Category Archives: Telling a Story

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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Settling In

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

We, my brother, sister, brother-in-law, husband, and I, have been here in Mazatlan less that a day and already we are settling into relaxation mode- sleeping in, reading, playing Scrabble and sketching. Although I like this sketch because it caught … Continue reading →

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Delayed Flight

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

The good thing about a flight delay is it gives an opportunity to sketch your fellow passengers. The young women across from us fell asleep and I was able to get a rough sketch of them with pastel and gouache.

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