Category Archives: Telling a Story

Open studio sketch

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Toward the end of the three-hour open studio, I turned to my fellow sketchers to work a bit on my deliberate goal of sketching groups of people in a setting.  I was struck by how uniform their look of attentive focus … Continue reading →

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Study Group

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

The weather was perfect today and students were outside enjoying it as they studied, which helped me along with my goal of sketching groups of people in a setting. I again used markers in place of my watercolors and am … Continue reading →

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Coffee break

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I was up at the college at one of the many outdoor coffee spots. I wanted to capture groups of active people within a setting so I used markers, thinking this would make it easier to be speedy with sketching. … Continue reading →

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A final ‘splash of color’

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I walked up to the college and sketched next to a pond. A pedestrian stopped on the pond’s bridge, leaned on the railing, and stared meditatively at the water below. He seemed dejected and conveyed this by leaning his two arms on the … Continue reading →

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What is she thinking?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

For my deliberate practice this week, I am using splashes of paint to convey a story and am getting a bit closer to what I want to achieve. First and most importantly, there is an idea communicated in this sketch. The tilt of the … Continue reading →

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At the salon

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I didn’t know where to begin sketching but I knew that in a few minutes I would be draped in red getting a haircut. So I grabbed my sketchbook and drew everything as fast as I could. The incomplete lines and splotchy … Continue reading →

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First day of school

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I was lucky today, I was able to visit a school for those bittersweet minutes when parents leave their children on the first day of the new school year.  This particular school is organized around the idea that children need … Continue reading →

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