Tag Archives: Watercolor grounds

Man with a Boutonniere

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Sarah Sullivan

Our model for the Fresno Tuesday night sketching group posed in a cream jacket with a white feather boutonnière. With his bare feet, he looked like a tired out partygoer, and I was eager to convey it all in a … Continue reading →

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Between Two Trees

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I continued to try out new surfaces to paint on. This surface is black watercolor grounds applied with a roller. It made for a rough but uniform texture and absorbed the color down into its surface. I painted at Torrey Pines … Continue reading →

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High Tide at Torrey Pines

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

There was such a high tide at Torrey Pines this morning, the lagoon was full of water and very exciting to sketch. In my enthusiasm, I painted over the shoreline and road but like the sketch anyway. Yesterday I prepared a … Continue reading →

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Taco Redo

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Sarah Sullivan

For the last 10 days or so I have been experimenting with the surfaces that I paint on. My goal is to find something that allows me to rework sections of a painting. So far I have tried painting on paper … Continue reading →

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