Category Archives: Body Language

Three More Sketches from the Conference

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  Today I used the app Procreate on my iPad to make sketches of the presenters and participants at my conference. 

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On Our Way

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We got a very late start, finally leaving San Diego well after dark. I sketched a bit as we drove north through LA and think I captured the feeling of night driving on a freeway. I used my phone and … Continue reading →

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Street Ball in the Spring

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This started off as a sketch of the flowers in my yard, similar to the sketch I did last Wednesday of the daisies at Cabrillo National Monument. I wanted to capture the mounds of flowers against the curve of the … Continue reading →

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The Presenter

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  One of the perks of living within walking distance of a university is the ease of sitting in on presentations by thinkers from near and far. Not only is this an opportunity to hear ideas, it is good for sketching … Continue reading →

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Fishing at Shelter Island

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our landscape class met today at Shelter Island on the San Diego Harbor. Our goal was to apply multiple graduated washes and use the modulations in the color to show the sea and sky. The locale had large flat expanses … Continue reading →

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Back to Back

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our goal today in the figure painting class was to achieve harmony by painting with a dominant color and, if necessary, small amounts of the colors adjacent to it on the color wheel. This was an awesome assignment because it made me think … Continue reading →

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Breakfast in Kauai

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  What better way to start the day than to sketch with pen and watercolor? Especially a sketch of breakfast in a cheerful kitchen with a backdrop of the Pacific Ocean and the Kauai landscape? I like this sketch because … Continue reading →

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