Tag Archives: Mexico

End of Another Day

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Spanish classes and then visiting the Borda Garden here in Cuernavaca made the quiet of the home where we are staying even more enjoyable this evening. This sketch is very similar to one I did a few days ago, but … Continue reading →

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Homework Time

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This Spanish course that the five of us are taking is really great. Not only are we learning Spanish in small groups, but we also have homework. This means my four fellow students are holding relatively still this evening while … Continue reading →

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By the Cool of the Pool

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The weather here is hard to beat, but even so, after walking about Cuernavaca it was delightful to relax in the shade by the pool. My goal with this sketch, as with yesterday’s, was just to capture the moment.  This … Continue reading →

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Cuernavaca Start

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Five of us, four sisters and a good friend, met this evening in Cuernavaca at the start of a two week stay to study Spanish and have fun. This is a quick sketch of two of my sisters as they … Continue reading →

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Let Our People Stay!

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I was so sad when I heard that a family was ripped apart this week by immigration officials. Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos came to the United States 21 years ago as a young teenager. She made a life for herself, worked … Continue reading →

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Amazing Mother

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We have an old black and white photograph from 1958. Most of us are sitting on a park bench in Guadalajara, about 2 weeks into a six-month trip to Mexico. The five girls are wearing matching dresses and the two … Continue reading →

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Nearly Naptime

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

  This sketch is based on one of the many photos I took of family members during our Mazatlan trip. Painting from a photo is a less intuitive process for me than drawing from real life, perhaps because thinking about a photo is … Continue reading →

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