Tag Archives: Landscape

The Feeling of Spring at Tilden Park

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Earlier this week we hiked at Berkeley’s Tilden Park. From time to time our son-in-law would leave some of us behind and leap across boulders and waterfalls, and I admired his confidence and agility very much. Although I did not … Continue reading →

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Evening Near Mendocino

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I made many line sketches on our trip this week up California’s Highway 1 before I caught the flu. Now that I am home and recovering I am adding paint using reference photos that I took with my phone. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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After the Storms that Broke the Drought

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

It was a gorgeous day and well spent with my landscape class at San Dieguito County Park. I pretty much painted the same scene from the same spot last week but several stormy days resulted in so much more greenery that the … Continue reading →

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Fierce Afternoon Storm

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

A wild storm swept in this afternoon, the second of three storms that may end our seven- year drought here in Southern California. We had high winds and, for San Diego, a lot of rain. The trees on the canyon side … Continue reading →

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Sitting on a Seawall

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I was bogged down in a complicated sketch of the sea and city beyond it when two women came and sat on the seawall near me. They looked over the edge, perhaps admiring the breakers below. I liked the way … Continue reading →

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At the Beach

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We left the historic area of Mazatlan for the day and went some 20 miles north to Los Cerritos Beach. We could see people out enjoying the many beaches along the coastline, much like along the southern California coast in … Continue reading →

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Bird of Paradise

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

My neighbor has an enormous bird of paradise plant whose colors are particularly striking on cloudy days like today. I have been eyeing this plant as I pass it but have hesitated to sketch it because its colors are so uneven … Continue reading →

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