Category Archives: Uncategorized

Sunset Cliffs with a Roiling Sea

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

Sunset Cliffs, along San Diego’s shoreline, always has a grand vista for a painter. Its elevation gives broad views, and its warm sandstone formations contrast nicely with the sea. Sometimes, it also offers a roiling sea, as was the case … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Early Morning Sketches

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

Early in the morning, when it is too cold to leave my heated camper, I look out the window and see the light beginning to show the clouds, trees, rocks, and foliage. The light changes everything fast and I try … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Soaking It Up

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

Our Tuesday night Zoom model took a reclining pose for the evening. Perhaps because I was at the beach today, she reminded me of a sunbather. So I filled in the background accordingly.

Posted in Figures, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Mesquite Tree in the Kofas

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

I started this sketch last week when we were camping in the Kofa Wildlife Refuge in Arizona. I noticed how the evening light lit up a mesquite tree and the mountain behind it, and I hurried to capture it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Goulash Coming Soon

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

I was sketching different views of our kitchen, trying out various views for my series portraying the rooms in our home. Did I want one with the view looking out on the patio? Or maybe one focusing on the odds … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Table for Two

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

A dining room table, by design, is a device that is all about good times. Dinners with family, birthday celebrations, holiday feasts, Friday night with friends, and game nights. It is the place where it all happens, except, of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

My Art Area

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

Two posts ago, I showed the sunny side of our family room. Today’s sketch shows the nook on the other side that leads to the stairs going up to the living room. When I worked, this was my desk for … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 10 Comments