Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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Machado Plaza Wall in Mazatlan

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I sketched with a large group at the Machado Plaza in Mazatlan. We sat across the plaza from a small hedge and a lovely bright wall. I loved all the different textures and colors of the scene and turned … Continue reading →

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Resting on the Couch

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

My sister was resting in the cool of our seaside rental after sightseeing in Mazatlan all morning. I was glad she was holding still because that meant that once again I had a terrific model to sketch. Her body language … Continue reading →

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Sitting on a Seawall

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I was bogged down in a complicated sketch of the sea and city beyond it when two women came and sat on the seawall near me. They looked over the edge, perhaps admiring the breakers below. I liked the way … Continue reading →

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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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