Tag Archives: Exaggeration

What Do Researchers Do All Day?

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

My brother sent the following note about my February 26 sketch, “What Does It Mean?” “I like this sketch. It reminds me of an illustration that I saw once that was duplicated exactly into two cells. The overall caption was … Continue reading →

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Tired Tourists at the Tower of David

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  The misnamed Tower of David is a museum that relates the 4,000 years of history of Jerusalem’s Old City by showing the different uses the site had over the ages. It is wonderful, huge, and exhausting, as can be … Continue reading →

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Street Drummer

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

At nearly five in the afternoon Yafo Street in central Jerusalem was full of hurrying people. A street musician began to play the hang drum and people stopped to listen. I was lucky to be already sitting across the street … Continue reading →

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Admiring the View

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I was in the midst of sketching the rocks at Wohl Rose Garden when an elderly man with a cane stopped along the path, his face turned up, his hands leaning on his cane, his eyes on the view. His … Continue reading →

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Canna Lilies and Geraniums

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

In a wild garden near us plants are free to do their own thing. Canna lily leaves and geraniums intertwine and brighten up the day of those who pass by and notice. This is a watercolor and pen sketch on … Continue reading →

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Passing by the Agaves

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Jerusalem, like San Diego, has huge agaves succulents. The unusual shape and size of their leaves are especially fun to draw. The figure hurrying through the shadow suggests a story, perhaps one about getting home before dark. This is a … Continue reading →

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Statue Again

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I went back to the Hebrew University and sketched another view of the sculpture  from last week. This time I worked at showing its energy by making it more abstract and using stronger colors. Unfortunately, I lost the look of … Continue reading →

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