Parc Petite Italie
Posted: May 12, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized 6 CommentsA friend asked me recently why I was travelling all over the city to sketch. The reason is that these past few weeks I’ve been visiting my students who are doing internships in companies, mostly in the Plateau Mont Royal. It’s always a pleasure to see them at work, using some of the skills they’ve learned over the past three years of college. Of course I’ve tried to pack my sketch stuff with me and build in a little time to stop in different neighbourhoods. Today I parked next to Parc Petite Italie and looked across the park at the brick buildings, hoping to catch some of the dappled shade in the park. But what a day I picked. If you live in downtown Montreal you know what I mean. There were a series of violent rain squalls that passed over the city this afternoon, often alternating with periods of bright sunshine. I’m just glad I was in my car instead of sitting on one of those benches.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Violent winds here..almost hail..and no electricity for the past 3 hours ap.
You have Little italy down pat.
I love going there..
Milano..the market..Anatol..
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I love it too. I hope your power comes back soon. We still have ours but the sky is black black…
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Very, very nice, Shari. I love the foreground and the trees look like they are carrying the weight of the rain.
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Those trees certain were carrying the weight of the rain. It was a crazy day and it continued long after I got home.
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Shari, I love how you captured all those lines without making the sketch feel cluttered or hard to read. I really like it.
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Thanks Susan. I did think the middle area was a bit hard to read with all those little darks but I wanted that feeling of looking into the shaded area.
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