Category Archives: Body Language

Father and Child

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  On my second day of learning to sketch from photos I decided to do a companion piece from yesterday’s sketch, Mother and Child. I had a photo of the father cradling his sleeping baby while stretched out on the couch with … Continue reading →

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Mother and Child

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I always say I can’t draw from a photo, but I got to wondering if, after 23 months of daily sketching, if this is still true. I took so many great photos on our trip and would love to use these … Continue reading →

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Two Listeners 

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning before leaving Chicago we stopped for a working breakfast with a lifelong friend. First we ate and caught up on our news and then I sketched while they worked a bit. I was looking forward to this sketch … Continue reading →

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Father and Son Night Feeding

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We are visiting relatives in Chicago and I had the lucky opportunity to sketch the newest member of my husband’s family while his father fed him. After several sketches that did not come close to capturing the bond between the … Continue reading →

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Sharing a Laugh with Old Friends

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We stopped in Saint Louis to visit with friends from our college days and it was wonderful to connect again.  It seems like not seeing people for 30 years ought to have created a huge void but this was not … Continue reading →

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As the Conference Ends

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Well, the conference is over. This is a last sketch on an iPad of worn out participants from yesterday evening. 

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Day 3 at the Conference

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  Today is the third day of the conference and basic pen drawings are all the sketching I can fit in. While I miss using color, I do enjoy just quickly jotting down what I see.  These three sketches today … Continue reading →

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