Tag Archives: California

Spring Comes to My Potted Plants

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

It was a lovely spring day, somewhat overcast but not cool. I sat on the porch, sketched the potted plants along the wall, and enjoyed the warmth.    

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Gray Skies at Torrey Pines II

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

This is the second of two sketches I started two days ago. It is very similar to the one I posted Thursday but has two figures in the foreground. In both cases, I used a limited palette of white along … Continue reading →

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Gray Skies at Torrey Pines

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

It was overcast today at Torrey Pines, and the hill in the background seemed to be part of the sky. After a bit, the light changed, and I put this sketch aside to work on a second sketch. Now I … Continue reading →

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Beach Soccer, Two On One

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I worked from photos again today, trying to capture multiple types of movement. I wish I had left more of the background unpainted, it would have strengthened the focus on the figures

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Run, Run from that Wave!

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I used some photos from my nephews’ recent visit and worked at capturing their delight in the waves. This is an acrylic and gouache sketch on an 8 X 12 -inch black paper.

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Student Voices

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

How is it that students can express simple truths while we older folk get it all muddled up? I was at the San Diego March for Our Lives this morning, listening and learning. Here are some of the simple truths … Continue reading →

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California Cactus

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan
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