Tag Archives: Landscape

Another View from Our Camping Spot

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This is our third and last day in New Brunswick. Yesterday I sketched our view looking out to the sea. Today I turned 90 degrees and sketched the view looking at a fresh water pond and hill off to our … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Bay of Fundy

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We are at the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick. The bay is known for having the highest change between high and low tides in the world. We spent the afternoon hiking along the cliffs of Hopewell Rocks, which are … Continue reading →

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Along Nebraska State Highway 2

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The landscape along the Nebraska highways has a storybook quality. Attempting to capture the feeling of its open spaces with its somewhat rolling hills and textured fields is a great way to spend a day driving across this large state. … Continue reading →

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Action Sketching along I- 80 in Nevada, Utah and Wyoming

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Although learning to accurately sketch is a long standing goal, composing pictures from what I see is an important goal too. Action sketching requires a kind of imaginative planning that I find difficult. Drawing real people who move about in … Continue reading →

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Along a Petaluma Path

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  This sketch is more of a record of a few hours than a sketch of a specific time. I started this sketch along a path outside of Petaluma California early this morning when the skies were gray and there … Continue reading →

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On Our Way

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We got a very late start, finally leaving San Diego well after dark. I sketched a bit as we drove north through LA and think I captured the feeling of night driving on a freeway. I used my phone and … Continue reading →

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Fishing at Shelter Island

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our landscape class met today at Shelter Island on the San Diego Harbor. Our goal was to apply multiple graduated washes and use the modulations in the color to show the sea and sky. The locale had large flat expanses … Continue reading →

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