
Discover how artist and landscape architect Chip Sullivan infuses a panoramic landscape sketch with imagination and vitality. For Chip, drawing is a meditative journey where he fully engages with his subject. Follow along as he sketches a serene oak grove panorama, employing precise linework and subtle color to bring his creation to life. After gathering on-location ephemera, Chip returns to his studio to refine his sketch further and add detailed studies of the delicate mementos that lend a magical quality to his piece.


Pentel Twist-Erase Click Mechanical Pencil - 0.5 mm, Black

Pentel Hi-Polymer Lead Refills - 0.5 mm, Black, 2B

General's Factis Mechanical Eraser

General's Layout Pencils - 6B equivalent, Pack of 12

Sakura Gelly Roll Opaque White Pen - Bold Tip

Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens - Black, Fineliner, Set of 4, Assorted Nibs

Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen - Black, Brush Nib

Winsor & Newton Fineliner - Black, Fine, Set of 3

Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor - Set of 12, Travel Tin, Assorted Colors, 5 ml Tubes

Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor - Set of 12 Customizable Travel Tin, Assorted, Half Pans

Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor - Set of 6, Essentials, 5 ml Tubes

Arches Watercolor Paper - 22" x 30", Bright White, Hot Press, Single Sheet

Arches Watercolor Block - 9" x 12", Hot Press, 20 Sheets

Strathmore 200 Sequential Series Bristol Pad - 11" x 17", Smooth, 24 Sheets

Strathmore 300 Sequential Series Bristol Pad - 11" x 17", Smooth, 24 Sheets

Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Paper Pad - 18" x 24", 24 Sheets

Chip Sullivan is an artist, author, and professor of landscape architecture at the College of Environment Design, University of California, Berkley. Throughout his career, he’s promoted landscape architecture as an art form, blending storytelling with graphic illustrations to explore the delicate balance between humans and nature. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries across the U.S. and abroad, and his graphic sketchbook Field Sketching for Environmental Designers is a seminal primer for artists exploring the fields of landscape architecture, urban sketching, and sustainable design.
Learn more about Chip and his work on his website, and by following him on Instagram.