Sketching Steps & Escape Stairs

August 9, 2014 by Erin Hill Sketching

New Sketchers. 10am Tuesday August 5’14. It’s a sunny day, which means it must be our sketching day! We always seem to land on the lucky lottery with weather for our ‘New Sketchers group’.  We have a full house today, and I’m delighted to have Karen and Toni on board to observe and help with the tutoring for this large group. The setups this week continue to look more challenging than the last. We’re focusing on ‘stairways’ and we have […]

Categories: Art, Manly Sketches, Sketching architecture, Travel Sketching • Tags: Composition & Colour, Eiffel Tower, Location Sketches, Travel Sketching

Je suis astronaute, et vous?

August 5, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

Monday August 5 ’13 Our Sketch&French travel sketching is stepping up the pace a little this week. Some interesting angles to observe, and not many had ever learned this. Perspective in other words. If it’s closer to you it’s bigger. As it goes away it’s going to get smaller. Christy was also on hand today, so we could both give some guidance to some who may have struggled so soon on their sketching adventure. As you’ll see in the sketches, […]

Categories: Art, Eiffel Tower, French conversation, French sketches, Sketch & French Classes, Travel Sketching • Tags: Eiffel Tower, France, French language, Languages, Paris, Sketching

New Sketch&French Starts Soon

March 28, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

We have just completed our Term 1 Five week course, and our next one starts on Monday April 29. One of the class members said she loved coming and it was so nice doing something for herself, not the business. Come join the fun. Our class on March19, was essentially on shopping in Paris. We always start with a freshly made tea or coffee just to get in the mood, as we begin our sketches. We had a fabulous silver, […]

Categories: Art, Art to Eat, Eiffel Tower, Food Sketches, French sketches, Sketch & French Classes • Tags: Eiffel Tower, France, French language, Paris, Shopping, Sketching & Travel

2010 in review

January 2, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

I thought these stats were most interesting, from the WordPress people. I write my art journal as a critique of my own art world, which helps me sort out where I’m going and how I’m progressing. The feedback keeps me motivated. It can be lonely out here sometimes. Thanks everyone. I don’t feel so alone now. The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog […]

Categories: Art appreciation, Thanks for dropping in • Tags: Eiffel Tower, Paris, Seine, WordPress.com

Eiffel, Notre Dame and Seine – final version

November 14, 2010 by Erin Hill Sketching

When I walked into the studio on Saturday morning, I decided this needed just a touch more work. I should say again that this painting is based on the very popular little sketch, ‘Eiffel Tour, Notre dame and the Seine. I’ve been in New Zealand for a week, and have some sketches yet to post, but wanted to tidy up the ‘Seine’ painting and get it on the wall. If it’s signed and on the wall – it’s done. No […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Drawings and Sketches, Eiffel Tower, ParisPerfect, Prints & Cards Available • Tags: Eiffel Tower, France, Notre Dame de Paris, Original Acrylic Painting, Paris, Seine

On the Seine, Paris

November 2, 2010 by Erin Hill Sketching

    I wanted to see how well my travel sketches convert to a painting. So I took the ‘Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and the Seine’ drawing and began an acrylic. This is on gessoed 300gsm paper. I still have a few of these to use, and as I didn’t know what I was doing, seemed safer to go this way. Began with a charcoal indication of where the main areas should be.Decided then to base the colours pretty much […]

Categories: Acrylic Painting, Art, Eiffel Tower, ParisPerfect • Tags: Acrylic paint, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Paris, Paris Icon, Seine

Paris Sketches

September 7, 2010 by Erin Hill Sketching

This a small collection of some of my Paris sketches. All were done as I spent time wandering and observing the delights of life in Paris in 2010. I hope you enjoy the journey with me. Wander and enjoy the lovely moments sketching allows you to have. We will be back in Paris in May 2013 and you may even like to join us there as we add new work to our Sketch books. We stood on the bridge and […]

Categories: Art, Eiffel Tower, Line & Watercolour, Watercolour Painting • Tags: Eiffel Tower, France, Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, Seine

The Complete ‘Milo the Cat in Paris’ sketch series

August 26, 2010 by Erin Hill Sketching

A different Milo the Cat in each location. I am getting a great response from people who love cats, Paris and sketches. ©ErinHill2010

Categories: A Cat in Paris, Art, Drawings & Sketches, Line & Watercolour • Tags: Eiffel Tower, France, Ile-de-France, Monet's Garden, Montmartre, Paris, Place des Vosges

My Pinboard Friends

August 20, 2010 by Erin Hill Sketching

Last week I painted the cork  white – as if you’d see it now anyway. Then out came my special collection of bits and pieces I’ve saved which inspire me, and which had been in boxes because I’ve had nowhere for them. I have cards from Glenys based on her superb South African paintings. A set of Tuscan illustrative cards I’ve always like the style of. A mad series of Paris postcards of the Eiffel Tower as crazy paintings. Some […]

Categories: Colour, Compositions, Great reference shots, The little things in Life • Tags: Arles, Eiffel Tower, Family & Friends, Panama, Paris, Postcards, Provence, San Blas Islands, South Africa