Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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Labyrinth

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The Arizona ranch has a labyrinth that was both sunny and mysterious. This is one of the sketches that I hope to develop further this week.

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Arizona Weekend

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We spent a long and wonderful weekend in a remote part of Yavapai County, Arizona. Our nephew and his bride were married at ranch where many of us could camp and reconnect with each other over the course of three … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Last July I got a good start painting this sketch of my sister and her barefoot child. I liked the body language between the two of them but had trouble with the hillside above the pond. When I had to … Continue reading →

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Live Sketching at the San Diego Opera

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Opera invites artists to its first rehearsal for many of its productions such as its upcoming Pirates of Penzance. We get to sit up close in magnificent chairs and sketch just as fast as we possibly can. … Continue reading →

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Lily Pond at Balboa Park

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our plein air class met at the Balboa’s Botanical Garden today. I sketched there but by the time I left I had a very over done sketch. Later when I came home I used my overdone sketch and a photo … Continue reading →

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Flowers and Figure

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We worked on quickly capturing gesture with a minimum of lines during the first portion of the figure drawing class this morning. Then we had several 20 minute periods of time to capture a figure using gesture and to place … Continue reading →

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Editing Sketches with Apps

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This was an interesting afternoon. I went back and edited some of my sketches from the week with Procreate, Snapseed and Photos, all apps on my iPad. In the sketch above I adjusted the tables in front of the two … Continue reading →

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