this 1metre square piece will do the honours. Not in it’s present state of course. This is the scrubbed on colour only. Yet to follow when I get a moment – between moving house,  Nic & Adrian’s Fiesta Wedding & Term 1 Sketch Classes […]

Categories: Art, Beach Paintings, Compositions, Quick Sketches, Waterscapes • Tags: Balmoral Beach, Balmoral New South Wales, Composition & Colour, Raoul Dufy, Square Canvas

Ferries Passing, Balmoral

January 11, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Well this is different. For me anyway. By using a sketch as the reference, which I’d done on location at Balmoral Beach, I decided to block it in using my acrylics straight onto 300gsm Arches Aquarelle. Interesting how you get a slightly illustrative look, because it’s already that way in the sketch. Also has a pastel look, with the soft edges. I’m thinking of doing another in this technique to see if I like it, and if I can do […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Beach Paintings • Tags: Acrylic paint, Balmoral Beach, Location Sketches, Water views

Mixed Media Acrylic – Balmoral & French Window

January 7, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

An entirely different work from the previous ‘Intense Colour Sketch’. Again based on a sketch done at Balmoral Beach when sketching one day, this was about 5pm in the afternoon. People were beginning to spread out their picnics and rugs and get out the crisp white wine. Tonight at 8pm sharp would be a performance of a Shakespeare play in the rotunda. This time I prepare an 18 X 24 inch canvas with scrunched paper towels which are then gessoed […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Beach Paintings, Mixed Media, Painting Techniques • Tags: Acrylic paint, art, Balmoral Beach, Beach Views, French Window, Location Sketches, Shakespeare