Tag Archives: People

All the Time In the World for a Good Book

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Vacations are great. It is such a treat to have an abundance of time for reading and sketching. This morning my brother-in-law was at that point in his book where he could not put it down and so was a … Continue reading →

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At the Beach

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

We left the historic area of Mazatlan for the day and went some 20 miles north to Los Cerritos Beach. We could see people out enjoying the many beaches along the coastline, much like along the southern California coast in … Continue reading →

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Holiday Shopping

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

It was a long line and the bright bouquet in the arms of a fellow shopper kept catching my eye. I began to watch as she interacted with her companion. They seemed so glad to be with each other that it made me glad … Continue reading →

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Three Giraffes and Three People

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Continuing today to work with gouache, I went to the zoo in hopes of sketching people interacting with each other and the animals. This time I used the studier Bristol paper, but fumbled a bit with managing the materials in … Continue reading →

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Hot Chocolate and Christmas Stories

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  I went to a delightful ‘Hot Chocolate and Christmas Stories’ party today. It was mostly for the small children of teachers from the school I used to work at and it was wonderful to see the enjoyment they all got from … Continue reading →

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Street Ball

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

The model yesterday at the figure drawing class conveyed fitness. She was strong, limber and full of energy and I caught some of her athleticism in the brush drawing of her above. One of my goals for this blog is … Continue reading →

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Man in Plaid Grades Papers

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Another weekend, another pile of papers to grade and thus a great model who is willing to still for a long time while I paint him. Not bad for a Saturday evening. I overdid the pen lines on the face but … Continue reading →

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