Category Archives: Body Language

What’s with the view to her left?

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

This model had attitude, and it showed in the way she sat and evaluated what was going on out towards her left side.  I liked the way I captured her expression in this sketch but felt it lacked the context needed … Continue reading →

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Hold That Hat!

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I spent some time today looking through old sketchbooks. This was an unfinished sketch. Today I added gouache color and made it more abstract.

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Waiting

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

It was the last pose of the morning, and our model seemed to radiate a sense of waiting. She sat on the edge of her stool, leaning back but not at rest. She looked off into the distance as though … Continue reading →

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The Painting Group

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Our model is in the center of the room. She rotates with each new pose, and sometimes you get 20 minutes of sketching her back. Since I was not taken with this particular pose, and I am always working on … Continue reading →

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PB & J at the Zoo

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I sat down near a family at the zoo today and after admiring the speed with which the mother made PB & J sandwiches on the spot, decided to sketch them. I started with the baby on the right. Within … Continue reading →

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Figure from Three Different Angles

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I sketched this morning at the San Diego Watercolor Society’s Paint-in.The model was angular, expressive, and wonderful to draw. We started with two-minute warm-ups, a favorite of mine. Later at home I smoothed out some of the gouache.

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The Art of Waiting

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Sometimes, rather than pack up my sketching gear, it is easier to take my iPad when I go out. Yesterday my sister and I stopped for a pedicure here in Mazatlan and as I looked out I was glad I … Continue reading →

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