Tag Archives: In- the- moment

Perfect Leg Rest

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

My son put his feet up for a moment and his legs leaning up and off the sofa captivated me. I cajoled him into keeping the pose long enough to sketch him using my iPad. He did not quite hold still, … Continue reading →

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Early Morning Wait at the Airport

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

The good thing about flight delays is the abundance of people to sketch. This is from the Nice Airport in France while waiting for the first leg of our flight home. The skylights flooded the waiting area with morning light … Continue reading →

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Prepping for Tomorrow

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

The conference center where we are staying in France has very limited internet access. You have to go to an outside terrace next to a bar and then hope you are lucky and get a connection. This forces me to write … Continue reading →

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People Watching

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Sketching people is a form of people watching and what could be a better subject for a sketch that marks the completion of my first year of blogging? Today is the anniversary of my first Deliberate Sketching post from 2015 and … Continue reading →

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Stopping between Trains

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

We had an hour between trains in Toulon, on our way to Porquerolles, and made use of it with a quick bite and sketch at the Terminus across from the station. It was a slow point in the afternoon and … Continue reading →

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Austrian Harvest

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

We had a long day of travel yesterday, from Budapest to Milan, passing from the plains of Hungary up and over the Austrian Alps and then down into northern Italy. As we drove we noticed farmers harvesting crops, which I … Continue reading →

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Catching Up on Shared History

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

My husband was once a child in Hungary. His family, like countless others, was injured by forces beyond their control including World War II, the Holocaust, forced labor and revolution. All they wanted was to live and love within their … Continue reading →

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