-
-
Recent Posts
- A Winter Rose January 8, 2026
- On to the New Year! January 2, 2026
- Flower on a Desk December 28, 2025
- Happy Holidays! December 24, 2025
- Watching the Skaters December 15, 2025
Archives
Categories
Tags
Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan
Love That Tonka Truck!
This is another sketch based on photos I took of my sister’s grandchildren. Getting beyond the single unmoving moment of a photograph is a challenge. I think I did better putting a sense of motion into this one.
Storytime
One of my goals is to learn to paint using photo reference, so when I visited my sister, I went nuts snapping photos of her adorable grandkids. I liked this one because the two figures were in identical positions, and … Continue reading
The Sewing Table
I love Tuesday evenings because I get to paint with the Tuesday still-life group. It means turning on the computer and seeing a composition you might never have painted, except that a fellow painter thought it would make a terrific … Continue reading
Canyon Light
This sketch is painted from nearly the same spot along the San Miguel River near Telluride, as was yesterday’s post. I painted it about two hours earlier than ‘Canyon Shade,’ and the lighting was so different. In this one, the … Continue reading
Canyon Shade
I painted along the San Miguel River near Telluride this morning. There was wonderful, deep shade along the canyon path that made the yellow pop.
Time to Swim!
Sketching at Oceanside Strand Beach- if only I could sketch faster!
Surfrider Way
I sketched twice this week from the corner of Surfrider Way and North Pacific Street in Oceanside. The steep street gives a good view of the roundabout where beachgoers unload their gear. I used a 15 x 22-inch sheet of … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged Beach, Black Watercolor Paper, California, Gouache, Oceanside Plein Air Festival, Plein Air
2 Comments
Deliberate Sketching 