Tag Archives: Exaggeration

Clean-up team

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Every great meal should end with a clean kitchen. This team has it covered, one focused on licking the dishes clean, the other on rinsing and stacking the dishwasher. I put down lines using a quick gesture style because it conveys the … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Developing an image for Thanksgiving was a different type of challenge than my usual interpreting and sketching of an observable scene. I had to think which symbols of Thanksgiving aligned with my own thoughts. Then there was choosing a style … Continue reading →

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More Poinsettias

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I was sketching a houseguest but having trouble conveying her depth and personality.  Impulsively, I brought in a poinsettia and drew it on both sides of her. Suddenly the slight tilt of her chin downward was echoed by several of the red leafs. The red leafs also accentuated the bits … Continue reading →

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Poinsetta

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

My favorite holiday decoration may be poinsettias. I placed a sprig of one into a vase and spent some time in the last few days sketching it.  I tried a variety of mediums and somehow this bold angular version in markers grabs my eye. I sketched in ink … Continue reading →

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Watching the dancers

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

This is a revision of a sketch from a wedding last week. The original sketch did not tell a story, which is one of my goals for this blog, so I made a few changes. While the bride and groom were … Continue reading →

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Individual downtime

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

In every reunion there comes a time to check on families, work and news, and to get a little down time. My sisters were doing just this, on their devices, holding still and behaving like excellent models, which gave me … Continue reading →

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Rachael’s sketching group

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I sketched with Rachael’s group in Spanish Village, part of Balboa Park in San Diego. Many of the artists sat in a gazebo drawing scenes from the surrounding area. I wanted to capture this and through it tell a story of kindred spirits spending … Continue reading →

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