Category Archives: Figures

Hula Hooping on Day 8 of Social Distancing

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

Funny how playing with the hula hoop makes me feel young. And funny how seldom I got it out in the bustle of my ordinary life. I am rapidly improving my technique, I can walk across the patio and even … Continue reading →

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Social Distancing

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

We spent the last six days at home, hiding out from the coronavirus. A definite upside to social distancing is regaining a sense that we have all the time in the world for whatever we want to do here at … 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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Watching the Sun Set Between the Volcanos

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

We climbed up to the Cerro de la Cruz in Antigua to get a view of the city and surrounding mountains shortly before sunset. I did not bring any paper but after chatting with a sketcher from Brazil, I was … Continue reading →

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