Tag Archives: San Diego

Plants in a Yard

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

Like yesterday, I carved stamps and printed them on black Bristol board, using gouache as my ink. Then I went back and over-painted portions of the sketch with gouache. When a stamp is printed, the image is reversed and today … Continue reading →

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Gate on Adams Avenue

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

Last August, I took a workshop on making hand-carved stamps to use in watercolor paintings. It was a wonderful workshop, and I told myself that I would use this new technique soon. Well, thanks to sheltering-in-place, soon is finally here. … Continue reading →

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Dusk on Baja Drive

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

The light at dusk on Baja Drive is something else. I took a photo looking to the southeast, away from the setting sun. Behind me was an impressive sunset and its orange light was cast on the trees along the … Continue reading →

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Sidewalk Garden on Collier Avenue

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

Walking around my neighborhood, I saw a sidewalk garden with a grassy plant spilling off of the hillside onto the sidewalk. That plant’s swoop was so graceful, I had to paint it. I took a photo, came home, and made … Continue reading →

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Zooming Through the Weekend

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

Over the weekend we Zoomed several times. Sometimes there were quite a few people in a session and I fell back into my doodling ways from my student days. I sketched on my iPad and used the Procreate app, which … Continue reading →

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Stalking a Zucchini Flower

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

I am finding my neighbor-cat to be a delightful diversion. He has a nice shape and is fun to draw. Today he made a place for himself on a steppingstone in the vegetable garden and seemed to be stalking a … Continue reading →

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My Neighbor Came Back for Lemons

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

As soon I went outside this morning, my neighbor popped over the fence. He may not respect my efforts to hide from the coronavirus, but his charming way of looking intently at objects, such as these two lemons, make up … Continue reading →

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