Tag Archives: Line

At the Beach

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This evening after swimming in the warm water along the Florida coast I made several quick sketches with white pastel line in a small 9 x 9 inch black paper sketchbook. Later, long after most people went to bed, I … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Sketch 

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

If my goal for the day’s sketch is complicated, it helps a lot to make a preliminary sketch or two. That way I can work through some of the challenges without worrying that I will wreck my work. My preliminary … Continue reading →

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One With the Couch

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I sketched this last night shortly after sketching, End of the Last Day of the Workshop.  Today I added watercolor and ink to it. Although it is not as well drawn, I like it because it shows these three tired … Continue reading →

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Telluride Street

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Telluride is located in the cusp of the Sneffels Range and its bare jagged peaks are visible from just about everywhere. This is my third day sketching the mountains and so far I have not been able to get a … Continue reading →

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Planning for the Next Day

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Three tired co-organizers gathered tonight to plan for the second day of their Workshop, just in time for me to sketch them with a gel pen. The figure on the right was too small compared to the other two so … Continue reading →

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At the Pond

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Sometimes you see something special and grab your sketchbook, working as fast as you can to capture it. I am at a working ranch in Colorado for a wedding tomorrow and suddenly had a chance to make some rapid line … Continue reading →

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Zócalo de Cuernavaca

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Although we are no longer in Cuernavaca, I still have a few sketches I would like to post, including this one of people enjoying the central square of Cuernavaca. This is an in-the-moment sketch, that is, a sketch where I … Continue reading →

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