Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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Open studio sketch

Toward the end of the three-hour open studio, I turned to my fellow sketchers to work a bit on my deliberate goal of sketching groups of people in a setting.  I was struck by how uniform their look of attentive focus … Continue reading →

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Study Group

The weather was perfect today and students were outside enjoying it as they studied, which helped me along with my goal of sketching groups of people in a setting. I again used markers in place of my watercolors and am … Continue reading →

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Coffee break

I was up at the college at one of the many outdoor coffee spots. I wanted to capture groups of active people within a setting so I used markers, thinking this would make it easier to be speedy with sketching. … Continue reading →

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A final ‘splash of color’

I walked up to the college and sketched next to a pond. A pedestrian stopped on the pond’s bridge, leaned on the railing, and stared meditatively at the water below. He seemed dejected and conveyed this by leaning his two arms on the … Continue reading →

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A quick snooze

We sat with our guests to catch up on all our news. The long day and great meal caught up with our friend and he capitulated to an overwhelming need for a quick nap, which made him fair game for a sketch. I caught … Continue reading →

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Finding a voice, part 2

I added color to a black and white sketch that I made when I attended the August 30, ‘Finding a voice’ concert, since I know I will not have time to sketch later today. This concert was the final event of … Continue reading →

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What is she thinking?

For my deliberate practice this week, I am using splashes of paint to convey a story and am getting a bit closer to what I want to achieve. First and most importantly, there is an idea communicated in this sketch. The tilt of the … Continue reading →

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