Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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The Old City

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

If you stand at the Montefiore Windmill in Jerusalem, you can see down into a valley and across it to the walls of the Old City. It is hard to take your eyes off of this view, you could spend … Continue reading →

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A Coffee Shop Kind of Day

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

The winter storm is easing, but today was still a great day to sit indoors, sip coffee and sketch. Since people are my favorite subjects to draw I headed off to one of the many university coffee shops. I drew … Continue reading →

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Skype Sketch

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

The 10-hour time difference between Jerusalem and California makes for sleepy Skyping for our son, who stayed up very late to talk to us. When the talk shifted to technical work,  I got out my sketch pad, a pencil and watercolors, … Continue reading →

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Watching the Winter Storm

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  We two Californians were mesmerized by the clouds that came in to Jerusalem this morning. Sitting in the warm apartment I looked out and captured this scene on our balcony. I went back and forth with including the Jerusalem … Continue reading →

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From the Botanical Garden

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I sketched awhile at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens; this sketch includes the apartment buildings on the hills above the garden. I love the look of this city and the way it is laid out. Most buildings here are made of … Continue reading →

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Early Thursday Morning

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

The Jerusalem morning light pours through the blinds and adds warmth, good cheer, and a bright glare to our breakfast table. Drawing a blinding glare that obscures shape will take more practice but for now I used diffuse yellows and … Continue reading →

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Belgium House

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  The Belgium House at the Hebrew University is a great place to get a cup of coffee, some sunshine and a sketch. The gardens are lush, inviting and set up for groups and individuals. I started off drawing the … Continue reading →

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