Category Archives: Telling a Story

By the Cool of the Pool

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The weather here is hard to beat, but even so, after walking about Cuernavaca it was delightful to relax in the shade by the pool. My goal with this sketch, as with yesterday’s, was just to capture the moment.  This … Continue reading →

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Cuernavaca Start

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Five of us, four sisters and a good friend, met this evening in Cuernavaca at the start of a two week stay to study Spanish and have fun. This is a quick sketch of two of my sisters as they … Continue reading →

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I Want to See!

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning I went to the zoo with a friend and we sketched giraffes, elephants and people. It was great seeing so many young children out with their families learning to appreciate our diversity. These are pen and watercolor sketches.

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A Very Thin Woman

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

It was good to go to figure painting class today. The model was wonderful, she was older, had a soulful expression, and her thin limbs were interesting to sketch. Our goal was to paint directly on the paper without first … Continue reading →

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Father and Child

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  On my second day of learning to sketch from photos I decided to do a companion piece from yesterday’s sketch, Mother and Child. I had a photo of the father cradling his sleeping baby while stretched out on the couch with … Continue reading →

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Mother and Child

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I always say I can’t draw from a photo, but I got to wondering if, after 23 months of daily sketching, if this is still true. I took so many great photos on our trip and would love to use these … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Bay of Fundy

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We are at the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick. The bay is known for having the highest change between high and low tides in the world. We spent the afternoon hiking along the cliffs of Hopewell Rocks, which are … Continue reading →

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