Tag Archives: Emoting

Mathematicians Socializing

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I have been wanting to convey people thinking together. We had an early arrival for dinner Friday and as our guest began to socialize I was able to capture two sketches of people thinking together. I did not get the hand … Continue reading →

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Dog Beach

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

It is interesting to contrast this sketch to the one I did yesterday. The content and media are similar- dogs and people playing at the beach as shown with pencil and watercolor. However, the stories conveyed are different. Yesterday’s was alive and vital but … Continue reading →

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The Slide # 2

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

My goal this week is to plan my composition using thumbnail sketches. Wednesday we were traveling and although I sketched at lunchtime, I did not do thumbnails. Later after we set up our camp and ate dinner, I returned to the ‘Slide’ … Continue reading →

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Midsummer’s Night Dream

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I had a great opportunity to use color values to add depth to a sketch. We attended an outdoor performance of A Midsummer’s Night Dream in the park. It was performed in the round so I was able to … Continue reading →

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A Foot on a Bench

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

My plan for this day is to do several sketches in the style of last week’s ‘Pensive Figure’. I went out sketching and caught several groups of people interacting. Here is a sketch I did of three people sitting at … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July Greetings

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

My plan for today was to catch quick actions that would tell a story that anyone could understand. I planned to do it by using gesture drawings of individuals or pairs of people, without background detail. This quick sketch is about … Continue reading →

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Still Working on Body Language

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

This is the fourth day I have worked with the same basic sketch. At this point I believe I need to set it aside and work on other subject matter, as I am still confused about how to convey the emotions … Continue reading →

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