Tag Archives: Casein

San Diego Canyon Trail

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

At the end of July I posted a painting https://deliberatesketch.com/2019/07/31/mesas-edge/ that shows a mid morning view of a canyon close to Balboa Park in San Diego. Here is a second view of it showing a late day view of the … Continue reading →

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Mostly from Last Summer

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

I have the hardest time painting without an actual landscape, model, or still life in front of me. At this point I think I should be able to look at what I am doing and make the kinds of changes … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for Holy Week

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

Getting Ready for Holy Week My Wednesday sketching group met at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in San Diego this morning. It is a beautiful and busy complex with many tempting choices for interior and exterior scenes. And, with Easter in less … Continue reading →

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California Sunflowers

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

California Sunflowers I went over to a nearby park this afternoon, not expecting to see mounds of California sunflowers everywhere. I had some 6 X 12-inch paper with me which I had previously tinted with a rich blue-green casein. It … Continue reading →

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More Mystery

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

Stan Kurth, my instructor from the workshop I took in February, said something that I keep pondering. He said that people like a painting with some mystery. If the meaning of a painting is clear, we lose interest and move … Continue reading →

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A Los Peñasquitos Morning

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Sarah Sullivan

This small abstract of the landscape near Los Peñasquitos was done on white watercolor paper that I had prepared ahead of time with a stripe across the bottom of yellow ochre casein. When I was at Los Peñasquitos, I used … Continue reading →

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An Artist at Work

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Torrey Pines State Reserve was a perfect place to paint this morning. I arrived expecting heavy fog but it had already moved out over the Pacific. As I thought about a vista to paint, my eyes kept looking over at … Continue reading →

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