Category Archives: Landscape

Slangerup Canola Field

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

This is the time of year that Denmark’s huge fields of canola oil plants are in full bloom across the country. At times it seems like enormous expanses of yellow fill the view from the tip of my toe to … Continue reading →

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Søndersø Moment

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

After a very social weekend, it felt good to walk over to Søndersø, a small lake north of Copenhagen, and paint for the day. I found a bench near a swimming beach and spread out my gear. The sunlight and … Continue reading →

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Rhododendrons of Nivå

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday I went to a rhododendron garden in Nivå, a small Danish municipality north of Copenhagen. There my desire to paint plein air overcame my Southern California reluctance to call 50 Degrees F (10 C) acceptable painting weather. There were … Continue reading →

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A Better Black Paper

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

We passed an art supply store in Belgium and, out of curiosity, went in. Looking over their selection of paper, I noticed that they had a black watercolor paper made by Royal Talens under their van Gogh label. Although I … Continue reading →

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View from the Lighthouse

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

We stopped for the day on the Azores Island, Praia da Victória. I was able to get in a quick sketch as we rested on our way up to the lighthouse.

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The Flower Fields at Carlsbad

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

I went with friends today to Carlsbad, a small coastal city about 30-minutes north of San Diego. This time of year the commercial ranunculus flowers fields with their rows of bright colors draw people from all over. We spent the … Continue reading →

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California Sunflowers

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

California Sunflowers I went over to a nearby park this afternoon, not expecting to see mounds of California sunflowers everywhere. I had some 6 X 12-inch paper with me which I had previously tinted with a rich blue-green casein. It … Continue reading →

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