Category Archives: Landscape

Barn with Artists

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Watercolor Society met today at the Santee Historical Society for its February Paintout. Kevin Liddell gave us some tips about perspective, and then we all worked to show something about this old barn, which was built more … Continue reading →

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Making Music in the Park

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Sarah Sullivan

I went to paint Marston House in Balboa Park with the Thursday Plein Air group and expected to paint a grand mansion. Instead, my attention was drawn to a group of toddlers and their parents making music in the park.

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Morning Beach Walk

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Sarah Sullivan

Early morning beach walks are a delightful part of a seaside vacation. This one is a gouache painting on a 9 x 12 Colourfix sheet of pastel paper.

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Getting Close to Sunset

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Sarah Sullivan

This is another of the many sunset gouache paintings I made on my recent trip to San Pancho, Nayarit, Mexico.

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A San Pancho Sunset

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Sarah Sullivan

Just past sunset, an orange color flooded the sky and lagoon in San Pancho.

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Vacation Bliss

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Sarah Sullivan

An afternoon nap is a must-have for a perfect vacation.

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Chess by the Sea

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Sarah Sullivan

The sky was darkening, but the chess players were undeterred.

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