Category Archives: Deliberate Practice

Leaving Luke

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  Funny how much you can love and worry about a dog. Luke has only been with us for a year and a half but leaving Luke was such a hard part of beginning our half year trip to Israel … Continue reading →

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Luminance

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I have been thinking about how to show the reflection of light since sketching snowscapes two weeks ago and especially since sketching a puddle from some minor flooding last week.   This morning the light came in the window and through a … Continue reading →

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Burning ideas

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Sitting around the fire pit on a cold January night makes for perfect conditions to exchange ideas. This sketch is part of an occasional study of what it looks like when people are learning individually or in groups. All three figures are holding their hands … Continue reading →

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Restoration

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I began this sketch in late December and finished it today. One of my learning goals is to communicate ideas through the way I use images and I worked on this sketch today with this goal in mind. Over the holidays our home was full … Continue reading →

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Minor flooding

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

We arrived home in San Diego yesterday after heavy rains earlier this week. Rain had come in through the sliding doors and we had quite a puddle on the slate floor. Luke thought it was the best tasting water ever … Continue reading →

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Snowscape 4

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Today’s sketch is pretty much the same view from my warm hotel room as yesterday,’s sketch, but the treatment is more abstract. When I was studying snowscapes on the internet I noticed I have a strong preference for simplified paintings. … Continue reading →

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Snowscape 3

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  I continued to work today on drawing snow from my hotel room window, a much warmer place for sketching than the ski slope. I began with six 5-minute sketches with a goal of letting my hand and eye work … Continue reading →

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