Category Archives: Landscape

Painting at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

If you get impatient while waiting for a coat of paint to dry, you can end up destroying your work. One solution is to have a second sketchbook on hand with which to distract yourself. I sketched some of the … Continue reading →

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Tide Going Out At Los Peñasquitos Lagoon

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The plein air group painted this morning at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon, which is part of the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve located just north of San Diego. The lagoon winds its way through the salt marsh and emptied itself pretty rapidly … Continue reading →

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Lily Pond Corner

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our plein air class went back to the Lily Pond at Balboa Park. I worked on reflections again. This time I left a large amount of black paper unpainted to suggest deep water and to contrast with the lily pads … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The Arizona ranch has a labyrinth that was both sunny and mysterious. This is one of the sketches that I hope to develop further this week.

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Arizona Weekend

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We spent a long and wonderful weekend in a remote part of Yavapai County, Arizona. Our nephew and his bride were married at ranch where many of us could camp and reconnect with each other over the course of three … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Last July I got a good start painting this sketch of my sister and her barefoot child. I liked the body language between the two of them but had trouble with the hillside above the pond. When I had to … Continue reading →

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Lily Pond at Balboa Park

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our plein air class met at the Balboa’s Botanical Garden today. I sketched there but by the time I left I had a very over done sketch. Later when I came home I used my overdone sketch and a photo … Continue reading →

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