Category Archives: Landscape

Hillside Near Rancho Bernardo

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

It is hot and dry in San Diego County just now and there was not a lot of shade this morning where I was sketching near the Bernardo Winery northeast of San Diego. I love the brown and yellow in … Continue reading →

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Plumbago over the Wall

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The plumbago in San Diego is gorgeous right now and catches my eye everywhere I go. I had to stop today and try to capture this particular hedge in a gouache sketch on black paper.

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Torrey Pines, Sea and Sky

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

It was a beautiful day and I sketched at Torrey Pines State Reserve. My plan was to apply yesterday’s lesson to conveying this amazing  landscape.  I wanted to show the ruggedness of the terrain, all of its angles, bends, folds, … Continue reading →

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As the Afternoon Ends

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

In this fourth sketch set in the west plaza at San Diego State University, the single figure takes up more of the space on the page and the sky does not extend beyond the row of palm trees. I think … Continue reading →

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Taking in the View

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

After twenty-six months of sketching a new scene pretty much every day,  I am making a change. Rather than sketching a scene one day and then moving on to a new scene the next day, I will be sticking to … Continue reading →

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Among the Hedges

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  Our landscape class met at Alcazar Garden in Balboa Park. I had fun sketching the other artists as they worked between the hedges. This is a gouache and pastel sketch. 

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A View from SDSU 

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This was my first sketch from yesterday. I abandoned it before adding paint because I did not like the way the second tree to the left aligned with the corner of the building. I also thought the placement of the … Continue reading →

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