Category Archives: Landscape

Gray Skies at Torrey Pines

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

It was overcast today at Torrey Pines, and the hill in the background seemed to be part of the sky. After a bit, the light changed, and I put this sketch aside to work on a second sketch. Now I … Continue reading →

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Wave Watcher

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I spent the morning at Torrey Pines State Beach and sketched this figure sitting out by the waves. This is an acrylic and gouache sketch on a sheet of 12 X 12- inch black paper.

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Beach Soccer, Two On One

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I worked from photos again today, trying to capture multiple types of movement. I wish I had left more of the background unpainted, it would have strengthened the focus on the figures

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Run, Run from that Wave!

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I used some photos from my nephews’ recent visit and worked at capturing their delight in the waves. This is an acrylic and gouache sketch on an 8 X 12 -inch black paper.

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Sun on the Cliffs at Torrey Pines

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I went back again to Torrey Pines and painted the same scene as I did three other times in the past week. I feel like I was able to integrate what I learned about the shape of the cliffs, the … Continue reading →

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Seascape

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I often tell myself that I will use my sketches as a basis for a painting. But I don’t do it because making decisions about a painting when I can’t see the subject directly is tough. Today I took the sketches … Continue reading →

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Second March Morning at Torrey Pines

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I painted some 30-feet away from the same spot as I did yesterday and I painted on a rectangular white watercolor board. Again, I used an underpainting of acrylic and then overpainted with watercolor and gouache. This sketch has a … Continue reading →

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