Tag Archives: Landscape

Yafo Street

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Sunday is a work day in Israel and Yafo Street in downtown Jerusalem was full of activity. There was much to sketch but the zigzag of the light on the buildings, street and people caught my eye and I spent … Continue reading →

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Israeli National Flower

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Hebrew University has a nature walk through part of its campus, a raised boardwalk with seating areas perfect for sketching. It is particularly nice just now with all the spring flowers, including the Israeli national flower, the Anemone Kalanit. I … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon at the Park

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  It was a beautiful spring day and perfect for sketching in Jerusalem’s Beit HaKerem neighborhood, where we are staying for these three months. The park I visited today is a long, narrow green-space along the Begin freeway. The walls, … Continue reading →

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In the Jerusalem Forest

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  I watched two adventurers scramble on the rocks across the way from me in the Jerusalem Forest, a gorgeous green space along the west side of the city. I noticed how much fun the pair seemed to be having … 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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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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Sderot HaMuze’onim

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

This is a sketch of a street near the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem. The more I draw the different types of stone around Jerusalem, the more I realize how little I know about showing texture and irregular shape. I … Continue reading →

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