Tag Archives: Color

Trees on a Plaza

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I walked up to the college this morning and did four rapid sketches of the trees on a plaza. All four are abstracts painted with white and the three primary colors, yellow, red and blue. I wanted to remind myself … Continue reading →

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Counter Reflection in Daylight

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Although I liked yesterday’s sketch, ‘Counter Reflection,’ I was bothered by the upper right side where I had included a very small portion of the next room. That area was so small that I found it distracting. Then I noticed … Continue reading →

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Counter Reflections

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I like the way objects are reflected on our kitchen counter and I especially like the way bright fruit is reflected.  I used gouache and a white pastel pencil on black paper for this sketch. 

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Flowers on a Scarf

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday one of my friends showed a painting she did of flowers in a vase. It was so gorgeous that it inspired my choice of subjects to paint today. My garden is between flowers right now but I did have … Continue reading →

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Sweet Caroline at the Pond

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Although I am no longer at the ranch where I did the basic drawing for this sketch, I liked the drawing of the figure sitting on the float and wanted to finish it. I liked the way she looked off … Continue reading →

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My Fresh Palette

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We set off tomorrow for a five-week trip with the above gouache palette, a small set of transparent watercolors and drawing supplies. After much indecision and an incredible number of paint swatches, I finally committed to 12 gouache colors for my … Continue reading →

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Chart for a Fresh Palette

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I am much more likely to do an activity that I am set up for and sketching away from home is no exception. If it takes too long to get ready I sometimes end up not sketching away at all. … Continue reading →

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