Category Archives: Learning

Another Meadow

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This is another sketch which, like yesterday’s, is mostly about learning to paint meadows. However, this one is painted from a photo because by the time I got up to where this meadow is on the Telluride ski slopes it … Continue reading →

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Telluride Mountains and Meadows

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I have been working on sketching the mountains in this area and am having trouble getting a feeling of distance in these sketches. I think I need to fade out the distant mountains more and include more of the vibrant … Continue reading →

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First Try On The Rise

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Today we drove about 50 miles to Telluride Colorado where I will be sketching while my husband works here for the the next four weeks. What with breaking down our old campsite and moving into the rental here I never … Continue reading →

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At the Pond

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Sometimes you see something special and grab your sketchbook, working as fast as you can to capture it. I am at a working ranch in Colorado for a wedding tomorrow and suddenly had a chance to make some rapid line … Continue reading →

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Annie, Painting Above Inverness

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I spent three days painting with my cousin, Annie Lewis.  Annie is an accomplished and talented artist whose work can be found at the Door Art Gallery. She is also a tremendously generous teacher.  It was wonderful to paint alongside … Continue reading →

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Thinking about the Shapes

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I attended a one-day class today where we painted using a drawing supplied by the teacher. Although the teacher wanted us to use our time to apply paint, not draw, we did do a simple value sketch before beginning to … Continue reading →

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A Vase for June Flowers

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Today’s sketch is a variant of yesterday’s. It is a sketch of the same bouquet but with some of the leaves removed. This time I wanted to make the vase more transparent and used highly diluted paint for most of … Continue reading →

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