Category Archives: Telling a Story

Simplifying the Shape

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

It is so worthwhile to go to art class and work on projects alongside my fellow students. Not only do I have the chance to learn from the wisdom of an amazing teacher, I also see how other artists interpret the … Continue reading →

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The Watercolor Critique

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday I attended a watercolor demonstration and paint out. As we ended, the artist critiqued the paintings that attendees made. During the critique I drew 2 sketches of this scene with simple pastel lines on black paper. Today I added color. My major deliberate … Continue reading →

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Frisbee Golf at Kit Carson Park in Escondido

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I went to the San Diego Watercolor Society Paint Out in Escondido this morning for a demonstration by an inspiring landscape artist, Shuang Li . Afterwards we painted in her style along the duck pond and I was near two artists who really … Continue reading →

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Final Day of the ‘One Week 100 People’ Challenge

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I set off for the zoo today to draw people, not animals, and while there got to my 100th person for the One Week 100 People  challenge, hooray! Most of the sketches of people at the zoo are actually composite people, … Continue reading →

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Day 4 of ‘One Week 100 People’

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  I began the day sitting in the waiting room of a car dealership while my car got its 80,000 mile maintenance. While not as delightful an experience as yesterday’s live sketching at the opera, it was a great way to … Continue reading →

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Day 3 of ‘One Week 100 People’

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Opera welcomed artists this evening to its working rehearsal for ‘The Tragedy of Carmen‘, which opens this Friday. It was wonderful to live sketch while listening to the music and was a delightful way to get my … Continue reading →

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Day Two of One Week 100 People

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Today is the second day of the #ONE WEEK 100 PEOPLE 2017 challenge. I began the day with my landscape class in Old Town and sketched two pairs of people while working on preliminary sketches for a painting. The whole day got away … Continue reading →

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