Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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Back to Alcazar Garden

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our landscape class painted again at Alcazar Garden in Balboa Park. Before leaving the house this morning, I looked at my sketch, ‘Among the Hedges‘, that I made on September 28 at Alcazar Garden. I thought it was much too … Continue reading →

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Negative Space

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

In the figure drawing class today we worked on making the figure pop by developing the negative space around the figure. For example, the bedding the model is sitting on got much more emphasis than the model herself. This is … Continue reading →

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Woodie Fest at Moonlight Bay

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Urban Sketchers met today at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas to sketch vintage cars at the Woodie Fest. As I was looking around I came across three men making music along the edge of the show. I quickly … Continue reading →

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Plumbago over the Wall

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The plumbago in San Diego is gorgeous right now and catches my eye everywhere I go. I had to stop today and try to capture this particular hedge in a gouache sketch on black paper.

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Between the Dorms and the Parking Structure

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

San Diego State University is always building something. I like the look of their new parking structure and their yellow and orange dorms and think they are perfect for practicing one point perspective. I also got in some practice showing … Continue reading →

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Potatoes and a Bouquet for Dinner

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Possibly the only good thing about being a fast eater is that it gives me extra time to sketch. I worked fast, going for the big shapes, and exaggerating the bouquet.  It is out of proportion but I had fun … Continue reading →

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Torrey Pines, Sea and Sky

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

It was a beautiful day and I sketched at Torrey Pines State Reserve. My plan was to apply yesterday’s lesson to conveying this amazing  landscape.  I wanted to show the ruggedness of the terrain, all of its angles, bends, folds, … Continue reading →

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