Tag Archives: Gouache

Rafting the Mighty San Miguel

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

For the last two days I had my back to the San Miguel River and the mountains above it while I sketched thickets of cottonwood trees. The San Miguel is very shallow in this section and perfect for beginner rafters. … Continue reading →

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Same Place, Same Time, Different Lighting

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I started this sketch yesterday after making the preliminary sketch that I posted yesterday. This morning I set up my easel in the exact same place as I had yesterday in the Telluride Town Park, expecting to be able to … Continue reading →

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By the Pond

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I walked over to the Telluride Town Park this afternoon. I never made it past the Kid’s Fishing Pond near the entrance because a grandmother and child sitting on the pond’s bank caught my eye. They were watching something off … Continue reading →

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The San Miguel River Again

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

In yesterday’s sketch I worked to get a fairly realistic sketch of an actual place along the San Miguel River just outside Telluride Colorado. The parts of the finished sketch that I found most pleasing were the large abstract trees … Continue reading →

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Along the San Miguel River

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We have had rain most afternoons and the landscape is about as green as possible. Before the rain I biked along the San Miguel River Trail until I came to a particularly gorgeous spot. It seemed like the perfect location … Continue reading →

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Indian Paintbrush 

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The other day I did some small simple sketches of fields, mountains and sky using gouache on small sheets of black paper. I was practicing quickly placing the big shapes down in a free sort of way and did not … Continue reading →

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Clouds Crowd the San Juan Mountains

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

After getting help from friends, a cousin and the internet, I now know some of the characteristics of a mountain scene that I can look for as I study possibilities for a sketch. A foreground is important, it should be … Continue reading →

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