Category Archives: Deliberate Practice

Ski slope 2

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  My main goal for this blog is to learn to convey a message by using image. I came closer in today’s sketch to expressing the feeling of skiing but drawing snow continues to challenge me. The cloudy skies don’t … Continue reading →

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Ski slope

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday I tried to sketch skiers on snowy slopes and then put it aside in frustration. Today I completed four more sketches and became even more puzzled about how to convey both snow and skiers. I know that the issue … Continue reading →

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Redo of a view

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

One of my major learning goals for this blog is to learn to use image to tell a story. Although I liked yesterday’s sketch well enough to post, I was bothered by it. I felt that it confused the story … Continue reading →

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A low key Monday

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

It was a relaxing morning. We sat around in parallel, each doing our own thing on this Monday in the midst of the winter holiday. In my case, I was learning to use the Apple pencil with the iPad and Procreate, … Continue reading →

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KenKen in a different light

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

  This is the same sketch as yesterday’s ‘KenKen’ but developed further. I had been admiring Rosin Cure’s use of white space in her sketches and was practicing including more white space in mine. However, in yesterday’s sketch it gave the look of daylight … Continue reading →

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Brophy reflection

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

You might not know that Phoenix has canals full of water and edged by trails that people walk along for exercise and enjoyment. This is a section near Brophy Chapel and this sketch shows its reflection in the Grand Canal just after … Continue reading →

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November patio

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I would like to be more adept at capturing landscapes and so am beginning to practice this type of sketch. At the moment I am puzzled by how much detail to draw in clearly and how much to imply. If too much … Continue reading →

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