Tag Archives: Sheltering in Place

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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A Neighbor Dropped by for Coffee

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

I was beginning on the third version of ‘Sunshine on a Patio’. This time I wanted to paint it with a bright orange coffee mug for a focal point. I planned to feature the sunlight on the top of the … Continue reading →

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More Sunshine on a Patio

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

I love the mix of light and shade as it falls on a landscape. Something unexpected about sheltering-in-place has been how much more time I have to admire it. Now I am trying my hand at showing what it looks … Continue reading →

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Sunshine on a Patio

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Sarah Sullivan

The interplay of shadows and light on the patio caught my attention. I liked the shadows cast by the furniture and the unseen trees and wanted to capture it with my gouache paints.

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