Tag Archives: California

Looking Across Tomales Bay

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I am with my cousin happily sketching for three days near Inverness California. We had a great start this morning along the edge of Tomales Bay with some fog and gorgeous vistas. There was a lot of movement in the … Continue reading →

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Balboa Park, on the Sixth Avenue Side

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I did such a quick sketch and then told myself I would finish it at home. I had no time yesterday and this morning I found that I like it the way it is, especially the rough shapes and the … Continue reading →

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Along the Patio’s Edge

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This is a sketch of the edging along our irregular back patio in San Diego. It is amazing what a difference the end of the drought makes to our flower bed. For the past few years this bed featured dirt … Continue reading →

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June Flowers

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I have wanted to learn to paint without first making guidelines on the paper. The flowers are everywhere this June and I picked a bouquet to practice with, thinking that if the parts did not fit together properly that it … Continue reading →

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I Want to See!

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning I went to the zoo with a friend and we sketched giraffes, elephants and people. It was great seeing so many young children out with their families learning to appreciate our diversity. These are pen and watercolor sketches.

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Looking West from Kate Sessions Park

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I painted today at Kate Sessions Park with the San Diego Watercolor Society Wednesday’s plein air group. It was a gorgeous vista full of green that was set off by the lifting fog. This is a gouache sketch on black … Continue reading →

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Home Is Just Over the Laguna Mountains

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

After a month on the road the sight of the Laguna Mountains in the distance made me so happy. As you drive west from El Centro the mountains first come into view as a faint blue smudge and within 30 minutes … Continue reading →

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