Tag Archives: San Diego

Saturday Afternoon

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Sarah Sullivan

During our recent camping trip, I painted several paintings from the same location along a bluff overlooking a popular surfing beach. Although I stood in the same spot and saw similar sights, the time of day made a considerable difference … Continue reading →

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The King of Libraries

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Sarah Sullivan

Here is another composition with a mounded landmass rising to the top of a page. This scene shows the Geisel Library, a well-known landmark at the University of California at San Diego. It perches on a hilltop that showcases its … Continue reading →

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Bluff Above Lake Murray, again

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Sarah Sullivan

Recently, I have been taken by landmass rising to the top of a page in a circular sort of composition. These shapes dominate the San Diego landscape with its canyons, mesas, and bluffs and are perfect for showing the interplay … Continue reading →

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Bluff above Lake Murray

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Sarah Sullivan

This sketch is based on a view from Lake Murray, a nearby park. I may have gotten carried away with the fun of exaggerating the textures of the water.

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At the Bay

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Sarah Sullivan

Mission Point Park in San Diego is about 15 minutes from my home. It has a beautiful set of trees framed by an arching bridge that I have tried to paint several times. This week I was more successful, perhaps … Continue reading →

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The Old Cactus Garden, II

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

Back in Balboa Park’s Old Cactus Garden for a third week, I turned my easel and looked south. I liked how the morning light lit the plants, the left falling slope, and the contrast of the organic shapes to the … Continue reading →

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Sandman on the Beach

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

I went out to Coronado Island with the Thursday painters, expecting to paint the famous holiday decorations at the Hotel Del Coronado. Instead, I was charmed by a sturdy sandman at the edge of the beach. I guess this is … Continue reading →

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