Monthly Archives: October 2019

Little Fisher-person with a Big Stick

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

I saw a small child playing with a stick along the edge of the sea and quickly sketched her. She seemed to waving the stick around the water as though she were fishing, which makes sense because there were many … Continue reading →

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Warm Enough for the Beach

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

Although it has been hot in California lately, San Diego has sidestepped the worst of it so far. Even so, it has been really warm and this makes going to the beach very attractive.

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Bird of Paradise at Kanaka Landing

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

The SDWS Plein Air painters met up today at Kanaka Landing in the Liberty Station area of San Diego. We are in the midst of an intensely hot week and I feel that I captured a sense of the desert … Continue reading →

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San Diego Canyon Trail

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

At the end of July I posted a painting https://deliberatesketch.com/2019/07/31/mesas-edge/ that shows a mid morning view of a canyon close to Balboa Park in San Diego. Here is a second view of it showing a late day view of the … Continue reading →

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Grading Papers under the Plumbago

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

One of us graded and one of us sketched this Sunday afternoon. Our plumbego has made its way down the hill and over the patio, creating a place that calls out to be enjoyed.

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One More from Speed Painting at Aida

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday when I posted sketches from speed painting at the San Diego Opera’s Aida, I overlooked this one. Today when I got to looking at it I decided I liked it for its whimsical feel.

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Speed Painting at the Opera

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Opera invites artists to paint and draw during a practice prior to the opera’s opening. Aida opens tomorrow and I was one of the lucky artists who got to spend three hours painting in the darkened orchestra … Continue reading →

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