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More Under the Tuscan Sun
Saturday September 20 ’14 Some even set their alarms to be out of the house by 8.15am! We were going by train to Lucca, and we couldn’t be late. Our yummy breakfast was taken a little earlier, but...
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Continuing Journeys in Tuscany
Monday September 22 ’14 The sun is up and rising high in the sky. We are having what we dreamed of here in Tuscany. Cobalt blue skies and Cad Yellow hot sun, with high hills, walled cities, pencil...
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Our Tuscan Sketching Life
Sunday September 28 ’14 Another hot sunny day in Tuscany. How much of this can one take! Into the Studio by 9.30 and we’d be looking at eye level and perspective. I have a simple little graph I get...
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Sketching for Fun on our last Workshop
Saturday Workshop. September 27 ’14 The upcoming Saturday Workshops are October 18th and November 22nd. I was really looking forward to holding a workshop today as it is so good to have plenty of time...
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Sketching Books and Stories.
Tuesday Class. October 14 ’14 We’re into the second week of term, and our class is swelling in size and enthusiasm. We’ve all arrived a bit early, and are very keen to get started. Today we’re looking...
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‘A Taste of Sketching Workshop’ Saturday Oct 18
Sat Oct 18 Workshop It’s ways nice to be in Manly on a buzzy busy Saturday. Today I would be taking a ‘Taste of Sketching’ workshop, while Judy did my usual class. I saw them all briefly as I met up...
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Sketching Fast People
Tuesday Class. October 21 ’14 Hello’ it’s Christy here. Today Toni and I have the pleasure of Karen helping us with our large group, and also taking us through a fun exercise she and others had...
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Sketching Our Final Cake Crumb.
Sketching our Cake & having it too. Tuesday October 28 ’14. We’ve been sketching and eating cake since 2011. 🎂 Every month then every two months. We’d work our way through the Scottish scones with...
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Sketching From Above.
Tuesday Class. October 28 2014. Hello, ‘It’s Christy here’, and we have an exciting class mapped out today for our 4th week into this term. We will be heading out on location a little earlier than...
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ErinHill Studio Student Exhibition Nov 22 ’14 – Jan 17 ’15
BELLA VISTA CAFE & GALLERY. 203/33 Nth Head Scenic Drive, Manly, Sydney. NOVEMBER 22 ’14 – JANUARY 17 ’15 Open every day from 9am – 4pm This is a great opportunity to come to our first...
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Monday Evenings SketchClub
NEW – Sketch Club – Monday evenings in the Studio December 1st: Gift cards 6.30-8.30pm $45 per class. A glass of wine, tea and coffee included. Come and join the club, one night each month, where we...
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Melbourne Cup Sketching Week
Tuesday Class. Melbourne Cup Day. November 4 ’14. ‘Hello everyone, it’s Christy here’. Hope you’ve all had a good week, and as we welcome back the sketchers today we can’t believe it’s already halfway...
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Sketching Jacarandas, Rocks and Water
Monday New Sketchers. November 10 ’14 Today was our 5week New Sketchers first class. We have this series for people who’ve found us part way during the term and wouldn’t want to wait till the new term...
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Sketching. Playing With Colour
Monday Class. November 17 ’14. Another blue sky day. We’re getting these more now that summer is mostly here. Today the big tables were back and nothing setup on them. Nobody commented as being new...
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The first Student Sketching Exhibition
Friday November 22 ’14. Opening Night. November 22 till January 17. This was a first. Firstly an exhibition of our work. Also the first exhibition for Bella Vista Cafe in the newly renovated gallery....
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Sketching. Colour Texture & Hatching
Monday Class. November 24 ’14 This is week 3 of 5 classes. Today’s we’d be playing with watercolour. Somet have had a couple of tries and some have never tried it. Well you’re in for some fun. Our NZ...
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Saturday Workshops & Monday Sketchclub
We have been very busy with our Saturday Workshops lately, and the last two were “A Taste of Sketching” ( Nov 22 ) and “Loosen up with Watercolour”(Nov 8) It’s lovely to have the best part of a whole...
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Sketching. Finding Your Eye Level
Eye level perspective is what we’ve worked on this week. The ‘P’ word can create a lot of fear in people. OOOh I can’t do this. I never understood it. I can’t see how it goes down not up etc. So it...
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Sketching Treasure Hunt
So this is it. All the blood sweat and tears. It’s over for the year. Sketching luckily requires none of that. More likely ‘observe, sketch and laugh’ An interesting week indeed having our Sketching...
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Summer Cafe Sketching. Dec 16 ’14
Tuesday December 16 ’14 Welcome to the first of our ‘Come if you can’ Summer Cafe Sketching classes. Bella Vista Cafe and Gallery is our ‘Studio’ for these classes and of course, an excellent coffee...
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