Category Archives: Body Language

Peter Then and Now

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

To celebrate my amazing husband’s birthday today I am posting two sketches that I particularly like, the first from 1979 and the second from this past spring. My favorite person to sketch over the past 40 some years is my … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Tara!

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Turning 30 is a really special birthday and I wanted to make a card for Tara that shows how much love and joy she brings to all of us. The center of this card is Tara herself, looking out at … Continue reading →

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An Artist at Torrey Pines State Park

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

There is something beautiful about the intensity of an artist as they paint. This morning at Torrey Pines I looked over and saw an artist in the distance. She was engrossed in the place and in her painting. I noticed … Continue reading →

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October Beach Day

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Our watercolor class met today up on the Torrey Pines plateau that overlooks the sea below. We were in the midst of coastal scrub and pine trees with sandstone mesas in the distance. Lots to paint and I painted away … Continue reading →

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Debate Night Body Language

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Another debate means I had another chance to sketch along and interpret for 90-minutes. This sketch is a composite of three different sketches, which I arranged later after the debate using Procreate. By that time I had seen enough of their … Continue reading →

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A Third Attempt to Get the Debate Sketch Right

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Monday night I sketched the presidential debate in charcoal and on Tuesday I worked in Procreate to improve the sketch. My cousin Ann commented on the second sketch, “Like it but I’d put him further back on the right and … Continue reading →

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Debate Sketch

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Ninety minutes of debate tonight made for a rich opportunity for sketching. This is a charcoal sketch on multimedia paper. I used Snapseed to strengthen the darks in the background.

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