Tag Archives: In- the- moment

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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The wedding party

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

We attended an amazing wedding today that started at a Buddhist temple and ended with a garden luncheon. I was charmed by the three smallest members of the wedding party and pulled out my sketchbook to see if I could … Continue reading →

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Can’t stop sketching

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I did not sketch today and so went back through my un-posted sketches from this week looking for a stand-in.  This unplanned sketch is from the Wednesday Paint-out with the Watercolor Society in Old Town. I was ending the morning by … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

This is a fast sketch of trick-or-treaters.  It is a mess but captures the fun of the evening.  I quickly jotted down movement with a brush pen and later added watercolor and watercolor pencil. The construction of the pen brush forces me to record … Continue reading →

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Reading at a cafe

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I am still not clear on perspective so I am taking a very helpful online Craftsy course, Perspective for Sketchers with Stephanie Bower. I am working on single point perspective and was trying to draw two streets on a hill disappearing … Continue reading →

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Just using watercolor

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

It was open studio again today. I worked on using straight watercolor- no drawing first in pencil or pen for guidance, or later for strengthening the impact.  Odd how daring this feels; at times I drew with the paintbrush and … Continue reading →

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Two men in a coffee shop

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I joined members of the San Diego Watercolor Society in their weekly Wednesday Paint-out. I was a little intimidated but went anyway and had a good morning of sketching at Little Italy. Feeling unsure of myself when I arrived … Continue reading →

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