Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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Rainstorm on I-5

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  There was rain on I-5 this afternoon around Los Banos. It was heavy and the cars ahead of us kicked up quite a bit of it making it seem as though the rain was more intense than it actually … Continue reading →

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On Our Way

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We got a very late start, finally leaving San Diego well after dark. I sketched a bit as we drove north through LA and think I captured the feeling of night driving on a freeway. I used my phone and … Continue reading →

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My Fresh Palette

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We set off tomorrow for a five-week trip with the above gouache palette, a small set of transparent watercolors and drawing supplies. After much indecision and an incredible number of paint swatches, I finally committed to 12 gouache colors for my … Continue reading →

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Chart for a Fresh Palette

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I am much more likely to do an activity that I am set up for and sketching away from home is no exception. If it takes too long to get ready I sometimes end up not sketching away at all. … Continue reading →

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A Sideways Look

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

My high school art teacher made a big impression on me. I still remember many of her sayings from 50 years ago or so. One I think of nearly every day is that there is no such thing as a … Continue reading →

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The White Dress

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our purpose today in our figure painting class was to show the dimensionality of white by using pastel shades of complementary colors. Although we were to do this with just one pair of complementary colors, I somehow used both red and green as … Continue reading →

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Street Ball in the Spring

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This started off as a sketch of the flowers in my yard, similar to the sketch I did last Wednesday of the daisies at Cabrillo National Monument. I wanted to capture the mounds of flowers against the curve of the … Continue reading →

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