Category Archives: Learning

Peter Then and Now

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

To celebrate my amazing husband’s birthday today I am posting two sketches that I particularly like, the first from 1979 and the second from this past spring. My favorite person to sketch over the past 40 some years is my … Continue reading →

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Same Parking Lot, Somewhat Revised

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Two days ago I posted ‘Entrance to a Parking Lot’ and since have redrawn it several times as I experimented with using pastels, a new medium for me.  Some of the changes are compositional and others have to do with … Continue reading →

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An Artist at Torrey Pines State Park

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

There is something beautiful about the intensity of an artist as they paint. This morning at Torrey Pines I looked over and saw an artist in the distance. She was engrossed in the place and in her painting. I noticed … Continue reading →

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View from Mount Soledad

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Urban Sketchers met this morning at Mount Soledad above the La Jolla coastline. It was overcast with some sprinkles and terrific weather for sketching in sunlight. It is wonderful to sketch with a group and so helpful … Continue reading →

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Thinking at a Workshop

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I attended an amazing conference over the past week and had very little time to sketch. In fact, this is the only sketch I did the whole time. I had taken my eyes off the speaker and become diverted by noticing the uniform … Continue reading →

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A Third Attempt to Get the Debate Sketch Right

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Monday night I sketched the presidential debate in charcoal and on Tuesday I worked in Procreate to improve the sketch. My cousin Ann commented on the second sketch, “Like it but I’d put him further back on the right and … Continue reading →

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Man Watches Election News

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

We sat in the kitchen last night after supper, watching the latest news about the coming election.  It was so intense that I had dull the impact by pulling out my iPad and sketching. As I drew I noticed the expression … Continue reading →

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