Category Archives: Landscape

Along a Petaluma Path

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  This sketch is more of a record of a few hours than a sketch of a specific time. I started this sketch along a path outside of Petaluma California early this morning when the skies were gray and there … Continue reading →

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On Our Way

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We got a very late start, finally leaving San Diego well after dark. I sketched a bit as we drove north through LA and think I captured the feeling of night driving on a freeway. I used my phone and … Continue reading →

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Street Ball in the Spring

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This started off as a sketch of the flowers in my yard, similar to the sketch I did last Wednesday of the daisies at Cabrillo National Monument. I wanted to capture the mounds of flowers against the curve of the … Continue reading →

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Mounds of Daisies

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I sketched today at Cabrillo National Monument where the mounds of daisies are breathtaking. It was perfect for working on one of my ongoing deliberate sketch questions, “How can I show the rhythm of nature with big shapes and repeating … Continue reading →

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Fishing at Shelter Island

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our landscape class met today at Shelter Island on the San Diego Harbor. Our goal was to apply multiple graduated washes and use the modulations in the color to show the sea and sky. The locale had large flat expanses … Continue reading →

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San Diego Hillside

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This is a surprisingly difficult scene to sketch. At first it looked like two canna lily blossoms against a green background. The more I sketched the more I noticed all the other flowers on the hillside and soon I had a jumble of … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 27, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday we took a jungle walk up a creek to Stone Dam. With its clear water, rope swings, gorgeous foliage and several swimming holes it was a great place to visit but an overwhelming place to sketch.

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