Category Archives: Telling a Story

Marching in Mazatlan

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Standing for your beliefs is important so when I realized I would be missing San Diego’s Second Women’s March, I felt sad that we committed to these vacation dates back in August. But while down on the beach sketching yesterday, … Continue reading →

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Eating at the Isla de las Piedras

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday we walked over to the harbor and then took a water taxi to Isla de las Piedras (Stone Island). The island is really a peninsula with a long sandy beach, gentle swimming, and casual restaurants. We walked, swam, sat, … Continue reading →

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The News or the View

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Our morning in Mazatlan begins with a competition between reading up on the morning news and seeing the morning view of the beach. This morning the news readers were plentiful which made me happy because they sit still and are … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Gathering

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

We seem to gather in the late afternoon, a group at the table with their crossword puzzle, a group with their books, and a lone sketcher trying to capture it all with pastel and gouache.

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Digital Daydreams

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

When I got up on this seventh day of vacationing with family and friends in Mexico, my sister Teresa Prevey, a digital artist and blogger, was already working on her photographs. She uses various apps on her iPad and transforms … Continue reading →

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Book and Vistas

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I began this early morning sketch of my brother-in-law reading in the morning light on the balcony yesterday, and finished it this morning. Since we all read so much here, I would like to compose a painting that shows the … Continue reading →

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What’s a Six Letter Word that Starts with a G?

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

The crossword solvers had to work hard this morning on their puzzle. I think I caught their thoughtful focus in this sketch.

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