Tag Archives: Balboa Park

Field Trip Revised

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This is a larger and more carefully drawn version of my post from October 25. I wanted to do a better job capturing the liveliness of a very large class of students taking a field trip to Balboa Park in San … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Balboa Park

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Just as I was finishing up yesterday I looked across the lily pond and noticed a class of students walking energetically behind their teacher along the other side. I was charmed by their quick pace and by their reflections in … Continue reading →

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The Lily Pond Again

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This was my third morning at the Lily Pond in San Diego’s Balboa Park and I got closer to what I would like to show about the pond and its reflections today. I now know that the choice of a … Continue reading →

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Lily Pond Corner

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our plein air class went back to the Lily Pond at Balboa Park. I worked on reflections again. This time I left a large amount of black paper unpainted to suggest deep water and to contrast with the lily pads … Continue reading →

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Back to Alcazar Garden

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our landscape class painted again at Alcazar Garden in Balboa Park. Before leaving the house this morning, I looked at my sketch, ‘Among the Hedges‘, that I made on September 28 at Alcazar Garden. I thought it was much too … Continue reading →

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Among the Hedges

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  Our landscape class met at Alcazar Garden in Balboa Park. I had fun sketching the other artists as they worked between the hedges. This is a gouache and pastel sketch. 

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At Balboa Park with the Plein Air Painters

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The San Diego Watercolor Society plein air painters meet most Wednesdays at different locations around the county. This morning when we met at Balboa Park my friend reminded me of what we learned at a workshop we took together. The … Continue reading →

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