Hils' Art

25/01/2017

13/12/2016

My stall at the Geraldine Arts and Plants. It was a filthy, wet day but well worth the effort. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, especially those bearing hot coffee! All remaining paintings are in my photo album 'Paintings for sale'.

13/12/2016

Here's some progression pics of 'Muzzle'. Sold to Alpine Energy at the Arts and Plants Fest.

09/11/2016

Whew! Finally getting sorted for the Geraldine Arts and Plants festival. Keep an eye out for 'Hil's art' stall, all works of sale in the album below 'Arts and Plants 2016'.

05/11/2016

Slopping on a final varnish before next week's art show. Hope to see some of you at the geraldine arts and plants this Saturday.

24/08/2016

A painting for a friend's wedding. She's just moved up north and I figured she might be missing a bit of the mainland.

10/06/2016

It feels good to be back in the studio again but it was just as I had left it. A shambles. A few of my best brushes where stiff as cold toast so I did some experimenting with my palette knife and Gesso. This is half painting and half sculpture, it's nice to rub your hands on. The sketches were taken while on a walk well above the Rangitata Gorge. A rugged landscape torn in half by a mighty river.

10/06/2016

It's been a while! Here's a pic of my last commission of a friend's farm, it's the really lush green bit in the middle. Four Peaks is the mountain range that forms the back drop to Geraldine. When there's a dusting of snow and the light is just right it's spectacular. I was the weirdo standing on the roof of my car doing sketches

10/07/2014

12/06/2013

A view from the farm at Westerfield, Ashburton

You can't paint a landscape from mid canterbury without having an irrigator in it!
I have just finished this one for a friend who farms up the road. I've tried to capture the beautiful graduated sky that you get when the sun is very low and the wide sweeping vista from Geraldine's Four Peak range all the way to Mount Hutt. I had to use the longest canvas I could find!

07/07/2011

Whoop whoop. Hils' art has hit the big time! See article on ME at http://geraldinenews.co.nz/2011/06/02/2-june-2011/

02/11/2010

Thank you all so much for the primo feedback! It's really motivating. Always handy to get some other opinions as the dog keeps her thoughts to herself.