The 9.20am Ferry to Sydney

July 7, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

These are the sketches I did each morning on the way to Sydney from the Manly ferry. The first two days we sat up the front, tucked behind the other passengers to keep warm. Blue skies and sunny, but wait till you get out to the heads. Freezing. The third morning we got smart, and headed to the sunny end looking back towards Manly. Slow learners methinks. Fun sketches though. No they are actually not the same passengers! ©ErinHill2013

Categories: Art, Harbour action, Manly Beach, Manly Sketches, Sketching People, Sydney Harbour • Tags: Circular Quay, Ferry, Manly, Sydney, Travel Sketching

My City Adventure

June 27, 2013 by Erin Hill Sketching

My appointment was at 9.30am. That’s ok and I work backwards to work out which ferry I’ll get to the city. There I am on an incredibly wet morning along with crowds also off to the city.  Peak hour. Decide to get the fast ferry. MMmmm. Looked to me like there’d be no chance of all of us squeezing on – but we kept filing forwards. No return now. Managed to find a seat inside the cabin which reminds me more […]

Categories: Art, Sketches, Sketching People, The little things in Life • Tags: Ferry, Hair sketches, Sydney

Sydney turns on one of it’s best

May 8, 2012 by Erin Hill Sketching

Up early, perfect blue sky through the curtains, sit for a minute having my porridge, off to catch the 8.50am ferry to Sydney. Grab a coffee at the cafe I like on the beach edge, get the little legs going nineteen to the dozen to the wharf. Pure joy. What a day. Sydney delivers these just to remind you it can. One of it’s best. Not a breath of wind. Clear air. Harbour vistas to die for. Found a good […]

Categories: Art, Art appreciation, Art exhibitions, My Artist Friends, The little things in Life • Tags: Archibald, art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Ferry, Portrait, Sketches, Sydney, Wynne

Pouring Rain on Sketch Day

November 18, 2011 by Erin Hill Sketching

The forecast was for rain, but we still went ahead with our planned class visit to Cockatoo Island. My first sketch was waiting at a cafe for the others to arrive, and the black sky and reflections show what the day was like. The 2nd sketch is while seated on the ferry, looking out the window as we pulled away towards the harbour bridge – which was barely visible. The 3rd sketch was one to show the scale of the […]

Categories: Art, Great places to exhibit, Harbour action, Public Art, Sketching, Sketching Classes • Tags: Cockatoo Island, Ferry, Line drawing with Watercolour, Location Sketches, Sydney