Category Archives: Deliberate Practice

Two friends from childhood continued

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

So much of what passes for conversation is often not much more than predictable exchanges, pleasant but not the type of interaction that deepens understanding or advances learning. It is wonderful when two lifelong friends get together and really talk. I … Continue reading →

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My 100th Post

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

This is my 100th post, a day to take stock of my progress, and a day to determine next steps. In the past few days I have been looking through my old sketchbooks and thinking about the question that drives this … Continue reading →

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Write each word 5 times each…

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I am enjoying helping my young neighbor with his homework, and tonight am reminded about how hard it is to truly become fluent as a writer and speller. My neighbor puts such effort into his penmanship, forming each letter carefully, erasing when it is … Continue reading →

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Interchanges

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Urban Sketchers met at Presidio Park this morning and the arcs and arches in the interchange below the park caught my attention. Although there is not a clear story conveyed in this sketch, I am posting it because … Continue reading →

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Open Studio

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I attended my second open studio session. I was more comfortable and able to focus. And how wonderful to have a model who does not stand up and leave in the midst of a drawing. There is a downside, however, to sketching a … Continue reading →

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Try # 2 of the Telluride Talk

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I took several of the sketches I did yesterday at the Telluride Talk and used them to rework the sketch I posted yesterday. My primary goal was to use scale to convey greater physical distance between the speaker and … Continue reading →

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Learning Perspective

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Below is a quick sketch I did of a mountain village street last week. The actual scene is three blocks long and rises steeply uphill. This sketch does not convey the hill or the distance which is why I feel the … Continue reading →

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