Category Archives: Learning

Day Two of One Week 100 People

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Today is the second day of the #ONE WEEK 100 PEOPLE 2017 challenge. I began the day with my landscape class in Old Town and sketched two pairs of people while working on preliminary sketches for a painting. The whole day got away … Continue reading →

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OneWeek 100 People 2017!

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Today begins the#ONE WEEK 100 PEOPLE 2017. I am participating for the first time. The goal is to draw 100 people between Monday and Friday and I am off to a good start with 21. I got two people at my … Continue reading →

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Chart of my Gouache Paints

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I bought my gouache paints haphazardly, first a small mixing set, then a few individual tubes and finally a set of 18 small tubes. In all I ended up with 37 different tubes, some so similar to each other that … Continue reading →

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Sketching with My Seatbelt On

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We drove north on I-5 from San Diego and as we left the LA area behind I began to sketch. Live sketching in the car while the scenery flies past is invigorating, especially as you descend along the Grapevine. You … Continue reading →

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like!

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This is a second sketch from the San Diego March in Solidarity with Immigrants. I made many line sketches Saturday of the march and am finishing them with gouache and comparing them for impact. Both of the two sketches, yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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Live Sketching at the San Diego Opera

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Opera season opens this Saturday with Falstaff. Local artists were invited to live sketch the Wednesday working rehearsal and I was so glad to be part of the group yesterday evening. We sat in the orchestra section … Continue reading →

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Luke Takes a Nap

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I intended to rework yesterday’s sketch but after a few attempts instead spent the evening sketching Luke as he slept beside me. Since last week when I saw my sister-in-law’s delightful sketch of a lamb, I had been wanting to … Continue reading →

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