Tag Archives: Pastel

Afternoon on Olas Altas Beach

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Four days ago I posted a sketch of this beach drawn in the morning from a fourth floor balcony. Today’s sketch shows the same beach drawn in the afternoon from an eye level vantage point. It is interesting how the … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Gathering

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

We seem to gather in the late afternoon, a group at the table with their crossword puzzle, a group with their books, and a lone sketcher trying to capture it all with pastel and gouache.

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Morning on Olas Altas Beach

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

I stood on the balcony early this morning and sketched people exercising along the Olas Altas Beach in Mazatlan. The colors were clear but not yet bright, the sea calm, and the waves slowly rolled up on the beach in … Continue reading →

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Digital Daydreams

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

When I got up on this seventh day of vacationing with family and friends in Mexico, my sister Teresa Prevey, a digital artist and blogger, was already working on her photographs. She uses various apps on her iPad and transforms … Continue reading →

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A Second Stuffed Bird

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday I drew this bird but did not like the background. Today I added more gouache paint to the background and scraped it around.  Then I made the sketch less dark and cropped it by using Photos and Procreate.

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Fixing the Sidewalk

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This is a pastel and gouache sketch of a man fixing the sidewalk. I liked his bright shirt against the gray of the street.

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On the Steps of the Student Union

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

A group of students met up on the steps of the student union at San Diego State University  just long enough for me to do a quick sketch with pastel pencil and gouache. It was late in the day and … Continue reading →

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