Category Archives: Landscape

Afternoon on Olas Altas Beach

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Four days ago I posted a sketch of this beach drawn in the morning from a fourth floor balcony. Today’s sketch shows the same beach drawn in the afternoon from an eye level vantage point. It is interesting how the … Continue reading →

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Morning on Olas Altas Beach

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I stood on the balcony early this morning and sketched people exercising along the Olas Altas Beach in Mazatlan. The colors were clear but not yet bright, the sea calm, and the waves slowly rolled up on the beach in … Continue reading →

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Sun Filled Street

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Our Airbnb in Mazatlan is such a good place for sketching. It is on the fourth floor, overlooks the ocean, and a very steep hill rises to the left. About an hour before sunset the sun aligns with the street … Continue reading →

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Book and Vistas

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I began this early morning sketch of my brother-in-law reading in the morning light on the balcony yesterday, and finished it this morning. Since we all read so much here, I would like to compose a painting that shows the … Continue reading →

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Between Two Trees

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I continued to try out new surfaces to paint on. This surface is black watercolor grounds applied with a roller. It made for a rough but uniform texture and absorbed the color down into its surface. I painted at Torrey Pines … Continue reading →

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High Tide at Torrey Pines

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

There was such a high tide at Torrey Pines this morning, the lagoon was full of water and very exciting to sketch. In my enthusiasm, I painted over the shoreline and road but like the sketch anyway. Yesterday I prepared a … Continue reading →

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A New Moon for A New Year

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

My brother sent a picture of the new moon from his home in Phoenix this evening. That made me go out and look at the new moon as it came up over the trees behind our home in San Diego. … Continue reading →

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