Tag Archives: Learning

The Happiness Of It All

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

There are some really special moments in life and a baby shower for a much-loved teacher is surely one of those moments. Fifteen years ago a freshly credentialed young woman arrives at a middle school and takes over a position … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Story Creation, Telling a Story | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Hillside Path

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday I was looking for a subject so I could practice applying flat color with a single brushstroke. There is a corner of our hillside yard that is shaded in the afternoon but also gets some rays of sunlight through a wooden … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Three Giraffes and Three People

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Continuing today to work with gouache, I went to the zoo in hopes of sketching people interacting with each other and the animals. This time I used the studier Bristol paper, but fumbled a bit with managing the materials in … Continue reading →

Posted in Groups Interacting, Story Creation, Telling a Story | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Hot Chocolate and Christmas Stories

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  I went to a delightful ‘Hot Chocolate and Christmas Stories’ party today. It was mostly for the small children of teachers from the school I used to work at and it was wonderful to see the enjoyment they all got from … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Learning, Telling a Story | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

More Christmas Cactus

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I follow many artists on social media and study their work for inspiration. Someone I especially admire is Menina Ricci; particularly for the way she uses color and brushwork. She often paints with gouache on black paper and you can see her work … Continue reading →

Posted in Deliberate Practice, Learning | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Brush Drawing

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Taking an art class means using unfamiliar mediums and this morning we drew with a paintbrush and black paint. The big difference from the way I use watercolor is that we painted directly on the paper without first drawing in pencil. … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Relaxing after Dinner

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  Sketching with an iPad is so relaxing. With traditional media I do not always know when to stop. I often make additions to my sketches that detract from what I have already put on the paper and then ruin … Continue reading →

Posted in Deliberate Practice, Telling a Story | Tagged , | 1 Comment