Category Archives: Story Creation

Burning ideas

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Sitting around the fire pit on a cold January night makes for perfect conditions to exchange ideas. This sketch is part of an occasional study of what it looks like when people are learning individually or in groups. All three figures are holding their hands … Continue reading →

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Restoration

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I began this sketch in late December and finished it today. One of my learning goals is to communicate ideas through the way I use images and I worked on this sketch today with this goal in mind. Over the holidays our home was full … Continue reading →

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Minor flooding

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

We arrived home in San Diego yesterday after heavy rains earlier this week. Rain had come in through the sliding doors and we had quite a puddle on the slate floor. Luke thought it was the best tasting water ever … Continue reading →

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Redo of a view

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

One of my major learning goals for this blog is to learn to use image to tell a story. Although I liked yesterday’s sketch well enough to post, I was bothered by it. I felt that it confused the story … Continue reading →

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Next number please

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I was waiting in a customer service line for my number to be called, along with other shoppers. It was crowded and the pace was slow so I began to sketch three women who, from my vantage point, pretty much looked like … Continue reading →

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Problems worthy of attack

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. This small poem from the Danish mathematician, scientist, inventor, and poet, Piet Hein (1905- 1996) goes a long way to explain why people want to figure things out. It feels so good to get … Continue reading →

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Open Studio

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

We had another expressive model today at open studio and so the three hours flew by. It is interesting how much difference the model makes. This model’s facial expression made it easy to draw him and to add in an … Continue reading →

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