-
-
Recent Posts
- Tropical Nights March 29, 2026
- A Building and a Bird March 18, 2026
- Saturday Morning at Miramar Reservoir March 15, 2026
- Game Point! March 7, 2026
- Birders at Santee Lakes March 5, 2026
Archives
Categories
Tags
Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan
Where Our Bathroom Used to Be
We had some water damage while we were away for six months. A slow leak in an upstairs bathroom caused the ceiling in the downstairs bathroom to cave in. The soggy old wallboard and fixtures have now been removed, leaving … Continue reading
A Model Poses for the Drawing Group
This sketch is from a series I did yesterday at a drawing group. I had trouble drawing the model as he was missing many of the usual features that help define people. He was very pale, had a shaven head, small eyes, faint brows, … Continue reading
Sketching the Sketchers
This morning I sketched with a drawing group in San Diego. I have not yet built back my stamina and toward the end of the morning needed a break. Instead of sketching the last 20-minute pose by the model, I turned … Continue reading
Lookout at Torrey Pines State Reserve
This morning I sketched at Torrey Pines Reserve in San Diego before it got too hot to be outside. I guess the lookout in the distance is about 300 feet above the beach. There are mounds of vegetation interspersed among the … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Landscape, Light, San Diego, Urban Sketching, White space
2 Comments
Figuring It Out
We sat at the table, working side by side and enjoying the moment. I liked the way the light defined the shapes in his arms and shirt and worked to capture the light and shadows in this sketch. Even more, … Continue reading
Posted in Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged In- the- moment, Line, Procreate, San Diego, White space
2 Comments
Sunday at Fletcher Cove Park
It was wonderful to sketch today with the San Diego Urban Sketchers, especially after two weeks of staying home while repairs were being made to our house. We met at Fletcher Cove Park in Solana Beach with its lively sea and … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, In- the- moment, San Diego, Urban Sketching
2 Comments
Resting
I took an overworked sketch from yesterday’s session with the North Park drawing group and used it as a reference for this sketch. Although my tendency is to completely fill a page with color, I now want to learn to … Continue reading
Posted in Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Line, San Diego, Splashes of color
Leave a comment
Deliberate Sketching 