Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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Dining Room in Vermont

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I continued today to use photos as the basis of my sketch. This is from the dining room of friends who live in Vermont. I liked the look and feel of the room and thought the way the sunlight entered the … Continue reading →

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Father and Child

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  On my second day of learning to sketch from photos I decided to do a companion piece from yesterday’s sketch, Mother and Child. I had a photo of the father cradling his sleeping baby while stretched out on the couch with … Continue reading →

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Mother and Child

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I always say I can’t draw from a photo, but I got to wondering if, after 23 months of daily sketching, if this is still true. I took so many great photos on our trip and would love to use these … Continue reading →

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Near Buckeye Arizona

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  In the series of travel sketches I just completed, I somehow skipped over Arizona, my home state.  I want to fill this gap by posting this sketch that I made as we drove past the irrigated fields near Buckeye yesterday. … Continue reading →

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Home Is Just Over the Laguna Mountains

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

After a month on the road the sight of the Laguna Mountains in the distance made me so happy. As you drive west from El Centro the mountains first come into view as a faint blue smudge and within 30 minutes … Continue reading →

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New Mexican Hills 

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday evening at dusk we were driving across southern New Mexico. It was an arid area and the setting sun enhanced the yellows of the grasses. I liked the layers that the stretches of grass, trees and sky made and … Continue reading →

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Texan Trees

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I drew as we drove from Austin to New Mexico today across a mesmerizing landscape. The trees, I think live oak trees, were thick near Austin, but the further we drove the more sparse they became. They were somewhat backlit … Continue reading →

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