Author Archives: Sarah Sullivan

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About Sarah Sullivan

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Happy Dog

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

I have been using a little collage with my gouache, tearing out pieces of paper and sticking them down with mat medium. I like the look of it and the way I can quickly make changes. Last weekend I visited … Continue reading →

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Poles on a Hill

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

My ophthalmologist moved to a new office, and the view from the waiting room made me grateful for my good vision. Our California hills are green and the air was clear. I felt like I could see for 20 miles … Continue reading →

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Tide Pools

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

I notice how absorbed people can get when looking into tide pools and I wanted to capture that feeling with this sketch from Torrey Pines Reserve just north of San Diego.

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More from Lake Atitlán

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

I have been going through my sketchbook from my recent trip to Guatemala and finishing up some of the sketches I made on the trip. Here is one I made of a paddle boarder on a windy Lake Atitlán. I … Continue reading →

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A Good Place to Read

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning when I got up, my sister was reading on the patio where we are staying in Antigua. She looked so lovely sitting there with the shining tiles, the greenery in the background, and the two potted plants. It … Continue reading →

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Not More Homework!

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

Studying Spanish in Antigua Guatemala seems to require doing a lot of homework. At some point this evening, as we sat around the table, I noticed the unenthusiastic demeanor of my sisters and brother-in-law while they conjugated verbs and translated … Continue reading →

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Wind on Lake Atitlan

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

I started this on Saturday as we were lurching our way across Largo de Atitlan in Guatemala. The wind was blowing and the waves seemed huge. I felt a sense of danger at the roughness but calmed down when I … Continue reading →

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