Tag Archives: Splashes of Paint

A Perfect Camping Spot Revised

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I was not satisfied with yesterday’s sketch and kept working on it today to try to understand my misgivings and to fix them. I wanted richer brights and deeper darks in the forest and more green in the foreground because … Continue reading →

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After Oral Surgery

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Going to the oral surgeon is not fun. However, it does present a novel opportunity for capturing a type of body language that I do not normally see. This is a watercolor and soluble pencil sketch that was edited using Procreate.

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Bodega Bay

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I used a new paint for me today, gouache paint. Although the paint’s behavior surprises me greatly, I enjoyed using it very much. Compared to watercolor, gouache is heavy and thick. It leaves brush marks that suggest the movement of the wind … Continue reading →

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Pensive Moment

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

This is another of the camping sketches that I did while sitting around chatting with our family. Normally I plan the sketch, do a thumbnail or two, and then stick pretty close to my plan. But for this series I … Continue reading →

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Brooding

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning I sketched with the North Park Drawing Group. It was a good session because the model put an enormous amount of expression into his poses and it was challenging to capture them. I like this sketch because the model’s slumping posture … Continue reading →

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A Model Poses for the Drawing Group

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

This sketch is from a series I did yesterday at a drawing group. I had trouble drawing the model as he was missing many of the usual features that help define people. He was very pale, had a shaven head, small eyes, faint brows, … Continue reading →

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That’s a Thought!

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

I love sketching people who are pinning down an elusive idea together. I did several quick sketches of this scene and each time caught something different in their body language that reflected the state of their thinking. The body language of building idea shows … Continue reading →

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