Category Archives: Telling a Story

By the Pond

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I walked over to the Telluride Town Park this afternoon. I never made it past the Kid’s Fishing Pond near the entrance because a grandmother and child sitting on the pond’s bank caught my eye. They were watching something off … Continue reading →

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Telluride’s Oak Street Plaza

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I set off to do abstract gouache sketches of landscapes but somehow ended up sketching with pen and watercolor in a 9 X 12 inch sketchbook.  This is a small plaza in Telluride where people catch the free gondola that … Continue reading →

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Along the San Miguel River

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We have had rain most afternoons and the landscape is about as green as possible. Before the rain I biked along the San Miguel River Trail until I came to a particularly gorgeous spot. It seemed like the perfect location … Continue reading →

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Telluride Street

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Telluride is located in the cusp of the Sneffels Range and its bare jagged peaks are visible from just about everywhere. This is my third day sketching the mountains and so far I have not been able to get a … Continue reading →

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Planning for the Next Day

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Three tired co-organizers gathered tonight to plan for the second day of their Workshop, just in time for me to sketch them with a gel pen. The figure on the right was too small compared to the other two so … Continue reading →

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Cutting Away the Scrub Oak

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Sketching in ink is something I have not done very much of recently because so much of my energy has gone to gouache. This afternoon I picked up my micron pen and sketchbook and drew my husband while he cut … Continue reading →

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Bill Is a Builder

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

My brother Bill is a builder. He builds homes for families and builds our extended family through sharing his cabin and land with us. This week many of us are camping on his land in Colorado for an annual family … Continue reading →

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