Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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It will be even nicer with you in it!

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I hurriedly sketched a small family as they posed for a photo while the older daughter grumbled, “Just take it without us!” I loved her mother’s response, “But it will be even nicer if you are in it!” I was charmed by this little family, the dad was so proud … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

This is the blog I should have posted on Monday, August 10. We are camping at the Grand Canyon and do not have internet access, so I could not upload last night. The Grand Canyon is a great place for using a variety of … Continue reading →

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Gesture Landscapes

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today we drove from Telluride across the Navajo Nation to the Grand Canyon. As we drove I sketched, completing ten or so of these. The landscape did not hold still. I used a water soluble pencil together with watercolor to capture … Continue reading →

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Where are we?

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Two men stopped on a path, blocking my view of the mountainside I was sketching. They pulled out a smart phone and consulted it for directions. I turned a page and began to sketch them, thinking they would leave before I could … Continue reading →

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The Reading Lesson

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

As I was reading in the library today, I became aware of the halting voice of a beginning reader and the murmur of a teacher. I moved closer, listened a bit to the lesson and got out my sketchbook. The child was … Continue reading →

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Last Telluride Town Talk

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

The last town talk of the summer took place in the historic New Sheridan Hotel. I love going to these because the speaker is fair game for a sketcher. This time the speaker stood on the stage, well above the … Continue reading →

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Limber Limbs

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

My goal this week is exaggerating body language to tell a story but there was no need to do so with the two subjects of this sketch. I stopped for coffee in the middle of the day and noticed two limber sisters lounging … Continue reading →

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