Tag Archives: Lily Pond

Reflections in the Lily Pond

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

I met friends early this morning at the lily pond in Balboa Park. Because the pond was in shadows, it dramatically reflected its surroundings. I got to work and did my best to capture it all.

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Worldwide Urban Sketchers Sketchwalk

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This afternoon our San Diego Chapter of the Urban Sketchers participated in the Worldwide Urban Sketchers Sketchwalk. All across the world local chapters met and sketched together for assigned 30-minute intervals while posting to social media. As I walked up to … Continue reading →

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Field Trip Revised

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This is a larger and more carefully drawn version of my post from October 25. I wanted to do a better job capturing the liveliness of a very large class of students taking a field trip to Balboa Park in San … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Balboa Park

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Just as I was finishing up yesterday I looked across the lily pond and noticed a class of students walking energetically behind their teacher along the other side. I was charmed by their quick pace and by their reflections in … Continue reading →

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The Lily Pond Again

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This was my third morning at the Lily Pond in San Diego’s Balboa Park and I got closer to what I would like to show about the pond and its reflections today. I now know that the choice of a … Continue reading →

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Lily Pond Corner

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our plein air class went back to the Lily Pond at Balboa Park. I worked on reflections again. This time I left a large amount of black paper unpainted to suggest deep water and to contrast with the lily pads … Continue reading →

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Lily Pond at Balboa Park

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our plein air class met at the Balboa’s Botanical Garden today. I sketched there but by the time I left I had a very over done sketch. Later when I came home I used my overdone sketch and a photo … Continue reading →

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