Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: September 1, 2011
‘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 [...]
Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: August 24, 2011
Back to 12 inch square canvases. I love them. Alissa (from Sketchclub) and I met for lunch one glorious day recently, and wandered along to the kiosk at Oceanworld in Manly . As we were chatting I could see these two little ones playing in the shallow water on the beach just below us. Their [...]
Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: August 19, 2011
While the sea is as rough as it is today, windswept and mono- colour, it’s hard to imagine the glorious night when this view inspired me to paint it. This is my third painting of the balmy night when the moon was full, hanging over the harbour and the glittering reflections coming across to where [...]
Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: August 12, 2011
I’m still on 12 inch squares. Don’t know when I’ll stop. Maybe never. Maybe tomorrow. Whenever seems right. I still like the watercolour painting done earlier of this view. Although the original is sold, I decided the print is perfect reference for me to base a new acrylic painting on. Firstly I spent a long [...]
Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: August 8, 2011
Looking from our balcony, beyond the outdoor table setting, I made a sketch looking out to the Sunday morning sailing school in action. They look wonderful, all following the leader, with support boats hovering as they round the markers and sigh with relief that they made it. I’m definitely working my own ‘Fauve’ style now. [...]
Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: August 4, 2011
As you can see, this is an incredibly textured canvas. I wasn’t happy with the previous painting on it, so gessoed over it and started a new painting. I was keen to do another ‘window’ so worked out a composition which would be busy, and work with all the added texture. I could have called [...]
Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: July 28, 2011
I’m definitely heading into Fauvist- land. It was the 12 inch square canvas that made me do it, nothing to do with me. When you look at the canvas sizes you have purchased, you kinda decide from that what sort of work you’d like to do. The last 12 inch square, ‘Decorative Manly’ was a [...]
Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: July 13, 2011
Got myself some 12inch square canvases. Really wanted to make a decorative style painting. Just adore this view so again the Church is on the hill, the ferry gliding past, and the square apartment blocks overlook the goings-on. Something very ‘story-like’ about this and a previous one (Happy Harbour). Maybe that’s what I like to [...]
Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: July 4, 2011
Another Winter painting. A 24 X 20 inch acrylic on canvas. But wait, you say, nobody swims and surfs in Winter! Well they do here. A most glorious afternoon. Winter can be like that. A perfect Summer day without the humidity. A few people wandering slowly along the sand. Seagulls wading in the stream trickling [...]
Posted by: ErinHillArt.Travel Journal on: June 21, 2011
What a wonderful weekend away with the girls. My Yoga friends had talked about getting away somewhere together, doing some yoga, some sketching, walking, exploring, much conversation with a little wining and dining. You learn some lovely things about 5 girls (and one 13yr old doggie) all chipping in what they do best over 3 [...]
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