Saturday morning
Posted: January 28, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 10 CommentsThis morning I headed out with the intention of doing some sketching in the Ste. Anne de Bellevue winter market. But when I parked my car facing this little house I changed my mind. Given the choice between indoors and outdoors I will always pick outdoors. That’s probably because what I like best about this process is thinking about colour and there’s always more variety outside. In fact, I realized today that as I am driving around I am constantly mixing colours in my head. The fence along the highway was alizarin crimson mixed with a bit of cobalt blue and this morning’s sky definitely had a hint of aureolin yellow near the horizon.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Hah, wow, can’t wait ’til I start mixing in my head…. sort of like Hendrix sleeping with his guitar, huh? Do you dream of mixing?
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I don’t dream of mixing Steven. My dreams are in b&w or sometimes sepia.
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Love the color names!
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I like the vertical format – the red mail box really anchors the composition.
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This is an interesting and a beautifully balanced composition… not easy with such a tall format. Well done, Shari.
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How do you isolate your whites so well with a quick sketch. I assume you don’t bring frisket along with you, do you?
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I don’t use frisket. Tried it once years ago and hated it. I just paint around the whites and years of practice makes it more accurate. That and a very good brush.
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Again, congrats on your works: always a treat! And what a brave sketcher you are, with this cold weather! Chapeau and bravo! What are your brushes and which sizes are they? You’re my source of inspiration, I must say….!
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Thanks for the great comments!
The brush I use most often is one I don’t have the name for because it was handed down to me and it has no markings on it. It’s a travel brush and it has a very good point on it. I suspect it is a Daniel Smith one like this: http://www.danielsmith.com/Item–i-063-380-004 and it’s probably Kolinsky sable. The other brush I use often is a square one like this: http://www.danielsmith.com/Item–i-657-110-003
That’s a 1/2 inch synthetic brush and it’s flat. I like that for straight edge painting like architectural elements.
And the third one that I use is Winsor Newton Series 7 Kolinsky like this:
http://www.danielsmith.com/Item–i-261-470-011
That is an old favorite that I’ve had for many years but it is still great and holds lots of water.
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Thank you for your info, very kind of you!
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