Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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Striped Towel at Dusk

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

I love sketching people on the move. This is from Hapuna Beach, Hawaii, where I was drawing with pastels after a long swim. I saw a man going down to the water with a towel for his companion. They both … Continue reading →

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Summers Past Farm

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

The Thursday Plein Air group painted at a small flower farm in east San Diego County. I liked this view of one of the old farm cottages surrounded by shade and foliage.

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A Southern Arizona Mesquite Tree

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

We went to Southern Arizona for a long weekend. The first morning I was up before the sun and sketched the first rays of sunshine as it came over the Cochise Mountains onto the desert floor and the bare branches … Continue reading →

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Coarsegold Painting Trip

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

I had a great time camping with several artist-friends earlier this week. The Fresno River and the surrounding area inspired and kept us all busy. We shared our work throughout the day, and seeing the work of the others caused … Continue reading →

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Sketching in the Dark

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

From the first campfire of the new camping year, such fun to be with good artist friends!

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Sketching with a Model, Part 2

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

The model for this sketch is from this week’s figure drawing session at the San Diego Watercolor Society. I painted this model once before, and both times felt that her hair and gaze strongly communicated her confidence, and I wanted … Continue reading →

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Sketching with a Model

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday I attended the figure drawing session at the San Diego Watercolor Society. This is one of the warm-up sketches where I used three values to understand who I was drawing and how I would paint the model.

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