Category Archives: Learning

What Does It Mean?

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  The body language of thinking often involves sitting up straight, staring directly at a person, computer, or text, and a hand gesture that shows surprise or attention. I believe I caught all three of these this morning in this … Continue reading →

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The Referee Report

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  The decision about whether a scientific paper merits publication in a journal is usually made by fellow scientists. Decisions like these require a huge effort by the referees to understand new ideas. Many of my sketches are attempts to … Continue reading →

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What Does It All Mean?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  I didn’t get a chance to sketch until the end of the day but fortunately I had an excellent model, sleepy but fixated on making sense of a lecture on his computer. One of my goals is telling a … Continue reading →

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Belgium House

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  The Belgium House at the Hebrew University is a great place to get a cup of coffee, some sunshine and a sketch. The gardens are lush, inviting and set up for groups and individuals. I started off drawing the … Continue reading →

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At the Dead Sea

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Our friends said a day of sunshine is the best antidote for jet lag so off we all went to the En Gedi Nature Reserve, on the shore of the Dead Sea, for a long sunny hike. This sketch is … Continue reading →

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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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