Tag Archives: Trees

Leo Carrillo City Park

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Sarah Sullivan

We went up to Leo Carrillo Park in Carlsbad, north of San Diego, to paint trees. These trees have leaves year-round, but their limbs were too beautiful to hide.

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Tree Lined Street in Guimarães

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

The old part of Guimarães is full of picturesque streets, walls, gardens, churches, and buildings. This particular street is close to where we are staying. I like its tall and shady trees, and the contrast of the trees against the … Continue reading →

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Trees on a Plaza

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I walked up to the college this morning and did four rapid sketches of the trees on a plaza. All four are abstracts painted with white and the three primary colors, yellow, red and blue. I wanted to remind myself … Continue reading →

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Companions

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I stopped by the zoo this afternoon and sat in the shade to eat my lunch. My destination was the giraffes but I got to looking at the two trees directly in front of me. They stood together, like a … Continue reading →

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Texan Trees

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Sarah Sullivan

I drew as we drove from Austin to New Mexico today across a mesmerizing landscape. The trees, I think live oak trees, were thick near Austin, but the further we drove the more sparse they became. They were somewhat backlit … Continue reading →

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