Monthly Archives: October 2016

Sketch with Conté Crayon

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Our figure drawing class met for a second time today at Old Town State Park in San Diego. Although this time we worked with Conté Crayon, we still had the same goal as we had last week, which was to … Continue reading →

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Same Parking Lot, Somewhat Revised

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Two days ago I posted ‘Entrance to a Parking Lot’ and since have redrawn it several times as I experimented with using pastels, a new medium for me.  Some of the changes are compositional and others have to do with … Continue reading →

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Luke Loves My Desk

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Luke loves sleeping under my desk. This is a quick pencil sketch on pastel paper.

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Entrance to a Parking Lot

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

There are some really beautiful intersections in San Diego and this entrance to Fenton Marketplace is one of my favorites. I began by sketching the intersection in pencil while standing on the island between the traffic lanes. It was an … Continue reading →

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Anna Now and Then

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Once when I was young enough to ask my grandmother blunt questions, I asked her what it was like to be so old. I’m glad I did not know any better than to ask that question because my grandmother’s answer … Continue reading →

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An Artist at Torrey Pines State Park

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

There is something beautiful about the intensity of an artist as they paint. This morning at Torrey Pines I looked over and saw an artist in the distance. She was engrossed in the place and in her painting. I noticed … Continue reading →

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Man Sitting at Old Town State Park, San Diego

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Our figure drawing class met at Old Town State Park today in San Diego. We worked with charcoals and our goal was to show the roundness or three dimensionality of the model by varying the amount of charcoal we placed … Continue reading →

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