Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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All the Time In the World for a Good Book

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Vacations are great. It is such a treat to have an abundance of time for reading and sketching. This morning my brother-in-law was at that point in his book where he could not put it down and so was a … Continue reading →

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Into the Sun

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Sunshine floods the common area of our rental in the afternoon. I like the way the afternoon light falls across the tile floor and was working to capture it in this sketch. As I was completing it my nephew went … Continue reading →

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At the Beach

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We left the historic area of Mazatlan for the day and went some 20 miles north to Los Cerritos Beach. We could see people out enjoying the many beaches along the coastline, much like along the southern California coast in … Continue reading →

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Beachcomber

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

At the beach this afternoon a girl wading along the shoreline searching for shells and stones caught my eye. I noticed her focus as she bent forward to peer into the water and liked the way the wind blew her … Continue reading →

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Seaside Glow

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We welcomed in 2017 with our house full of kids again. It was wonderful and we loved each busy moment of it.  Then they all left and we set off for the warm seaside in Mazatlan, Mexico. We were out … Continue reading →

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Hillside Path

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday I was looking for a subject so I could practice applying flat color with a single brushstroke. There is a corner of our hillside yard that is shaded in the afternoon but also gets some rays of sunlight through a wooden … Continue reading →

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Holiday Shopping

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

It was a long line and the bright bouquet in the arms of a fellow shopper kept catching my eye. I began to watch as she interacted with her companion. They seemed so glad to be with each other that it made me glad … Continue reading →

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