Tag Archives: San Diego

Saturday Morning at Miramar Reservoir

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Sarah Sullivan

Yesterday, a wonderful local artist, Jami Wright, gave a demonstration at our San Diego Watercolor Society’s monthly paintout. She showed us how to use a variety of tools, sponges, scrapers, brushers, and materials, salt, mediums, splatter, and sprays, to increase … Continue reading →

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Game Point!

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Sarah Sullivan

I sketched the two figures at the Wednesday figure drawing session, and then later added the background. I did these during the warm-up and had several two- minute gouache sketches of the same model on the same dark surface. These … Continue reading →

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A California Driveway

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Sarah Sullivan

A friend who has a lifelong love of Volkswagen vehicles had a few of us over to paint. She parked several out on the driveway, and we had a fun few hours painting on a perfect Southern California spring day.

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A Spring Ride

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning I gave a demo for the San Diego Urban Sketchers at Marian Bear Park. It was a beautiful spring day, and the greens were particularly vibrant. I knew ahead of time that I wanted to show the inner … Continue reading →

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View From Mary’s Patio

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Sarah Sullivan

Our Thursday group painted from the patio of one of our members. The sky in the west was heavy with clouds, and the coastal sage scrub and new greens seemed happy from our recent rains. A decade ago, the hillside … Continue reading →

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The Runner

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Sarah Sullivan

Mission Trails Park in San Diego has miles of dirt paths for runners—and for the artists who want to paint there, too.

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Still Life by the Window

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Sarah Sullivan

I set this little still life up by the patio door and enjoyed painting both the indoor and outdoor settings.

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