Tag Archives: San Diego

A Rare October Rain in San Diego

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Rain in October is not what I expected to wake up to this morning in San Diego, never mind that it was less than a quarter inch, it still was rain. I walked up to a mesa with a terrific … Continue reading →

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Painting at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

If you get impatient while waiting for a coat of paint to dry, you can end up destroying your work. One solution is to have a second sketchbook on hand with which to distract yourself. I sketched some of the … Continue reading →

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Tide Going Out At Los Peñasquitos Lagoon

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

The plein air group painted this morning at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon, which is part of the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve located just north of San Diego. The lagoon winds its way through the salt marsh and emptied itself pretty rapidly … Continue reading →

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Lily Pond Corner

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our plein air class went back to the Lily Pond at Balboa Park. I worked on reflections again. This time I left a large amount of black paper unpainted to suggest deep water and to contrast with the lily pads … Continue reading →

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Lily Pond at Balboa Park

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

Our plein air class met at the Balboa’s Botanical Garden today. I sketched there but by the time I left I had a very over done sketch. Later when I came home I used my overdone sketch and a photo … Continue reading →

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Lunch Break

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I started to draw the round table tops on an empty lunch court and then two people came along for a late lunch. Of course I tried to squeeze them into the sketch. This is a gouache sketch with some … Continue reading →

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Along the San Diego River

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

This sketch is of a vista along the San Diego River in the Mission Valley area of San Diego. I am often surprised at how different this river area is from the surrounding high density residences and the hills that … Continue reading →

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