Carré St. Louis
Posted: September 3, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 16 CommentsI painted in good company today with Tex Dawson, Helmut Langeder and Marc Taro Holmes. We took advantage of one of the most beautiful Labour Days I can remember by arriving early at Carré St. Louis. Victorian houses are so much fun to paint and the square is surrounded by plenty of them. Some garish with bright purple or red trim, some elegant, and some downright silly. In the 19th century well-to-do French families would call these residences home and now they are owned by writers, musicians and anyone lucky enough to be able to afford them. The square has a three-tier fountain in the centre, a garden café and a parade of interesting characters who make the park home (some who seemed to be waking up as we arrived).
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Fantastic!!
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Thanks Angie!
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So impressive with all the complicated patterns and details, which all pull together so
beautifully, and still so fresh and alive! Not at all easy Shari 🙂
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Thanks Mary. I love doing these complex patterns and details and especially negative shapes.
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This is fabulous, Shari!
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Thanks Karen!
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I love the free and flowing brushwork in this Shari. It imparts a life and vitality to these lovely buildings. You’ve captured their personality.
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Thanks Alison. Each building around the square merits a sketch.
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Hello, Youre work is beautiful. Im teaching myself and would love to paint like this some day,
Thank you
Linda
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Thanks Linda. Just keep working at it. Daily practice helps!
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Such wonderful choice of colors ..truly beautiful !!
Love your blog Shari ..
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Thanks Anupama. So glad you like the blog.
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I love these trips to nostalgia that you take me on…
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Thanks Gina!
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Shari. We did this scene at the same tome and I must admit that yours turned out ten times better than mine. Yours again turned out lighter and more cheerful than mine. My colors were too intense and I got a bit overwhelmed with the overgrown ivy on the building.
No way that I will post it beside yours. I still have to learn to loosen up and keep it clean and more transparent.
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Well, your experience is in oils and you certainly do beautiful ones, but I have no experience in that. Maybe one day you should teach me and I’ll show you what I do in watercolour.
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