Category Archives: Landscape

The Moment of Sunset

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I have been noticing how just about everyone stops talking and moving to watch the moment the sun sets. I wanted to show how people are captivated by sunsets by contrasting the vivid colors in the sky with the focused … Continue reading →

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Along the North Shore of Oahu

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday we circumnavigated Oahu, stopping to sketch, swim and enjoy the island from time to time. I wanted to convey my admiration for the island, surf and the people who take pleasure in it and made a series of quick … Continue reading →

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Morning at Kapi’olani Beach 

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Although I did not have much time for sketching yesterday, I did get this fast sketch of early sunbathers at Kapi’olani Beach before we took off for the day at the Pearl Harbor Memorial. I think it works better than … Continue reading →

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Same Intersection, Different Sketches

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Here are two more sketches of the same intersection as yesterday’s sketch in Old Town at Twiggs and San Diego Avenue that I dew in this past week. In each sketch I stood where a line (the double yellow line in the … Continue reading →

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Working on Perspective in San Diego’s Old Town

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The landscape painting class met in San Diego’s Old Town today and it was a perfect opportunity to think again about perspective. I stood in the park at Twiggs Street, looking down San Diego Avenue, where the double yellow line pointed … Continue reading →

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Day 4 of ‘One Week 100 People’

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  I began the day sitting in the waiting room of a car dealership while my car got its 80,000 mile maintenance. While not as delightful an experience as yesterday’s live sketching at the opera, it was a great way to … Continue reading →

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The Feeling of Spring at Tilden Park

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Earlier this week we hiked at Berkeley’s Tilden Park. From time to time our son-in-law would leave some of us behind and leap across boulders and waterfalls, and I admired his confidence and agility very much. Although I did not … Continue reading →

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