Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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Rain Comes Across the Meadow

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

It has been really rainy here in Telluride this year so I have had a lot of opportunity to observe how the rains comes in across the mountains and hills. It is just beautiful and I wanted to convey this … Continue reading →

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Another Meadow

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This is another sketch which, like yesterday’s, is mostly about learning to paint meadows. However, this one is painted from a photo because by the time I got up to where this meadow is on the Telluride ski slopes it … Continue reading →

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Aspen Meadow

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Right now in early August there are huge meadows filled with flowers and rimmed by aspen trees, mountains and sky in the San Juan Mountains. Before I leave Colorado next Friday, I plan to do a large painting of one … Continue reading →

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Like Matisse’s Windows

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

For the last three weeks I have been thinking about the view from the window. It is so beautiful and the framing of the vista by the window sets the view off splendidly. I looked a few times at some … Continue reading →

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Rafting the Mighty San Miguel

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

For the last two days I had my back to the San Miguel River and the mountains above it while I sketched thickets of cottonwood trees. The San Miguel is very shallow in this section and perfect for beginner rafters. … Continue reading →

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Same Place, Same Time, Different Lighting

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I started this sketch yesterday after making the preliminary sketch that I posted yesterday. This morning I set up my easel in the exact same place as I had yesterday in the Telluride Town Park, expecting to be able to … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Sketch 

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

If my goal for the day’s sketch is complicated, it helps a lot to make a preliminary sketch or two. That way I can work through some of the challenges without worrying that I will wreck my work. My preliminary … Continue reading →

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