Monthly Archives: May 2017

Reflecting Pool at the Borda Garden, Cuernavaca Mexico

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

There are many sights to sketch in Cuernavaca but the reflecting pools at the Borda Gardens may well be among the most arresting. It was so beautiful that I had to open my small notebook and use both sides to … Continue reading →

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End of Another Day

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Spanish classes and then visiting the Borda Garden here in Cuernavaca made the quiet of the home where we are staying even more enjoyable this evening. This sketch is very similar to one I did a few days ago, but … Continue reading →

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Homework Time

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This Spanish course that the five of us are taking is really great. Not only are we learning Spanish in small groups, but we also have homework. This means my four fellow students are holding relatively still this evening while … Continue reading →

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By the Cool of the Pool

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The weather here is hard to beat, but even so, after walking about Cuernavaca it was delightful to relax in the shade by the pool. My goal with this sketch, as with yesterday’s, was just to capture the moment.  This … Continue reading →

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Cuernavaca Start

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Five of us, four sisters and a good friend, met this evening in Cuernavaca at the start of a two week stay to study Spanish and have fun. This is a quick sketch of two of my sisters as they … Continue reading →

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I Want to See!

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning I went to the zoo with a friend and we sketched giraffes, elephants and people. It was great seeing so many young children out with their families learning to appreciate our diversity. These are pen and watercolor sketches.

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Looking West from Kate Sessions Park

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I painted today at Kate Sessions Park with the San Diego Watercolor Society Wednesday’s plein air group. It was a gorgeous vista full of green that was set off by the lifting fog. This is a gouache sketch on black … Continue reading →

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