Category Archives: Telling a Story

On the Steps of the Student Union

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

A group of students met up on the steps of the student union at San Diego State University  just long enough for me to do a quick sketch with pastel pencil and gouache. It was late in the day and … Continue reading →

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Sunflowers and a Couch

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

A few days ago I sketched this same scene and called it Sunflowers for Marci. I wanted to do it again with one of the sunflowers extending above the top of the couch. For this second version I also added a … Continue reading →

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Among the Hedges

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  Our landscape class met at Alcazar Garden in Balboa Park. I had fun sketching the other artists as they worked between the hedges. This is a gouache and pastel sketch. 

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Sunflowers for Marci

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I bought five huge sunflowers and as I sketched began to think of a school counselor I worked with years ago who loves sunflowers more than anyone else I know. At the start of each year she poured her heart … Continue reading →

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At Balboa Park with the Plein Air Painters

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Watercolor Society plein air painters meet most Wednesdays at different locations around the county. This morning when we met at Balboa Park my friend reminded me of what we learned at a workshop we took together. The … Continue reading →

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Giraffes, People and Plants at the Zoo

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  Giraffes are such beautiful animals. The possibility of sketching them motivates me to get over to the zoo. I think this is my fourth sketch of giraffes in two years. For this sketch I stood across the road and … Continue reading →

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Plants and People at the Food Court

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This was my first sketch of the morning yesterday with the San Diego Urban Sketchers. When I got home I propped up both sketches on my desk and decided I liked the one I posted yesterday best because it had … Continue reading →

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