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The Slide

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning I sat and did thumbnail sketches of children and their families on a playground. Capturing the differences between child and adult in a small thumbnail took significant effort and made me glad I was sketching in pencil. I … Continue reading →

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Midsummer’s Night Dream #2

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I got up and began to redo the sketch I did yesterday. I did several pencil thumbnail sketches where I experimented with the placement of figures on the page, the placement of audience on two or three sides, the … Continue reading →

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Midsummer’s Night Dream

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I had a great opportunity to use color values to add depth to a sketch. We attended an outdoor performance of A Midsummer’s Night Dream in the park. It was performed in the round so I was able to … Continue reading →

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Library Stacks

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

After spending some time in the library reading and sketching, I looked down an aisle and realized that I was sitting in a prime location for creating a classic one point perspective drawing. It was interesting to finally be in … Continue reading →

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In the Library

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I went to the library in search of books and subjects. My intent was to sketch figures in a setting that allowed me to work on showing depth within the sketch by using lights and dark values. I feel … Continue reading →

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Try # 2 of the Telluride Talk

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I took several of the sketches I did yesterday at the Telluride Talk and used them to rework the sketch I posted yesterday. My primary goal was to use scale to convey greater physical distance between the speaker and … Continue reading →

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Telluride Town Talk

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Telluride has a tradition of public talks which I love attending because of the provocative topics and the many captive people I can draw. Most speakers have to work hard to explain the topic in terms that the general public can understand and … Continue reading →

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