Blue Anenomes, French Window

September 28, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

The second wrinkly textured canvas has been completed. They seem to happening more easily now that I have some ideas in my head about the style I want. Definitely liking the French influence as well as creating a view into the painting. The two look quite good together too. Yellow Daisies and Blue Anenomes. Still a third canvas coming up for it’s turn – that’s going to be a Balmoral one. You can see I’m beginning to pay attention to […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Art exhibitions, French windows • Tags: Acrylic paint, Art as food, Decorative Painting

Yellow Daisies – a decorative acrylic

September 24, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

A little bit French. But of course. If you think you’ve seen this painting from me before – well you have –  and you haven’t! This is a textured canvas I’d created when I first had a go at some mixed media acrylics awhile back. Since then it’s probably had at least 5 paintings on top of the first one. Can you believe I’d done 3 of these very textured canvases!  I simply couldn’t feel happy with any of them, […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Contemporary Art, Creative food, Fauvists, Still life • Tags: Beach Views, Decorative Painting, French Windows, Yellow Daisies

Tropical Manly

September 1, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

‘Tropical Manly’ is the last one to be completed before the exhibition Opening on Saturday. I have hung the groups in their varying styles, which I prefer, rather than mixing them all around. Because I have location sketches, Watercolours, decorative Acrylics and major acrylics – they look best if grouped sort of together. Other artists will know how tricky the hanging part is. I started a couple of days back, lived with it, then changed about a bit – and […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Art exhibitions, French windows, Painting • Tags: art, Composition & Colour, Decorative Painting, Square Canvas, Water views