Tag Archives: Landscape

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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Posted on March 27, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday we took a jungle walk up a creek to Stone Dam. With its clear water, rope swings, gorgeous foliage and several swimming holes it was a great place to visit but an overwhelming place to sketch.

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Along the North Shore of Oahu

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday we circumnavigated Oahu, stopping to sketch, swim and enjoy the island from time to time. I wanted to convey my admiration for the island, surf and the people who take pleasure in it and made a series of quick … Continue reading →

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Morning at Kapi’olani Beach 

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Although I did not have much time for sketching yesterday, I did get this fast sketch of early sunbathers at Kapi’olani Beach before we took off for the day at the Pearl Harbor Memorial. I think it works better than … Continue reading →

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Same Intersection, Different Sketches

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Here are two more sketches of the same intersection as yesterday’s sketch in Old Town at Twiggs and San Diego Avenue that I dew in this past week. In each sketch I stood where a line (the double yellow line in the … Continue reading →

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Working on Perspective in San Diego’s Old Town

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The landscape painting class met in San Diego’s Old Town today and it was a perfect opportunity to think again about perspective. I stood in the park at Twiggs Street, looking down San Diego Avenue, where the double yellow line pointed … Continue reading →

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Sketching Urban Sketchers at the Farm Stand

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning I sketched with the Urban Sketchers at the West Farm Stand in Escondido. I liked the diagonal that the row of sketchers formed against the horizon of the field. The semi rural setting was full of new spring color and I … Continue reading →

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