Tag Archives: Pastel

View Through the Balconies

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Today was a good day for rain and a good day to paint indoors, or at least to paint from under the shelter of the balcony above. I was going to paint the clouds over the mountains but noticed how … 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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Indian Paintbrush 

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The other day I did some small simple sketches of fields, mountains and sky using gouache on small sheets of black paper. I was practicing quickly placing the big shapes down in a free sort of way and did not … Continue reading →

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Clouds Crowd the San Juan Mountains

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

After getting help from friends, a cousin and the internet, I now know some of the characteristics of a mountain scene that I can look for as I study possibilities for a sketch. A foreground is important, it should be … Continue reading →

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Along the Jud Wiebe Trail

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I spent the afternoon sketching along Telluride’s Jud Wiebe Trail. It is a steep three-mile trail with a climb of 1,300 feet. Stopping to sketch along the way definitely made the assent much easier for me than normal and is … 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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Annie, Painting Above Inverness

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I spent three days painting with my cousin, Annie Lewis.  Annie is an accomplished and talented artist whose work can be found at the Door Art Gallery. She is also a tremendously generous teacher.  It was wonderful to paint alongside … Continue reading →

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