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25.01.2022 We're in our second week of Sketch Classes here in the Tweed Rivers and Gold Coast, Australia, and they're sketching like they've done it forever. I love seeing that and the confidence that grows with it. Just proves that by joining our classes here or in Sydney - you will become a happy sketcher. It's mindful and meditative - and golly we have some laughs.

25.01.2022 Heres what I do if I cant be in our French village of Trausse Minervois. I make a cup of tea in one of my mugs and visualise positive thoughts about when we can be back there again. These are available on my Red Bubble site, and wow, you can not only get mugs, but aprons, masks, bed linen, clothing, bags, jigsaw puzzles ......and more. Ill give you the links for these 3 designs. Sunflowers - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/23276069 La Bergerie - https://www.redbubble.com.../shop/ap/23256145 House on the Square https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/23256204 See more

25.01.2022 The other dreaded P word for sketchers! People - that is the other terrifying subject for many, along with Perspective. However with simple sausage people we lose the fear and begin creating fabulous little characters. Our Gold Coast & Kingscliff classes did a wonderful job of people this week. Youll see the full weeks sketches from all our groups on our blog later this week.

25.01.2022 Learn to SKETCH YOUR CAKE (& eat it too) now at Flutterbies of Tyalgum NSW. Our famous High Tea sketching at Bathers Pavilion, Shangri-la Hotel, & Four Seasons and Park Hyatt Hotels in Sydney!... Were bringing them back to Northern NSW. Join us for a Flutterbies glorious High Tea. Begin with a glass of sparkling champagne, and enjoy sketching your delicious selection of cakes, savouries, tea or coffee. When: Friday October 2nd 2020 Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm Erin will explain how to see your subject, to sketch and apply colour. You will then have the pleasure of consuming your High Tea, leaving you with a lovely sketch record of your unforgettable day and a memory which is forever. Materials provided and the sketchbook is your gift. Cost: $85pp Just 8 guests. 4 places still available. Social distancing observed. Bookings and Payment: email [email protected] Meet at Flutterbies Cottage Cafe, 23-25 Coolman Street, Tyalgum. NSW 2484 Australia Full Details: www.erinhillsketching.com See more

24.01.2022 "Looking Out. Sea and Waves" When: Tuesday March 16th Time: 9.00am - 11.00am Where: Kingscliff. North end of Jack Bayliss Park. Who: All levels ... Cost: $50pp Come and sketch with us, Observing the colours of the sea and creating water images in our sketchbooks. https://erinhillsketching.com/holiday-workshops See more

23.01.2022 Gaye’s next BALGOWLAH Watercolour Sketching Courses are booking now. Beginners Course Starts October 12th 8 weeks. Monday Evenings 6.00pm - 8.30pm... $395 Bookings Open. Limit of 4 places Beginners is such a rewarding start for your watercolour sketching journey. No experience needed. OnGoing Sketch Course Starts October 13th 8 weeks. Tuesday Evenings 6.00pm - 8.30pm $395 Bookings Open. Limit of 4 places. 2 spots left. This is for anyone who has done classes Workshops or Tours with us. Polish up those watercolour and sketching skills and enjoy friendly group. https://erinhillsketching.com/balgowlah/manly-sydney-nsw

23.01.2022 Week 3 Beginners Sketching. So proud of our Gold Coast and Kingscliff students and how they're progressing. We were doing Water & Sea Compositions with 2 different options for where the horizon would be. Always a thumbnail to start as a plan, then onto the main sketch knowing where your objects will be. Aquarelle and water brush. Warm up sketches were carrot cake, yellow lilies and miniature potted daisies.

23.01.2022 Here's what I do if I can't be in our French village of Trausse Minervois. I make a cup of tea in one of my mugs and visualise positive thoughts about when we can be back there again. These are available on my Red Bubble site, and wow, you can not only get mugs, but aprons, masks, bed linen, clothing, bags, jigsaw puzzles ......and more. I'll give you the links for these 3 designs. Sunflowers - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/23276069 La Bergerie - https://www.redbubble.com.../shop/ap/23256145 House on the Square https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/23256204 See more

22.01.2022 Sketch. Love. Eat Cake Take a look at our Sketch Your Cake results from today's event. So much fun starting with Champagne Rose Bliss - and it was all go from then.Sketching heaven. More dates soon. All on the blog.... https://erinhillsketching.com///2/sketch-your-cake-is-back See more

22.01.2022 Our September Sketch Challenge. Everyone Welcome. Erin & Tonys 7 Wonders of the Sketch World Well, it maybe 9! At 10.00am on Tuesdays, Erin will post something amazing and ... at 10.00am Fridays, Tony will post another extraordinary Wonder If we cant travel these days we will do it in our minds and imagination. With each post well show simple guides to help you. Of course how you do this is entirely up to you, adding your own approach and style. Do look up the subject on Pinterest - one of the most popular image sources around these days. Google images also have great reference. Whatever youre comfortable with, but do get to know the subject before you begin. You will have a few days to work on your sketch, no pressure so you can make it as loose or detailed as you wish, pen, aquarelle water colour or a mix of mediums You can also post on the facebook pages or just keep it for yourself. Erin will be posting the first one on Tuesday 1st of September at 10.00am. Have fun and lets keep this sketch community alive and thriving :)

21.01.2022 Watercolour Tips for a Rainy Day. On the Blog Now. https://erinhillsketching.com//watercolour-sketch-tips-for

19.01.2022 Tuesday September 15th 7 Wonders of the Sketch World Challenge Eiffel Tower Paris... Heres a lesson in making very simple, a possibly complex subject. This is one I did ages ago in 10minutes. Its still one of my favourites. You could describe this as a.. Wham Bam, thank you Mam kinda sketch!! Not sure you can say that sort of thing nowadays but you get the drift. This was sketched in the Champ de Mars Gardens, a quiet tree lined park where theres always a bench to sit and observe the families and the ladies walking their dogs. Heaven away from the tourists! The Sketch 1.Start with your biggest main shape - the tower just off centre of your scene. 2. Then the iron lamp post 3. Add the trees, leaving space to put tiny people beneath. 4. Theres a decorative iron shade house there too. Colour. Really very few as you can see. Sky: Cobalt wash Tower: Ultramarine with a dash of purple lake Trees: Sap green and yellow ochre. Dash of burnt sienna on trunks. Lamp post: Hookers Green. Purple lake on the globe. People: Red, yellow, blue. Be creative and see how imaginative you can be. Youll find loads of reference, even your own. Create a scene where youd like to be yourself right now.

18.01.2022 Here's a lovely relaxing sketch for you to try. Leaves in a vase. Look for ones with a variety of colour such as the new growth on the LillyPilly trees. The pink is a warm shell pink. But you may well discover something different. Keep your sketch very loose. Use your chinagraph and drop your watercolour loosely over. Add the next colours before they dry.... This one has no polishing at all. This is exactly how it was when watercolour dried and I'm happy. Being happy is what it's all about. Especially now! See more

18.01.2022 On the Blog Now. Take a look see at our sketches from the week. This is Big Daddy Kanga. Keeping a good eye on us as we sketched his family at Pasture and Co, Currumbin Valley NSW https://erinhillsketching.com//sketching-sketching-everywh

17.01.2022 40+ Erin Hill designs in Masks. So very timely and all available in 3 sizes. Wherever you are theres one to suit you. London, Paris, New York, Boston, France, Italy, Sydney and more. And thats not all.... oh do check them all out! Red Bubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/erinhillstudio/explore

17.01.2022 This week in our Bangalow sketch class we sketched the delightful heritage Newrybar General Store. Love that it’s the Post Office, Real Estate agent, Petrol station, Bottle Store, Flower shop and Community noticeboard. They say it’s going to close for ‘Renovations’. Please keep the character of it people. This street has kept its early buildings and are a joy to sketch. @newrybarhall @harvestnewrybar @erinhillsketching

17.01.2022 This week's Watercolour Sketching now on the blog. https://erinhillsketching.com/blog

16.01.2022 I'm thrilled to see Rosie and Michael Horton's fabulous art collection filmed for this article. We stayed with them earlier this year and were utterly enthralled by the colour and design of every piece, displayed on every wall throughout the house. It's pretty amazing to lie in bed surrounded by such inspiring works. You'll get new ideas for glorious colour combinations as you explore the pieces. They tell wonderful stories and do seem to talk to you. This is a contemporary collection rather than the bark and clay coloured works we knew in earlier times. Take a seat, grab a coffee and enjoy the show. PS. You'll see Michael in the kitchen making my 'flat white'

16.01.2022 Hey everyone. This weeks Australian sketch classes are now posted on the blog. We have some line sketches for you to colour yourselves. Grab yourself some coffee and cake and enjoy. https://erinhillsketching.com//11/sketching-nature-and-cof

16.01.2022 Take a look at this week's blog. See what Aussie sketch classes were getting up to. https://erinhillsketching.com//2020/8/15/the-dreaded-p-word

15.01.2022 Wonders of the World Parthenon at Acropolis Athens Greece. Tues Sept 22nd. It’s a box. Might be 2500 years old but still a box. It’s easy to be intimidated when you actually find yourself perched on an ancient plinth in front of this fabulous structure. Anyway. I was determined to sketch it even though time was limited. That always helps!!... From my seated position you can see where my eye level was, so my 2 thumbnails were based on what I could see from there. I tried one portrait thumbnail and one landscape shape. Decided landscape. 1. Find yourself a 2000 year old stone plinth to sit on. 2. Observe the ‘box’ in front of you. 3. Make a parallel line where your eye level is. 4. Plan your page - portrait or landscape. 5. Now sketch the outline of the box remembering our mantra - everything above eye level comes down, everything below eye level goes up. 6. Keep the verticals upright (unlike me) 7. Pop in the top ledges and the base. 8. Start with the front corner column and work your way along 9. both sides. I don’t worry about how many columns there are. 10. Add broken roof stones. The surrounds are very rocky and uneven so get some of that in foreground. 13. Put in a few people to show the scale. 14. Plonk your colour on. 15. Now you’re ready to sketch it from life when the world opens again.

15.01.2022 Missing your weekly Watercolour Sketch Classes? - here's a little homework. Copy this one or create your own sketch of a scene near you. Think foreground, middle distance and background. How are you going to distinguish them?... Sketch Tips: Foreground is stronger as it's right in from of you. Soften the middle distance a little and really soften the far distance. Red or warm colour brings you forward. Purple and blues take you away. Use any medium you fancy. Add any little creatures, people, dogs, birds snakes you feel like. Post here and share.

15.01.2022 I've only recently given in to virtual sketching. It feels as if it goes against the grain as I'm not standing in front of the subject, exploring it in real time. But I have begun and I'm simply adding it to my stable of 'another way to sketch'. These are modifications we must make in our lives as we adjust to Covid-19 and how it effects what has been familiar, but no longer is.

15.01.2022 Watercolour Sketching for this week now on the blog. https://erinhillsketching.com/blog

15.01.2022 Lemonade Scone with cream and fig jam. Im going to try the never fail lemonade recipe cos my scones never turn out as big and light as this was. Maybe the great coffee helped. #tweedregionalgallery #erinhillsketching #erinhillsketchworkshops

14.01.2022 We have a beautiful step by step flower still life for you to try. A little something to keep you busy. Post your sketches. https://erinhillsketching.com//follow-the-steps-to-create-

14.01.2022 This weeks shapes and colour from our students. All on the Blog. https://erinhillsketching.com//sausage-people-and-other-sh

14.01.2022 MARCH SKETCH WORKSHOPS 1. Looking Out. Sea and Waves. When: Tuesday March 16th Time: 9.00am - 11.00am... Where: Kingscliff. North end of Jack Bayliss Park. Who: All levels Cost: $50pp 2. Sketch Your Cake High tea When: Friday March 26th Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm Where: Flutterbies Cafe. 25 Coolman St. Tyalgum Who: All levels Cost: $85pp 3. Looking Up. Skies and Clouds. When: Wednesday March 31st Time: 9.00am - 11.00am Where: Kingscliff. North end of Jack Bayliss Park. Who: All levels Cost: $50pp More info and Bookings on link: https://erinhillsketching.com/holiday-workshops

13.01.2022 Kingscliff NSW Australia Watercolour Sketching Classes with Erin Hill (click here to read about Erin) Next Course Starts Friday August 14th 9am - 12noon... You may never have sketched before but this is definitely the very best place to start. If youre already painting you may like to polish up your drawing skills. Anybody can learn to sketch and learn colour with our very clear style of tutoring. 8 Weekly classes with a different subject every time. All info and bookings. https://erinhillsketching.com/kingscliff-sketch-our-village

13.01.2022 Beginners Watercolour Sketching with Erin Hill (click here to read about Erin) Watch for new September dates 9.00am - 12noon... So you think you cant sketch! Have no talent! Terrified to try! Youre perfect for us. Then heres the very best place to start. With our step by step course your first sketches and colour are waiting to happen. Anybody can learn to sketch with our very clear style of tutoring. 8 Weekly classes with a different subject every week. All info and bookings. Email Erin. [email protected] https://erinhillsketching.com/kingscliff-tweed-rivers-nsw

12.01.2022 Actually this is last weeks contribution to @VirtualRibble sketch of something from the village of The village of Downham, Lancashire UK. I liked the lil ol Ice Cream shop in the stone cottage. Even used ice cream colours. #virtualribble #ErinHillSketching #travelsketching

12.01.2022 SKETCH YOUR CAKE (& eat it too) now at Flutterbies of Tyalgum NSW. Big news. Were bringing them back from Sydney to Northern NSW.... Join us for a Flutterbies glorious High Tea. Begin with a glass of sparkling champagne, and enjoy sketching your delicious selection of cakes, savouries, tea or coffee. When: Friday October 2nd 2020 Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm Bookings & Info https://erinhillsketching.com/sketch-your-cake See more

11.01.2022 We've been working on eye level perspective this week. Sometimes a building which does the job for eye level/vanishing points etc may not be a thing of great beauty. I'm very fond of ignoring the building once it's down, and dressing it up. See if you can work out what I've done to bring new life to it as a sketch.

11.01.2022 This week's sketches on the blog now. Everything from live parrots to funny faces. https://erinhillsketching.com//4/a-little-bit-of-everything Erin Hill Sketching Erin Hill Sketching New Zealand Erin Hill Sketchers The Tweed

11.01.2022 Im thrilled to see Rosie and Michael Hortons fabulous art collection filmed for this article. We stayed with them earlier this year and were utterly enthralled by the colour and design of every piece, displayed on every wall throughout the house. Its pretty amazing to lie in bed surrounded by such inspiring works. Youll get new ideas for glorious colour combinations as you explore the pieces. They tell wonderful stories and do seem to talk to you. This is a contemporary collection rather than the bark and clay coloured works we knew in earlier times. Take a seat, grab a coffee and enjoy the show. PS. Youll see Michael in the kitchen making my flat white

11.01.2022 Cake vignettes from our Sketch Your Cake High Tea. Some easy colour techniques for you to try. #erinhillsketching #sketchyourcake #flutterbiescottagecafe #thetweed

11.01.2022 SUNDAY WATERCOLOUR SKETCHING WORKSHOPS (No experience needed) Kingscliff Beach. SEPTEMBER 27th - ‘Sketch Pandanus tree and Beach’ OCTOBER 11th - ‘Sketch the Wooden Surfers’ ... OCTOBER 25th - ‘Sketching Trees & Nature’ All details and bookings :- https://erinhillsketching.com/sunday-workshops-kingscliff-b

11.01.2022 Week 3 Beginners Sketching. So proud of our Gold Coast and Kingscliff students and how theyre progressing. We were doing Water & Sea Compositions with 2 different options for where the horizon would be. Always a thumbnail to start as a plan, then onto the main sketch knowing where your objects will be. Aquarelle and water brush. Warm up sketches were carrot cake, yellow lilies and miniature potted daisies.

10.01.2022 Amazing to see what I was doing 3 years ago today. Sketching with our Tour and awaiting the birth of our first grandson who will be 3 this month. Wed have arrived in Boston yesterday according to my diary and would be with our beloved family and doing our Boston Workshops. Well be there eventually even if we have to do it in a yacht.

09.01.2022 September 1st. Our first 7 Wonders of the Sketch World challenge. The Great Wall of China This could well have been a tricky one to sketch, and of course its the first one in this series!! Oh the pressure.... A wall stretching like a ribbon over a hilly landscape as far as you can see. Thats essentially what it is. I havent done the Great Wall so have no reference sketches or pics of my own. But I was keen to try and good ol Pinterest came up with goods. The reference I decided on was just the right composition with 2 large buildings I could wriggle a wall/path between. The tree forms connected the elements. Simple but effective. Trees are incredibly useful at times. Colours can be whatever you feel like. See if you can find Great Wall reference for yourself or feel free to follow the one Ive done. Use colour and imagination and embellish as you wish. Ive made a YouTube video of the colour process I used which may be of interest. https://youtu.be/6jK1XPDNKn8 No promises that Ill do this every week but please let me know if you found it helpful. Lets get started and do share your work. Were all inspired by what others do. Look out for Tonys post on Friday.

09.01.2022 Watercolour Sketch Classes MOSS VALE NSW Gaye’s next MOSS VALE courses are booking now. BEGINNERS Course Starts October 16th 8 weeks. Friday Afternoons... 1.00pm - 4.00pm $395 Bookings Open. Limit of 4 places Beginners is such a rewarding start for your watercolour sketching journey. No experience needed. ONGOING Sketch Course Starts October 16th 8 weeks. Friday mornings 9.00am - 12.00midday $395 Bookings Open. Limit of 4 places. 2 spots left. This is for anyone who has done classes Workshops or Tours with us. Polish up those watercolour and sketching skills and enjoy friendly group. https://erinhillsketching.com/southernhighlandsnsw

09.01.2022 The world is a better place as a Sketcher. So much happened this week! But we sketchers were heads down and completely immersed in colour - and coffee. All classes on the Blog https://erinhillsketching.com/blog

08.01.2022 Let's go Virtual Sketching This is quite a new way for me to sketch. Ive been a dedicated en plain air sketcher since forever. I pick a subject and get it onto the page right there and then. No messing about.... But we are in a new world with the virus dictating so many of our choices. All sorts of virtual classes, video classes and working from photos have grown out of necessity. Some may be lucky enough to sketch on location, but most people have been in lockdown or in a social distancing situation. It simply hasnt been possible to sketch plain air. So what is a sketcher to do. Its an essential part of our lives and we may have to do things differently now and get used to it. So come with me on my step by step virtual sketch of Cabarita Beach in Northern NSW Australia. I was able to take the photos at the beach as wed gone there to have a picnic. But heres where you can use your own photos, or look up good reference on Pinterest or Uncle Google. https://erinhillsketching.com//virtual-sketching-step-by-s

08.01.2022 Tuesday September 15th ‘7 Wonders of the Sketch World’ Challenge Eiffel Tower Paris... Here’s a lesson in making very simple, a possibly complex subject. This is one I did ages ago in 10minutes. It’s still one of my favourites. You could describe this as a.. ‘Wham Bam, thank you Mam’ kinda sketch!! Not sure you can say that sort of thing nowadays but you get the drift. This was sketched in the Champ de Mars Gardens, a quiet tree lined park where there’s always a bench to sit and observe the families and the ladies walking their dogs. Heaven away from the tourists! The Sketch 1.Start with your biggest main shape - the tower just off centre of your scene. 2. Then the iron lamp post 3. Add the trees, leaving space to put tiny people beneath. 4. There’s a decorative iron shade house there too. Colour. Really very few as you can see. Sky: Cobalt wash Tower: Ultramarine with a dash of purple lake Trees: Sap green and yellow ochre. Dash of burnt sienna on trunks. Lamp post: Hookers Green. Purple lake on the globe. People: Red, yellow, blue. Be creative and see how imaginative you can be. You’ll find loads of reference, even your own. Create a scene where you’d like to be yourself right now.

08.01.2022 COFFEE & CAKE SKETCHING Workshop Come along next Saturday and have some fun and laughs, learning to sketch your morning tea with Erin Hill. Stamp&Grind Cafe, Condong... Saturday January 16th 9.00am - 11.00am. Cost: $45pp Karen has delicious cakes for you to choose with your tea or coffee. Erin will have a sketch kit for you to keep and will guide you step by step to an impression of your coffee and cake. Erin teaches people from around the globe to sketch and now it’s your chance to create fun sketch impressions in Condong. Book now to grab a place. Limited places. 8 - 10 lucky people. Email Karen at [email protected] to organise payment.

08.01.2022 A bright last of the year sketch to say goodbye to 2020. My friend Jan brought me some stems of Helaconia yesterday when she and Eva (beautiful granddaughter) visited. Today I had a moment to sketch this magnificent plant with it's tear drop shaped flowers. You'd swear they were plastic. No they're real. Nature is extraordinary. I've done a step by step to inspire you, using my White Knights watercolours while my Cotman's set is drying ( having topped up the paint) Completed... the sketch with a dash of Posaca White pen. Let me know if you'd like to know more about White Knights - my back up paint. Jan and Eva were inspired today as well, and have just sent their sketches. The colours are delicious. Love love. Off to celebrate. Have a great NY everyone. Golly do we deserve it. See you all in classes next year See more

08.01.2022 Beginners Sketch Classes. Watsons Bay Sydney with Tammy Wednesdays starting July 29th Fridays starting July 31st... 8 weeks from 10.45am - 1.45pm If youve never sketched before now is the perfect time to start. With our step by step tutoring and a new subject every week youll soon become a confident sketcher. Before long youll have a sketch book full of your special moments. Also great if youd like to refresh your skills. Book now by going to our website https://erinhillsketching.com/watsons-bay-sydney-nsw

08.01.2022 Tibs the cat is a top tutor! If you'd like to see our Australian sketches from this week, with Tibs helping out. click below. Lots of watercolour this week by the way. All on the BLOG. https://erinhillsketching.com//sketches-from-our-australia

07.01.2022 Ive only recently given in to virtual sketching. It feels as if it goes against the grain as Im not standing in front of the subject, exploring it in real time. But I have begun and Im simply adding it to my stable of another way to sketch. These are modifications we must make in our lives as we adjust to Covid-19 and how it effects what has been familiar, but no longer is.

07.01.2022 The Journey Begins. Thursday April 11th 2019 was the start of 6 mammoth months of Sketch Tours and travel. What an absolute privilege to lead this life. Now its a great time to enjoy it again - in our minds. Join me as I take you on a magic carpet ride. https://erinhillsketching.com//a-magic-carpet-ride-to-canc

07.01.2022 Thank you to the buyers who purchased these products from my Red Bubble site. A gorgeous memory of our little village of Trausse Minervois France. Take a look at other products from places Ive sketched world wide. Check the menu bar in my website for the link. www.erinhillsketching.com

07.01.2022 Tuesday September 8th 7 Wonders of the Sketch World challenge. The Statue of Liberty This week Im doing a simple straight on version of the Statue of Liberty, the legendary figure that sits prominently on the harbour in New York City.... Do look up Pinterest for some reference and get to know your subject first. 1. Begin with an outline of the figure itself. 2. Add the headpiece and lines of clothing. 3. Complete the face,drapes and details. 4. Youll see in the finished sketch, a plinth has been added. Colour was watercolour paint and polished up with aquarelle pencil and a touch of Posca pen. Ive created two YouTube videos for you. One to see the watercolour being applied, and the other showing the polishing up of the final sketch. One: https://youtu.be/sElpz3n3m_M Two: https://youtu.be/qWv-nnN_q64 Do enjoy this magnificent figure sketch and do share your results. Look out for Tonys posting on Friday.

06.01.2022 SKETCH YOUR CAKE (& eat it too) now at Flutterbies of Tyalgum NSW. Big news. We’re bringing them back from Sydney to Northern NSW.... Join us for a Flutterbies glorious High Tea. Begin with a glass of sparkling champagne, and enjoy sketching your delicious selection of cakes, savouries, tea or coffee. When: Friday October 2nd 2020 Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm Bookings & Info https://erinhillsketching.com/sketch-your-cake See more

06.01.2022 This weeks Watercolour Sketching now on the blog. https://erinhillsketching.com/blog

06.01.2022 One of 3 sketches we managed between Rose Bliss Champagne, decorative coffees and tiny mouthfuls of cake. That’s what was happening at our Flutterbies Sketch Your Cake event. So much fun in such a glorious lounge especially set up for us. Check for next month’s date. #erinhillsketching #flutterbiescottagecafe #thetweed #highteasociety #gcfoodandwinetours

06.01.2022 This week's shapes and colour from our students. All on the Blog. https://erinhillsketching.com//sausage-people-and-other-sh

05.01.2022 Kingscliff New Sketchers Class starts this coming Friday. (November 6th) 1 spot left. https://erinhillsketching.com/kingscliff-tweed-rivers-nsw

05.01.2022 Take a look at this weeks blog. See what Aussie sketch classes were getting up to. https://erinhillsketching.com//2020/8/15/the-dreaded-p-word

04.01.2022 Weve been working on eye level perspective this week. Sometimes a building which does the job for eye level/vanishing points etc may not be a thing of great beauty. Im very fond of ignoring the building once its down, and dressing it up. See if you can work out what Ive done to bring new life to it as a sketch.

04.01.2022 40+ Erin Hill designs in Masks. So very timely and all available in 3 sizes. Wherever you are there's one to suit you. London, Paris, New York, Boston, France, Italy, Sydney and more. And that's not all.... oh do check them all out! Red Bubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/erinhillstudio/explore

04.01.2022 This is my Virtual Sketch of a day at Cabarita Beach, NSW Australia. I took pics of the view and sketched from the photo on my laptop. Follow the process https://erinhillsketching.com/blog #virtualsketch #erinhillsketching #travelsketching #urbansketchers #usk

04.01.2022 Tips and techniques for texture in your landscapes. If you've missed class this week, here are some ideas to try at home. https://erinhillsketching.com//the-texture-and-patterns-of

04.01.2022 Were in our second week of Sketch Classes here in the Tweed Rivers and Gold Coast, Australia, and theyre sketching like theyve done it forever. I love seeing that and the confidence that grows with it. Just proves that by joining our classes here or in Sydney - you will become a happy sketcher. Its mindful and meditative - and golly we have some laughs.

03.01.2022 Check out the class sketches from this week. Beaches as far as you can see. On the blog now. https://erinhillsketching.com//9/19/sand-sea-and-sculptures

03.01.2022 WATSONS BAY. INTRODUCTION Classes to Travel Sketching with Tammy. 8 weeks on Thursdays from 10.20am till 1.20pm Term 3 classes start Thursday July 23rd till September 10th Maximum 6 students. Social distancing observed.... Cost: $395 for 8 weeks All info on www.erinhillsketching.com in Menu under Classes See more

03.01.2022 Lets go Virtual Sketching This is quite a new way for me to sketch. Ive been a dedicated en plain air sketcher since forever. I pick a subject and get it onto the page right there and then. No messing about.... But we are in a new world with the virus dictating so many of our choices. All sorts of virtual classes, video classes and working from photos have grown out of necessity. Some may be lucky enough to sketch on location, but most people have been in lockdown or in a social distancing situation. It simply hasnt been possible to sketch plain air. So what is a sketcher to do. Its an essential part of our lives and we may have to do things differently now and get used to it. So come with me on my step by step virtual sketch of Cabarita Beach in Northern NSW Australia. I was able to take the photos at the beach as wed gone there to have a picnic. But heres where you can use your own photos, or look up good reference on Pinterest or Uncle Google. https://erinhillsketching.com//virtual-sketching-step-by-s

02.01.2022 Heres a lovely relaxing sketch for you to try. Leaves in a vase. Look for ones with a variety of colour such as the new growth on the LillyPilly trees. The pink is a warm shell pink. But you may well discover something different. Keep your sketch very loose. Use your chinagraph and drop your watercolour loosely over. Add the next colours before they dry.... This one has no polishing at all. This is exactly how it was when watercolour dried and Im happy. Being happy is what its all about. Especially now! See more

02.01.2022 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. NSW. Introduction to Sketching with Gaye. 8 weeks on Fridays from 12.00 noon till 3.00pm Term 3 classes start Friday July 24th till September 11th 2020 at Gayes comfortable Moss Vale home studio. Maximum 6 students. Social distancing observed.... Cost: $395 for 8 weeks For all info www.erinhill.com.au Go to Classes in menu. See more

02.01.2022 This is why I adore Travel Sketch tutoring. Take a look at this amazing work from first time sketchers. Courtesy of our delightful students in Gold Coast and Kingscliff. Week 1. Blackboard Cafe - Varsity Lakes Mockingbird Cafe - Kingscliff @Erin Hill Sketching

02.01.2022 The other 'dreaded 'P' word for sketchers! 'People' - that is the other terrifying subject for many, along with 'Perspective'. However with simple 'sausage people' we lose the fear and begin creating fabulous little characters. Our Gold Coast & Kingscliff classes did a wonderful job of people this week. You'll see the full week's sketches from all our groups on our blog later this week.

01.01.2022 Sunflowers in the South of France. Sketch&Walk in the Southern Highlands. Golly do we sketchers get around. See this week's sketches on the Blog now https://erinhillsketching.com/blog

01.01.2022 Tibs the cat is a top tutor! If youd like to see our Australian sketches from this week, with Tibs helping out. click below. Lots of watercolour this week by the way. All on the BLOG. https://erinhillsketching.com//sketches-from-our-australia

01.01.2022 SUNDAY WATERCOLOUR SKETCHING WORKSHOPS (No experience needed) Kingscliff Beach. SEPTEMBER 27th - Sketch Pandanus tree and Beach OCTOBER 11th - Sketch the Wooden Surfers ... OCTOBER 25th - Sketching Trees & Nature All details and bookings :- https://erinhillsketching.com/sunday-workshops-kingscliff-b

01.01.2022 I'm often showing new sketchers how we hold our tiny paint set, paintbrush, waterpot, sketchbook, and the essential tissue, all in one hand while out on location. Your other hand is then free to sketch and you can wander around completely self contained. This is the very essence of our Erin Hill Custom sketch kit. Nothing extra needed. We travel light.

01.01.2022 Wonders of the World Parthenon at Acropolis Athens Greece. Tues Sept 22nd. Its a box. Might be 2500 years old but still a box. Its easy to be intimidated when you actually find yourself perched on an ancient plinth in front of this fabulous structure. Anyway. I was determined to sketch it even though time was limited. That always helps!!... From my seated position you can see where my eye level was, so my 2 thumbnails were based on what I could see from there. I tried one portrait thumbnail and one landscape shape. Decided landscape. 1. Find yourself a 2000 year old stone plinth to sit on. 2. Observe the box in front of you. 3. Make a parallel line where your eye level is. 4. Plan your page - portrait or landscape. 5. Now sketch the outline of the box remembering our mantra - everything above eye level comes down, everything below eye level goes up. 6. Keep the verticals upright (unlike me) 7. Pop in the top ledges and the base. 8. Start with the front corner column and work your way along 9. both sides. I dont worry about how many columns there are. 10. Add broken roof stones. The surrounds are very rocky and uneven so get some of that in foreground. 13. Put in a few people to show the scale. 14. Plonk your colour on. 15. Now youre ready to sketch it from life when the world opens again.

01.01.2022 Take a look at what our sketchers got up to this week. Obviously we have far too much fun! https://erinhillsketching.com/blog