Tacking
Posted: August 12, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized 33 CommentsSketching today ends with shrieks. No, not mine. But let’s backtrack a bit.
It seems like a good day to paint clouds. After all the rain we had in Montreal yesterday, the sky is fairly turbulent and I am in the mood to be near the lake. There’s a sailing lesson going on so my subject is pretty simple. The kids in the boats are making a lot of noise, I guess because the brisk wind has them moving around the lake a fair bit. As I paint, I noticed the pitch of their voices rising, until it becomes shrieks. What I can’t see — but they can — is a giant black cloud moving towards us and coming up behind me. They race into the bay for shelter and as the big drops start falling I am able to turn my painting over and get it back to the car. Five minutes later the sun is out again. From what I hear, that just about summarizes summer of 2015 in Montreal.
Glorious sky!
Thanks Lee! Glorious clear day to paint!!
so nice Shari
in three days I will be on the sailing boat… we will see if I can do something that could be so pretty????
More than the sky I love the water, with all this reflections! cool
Thanks Renata. Enjoy your sailing days and don’t forget your paints!
A simple scene, Shari, but so lovely and evocative of pleasant summer days. I especially like the effect of light on the water.
Thanks so much Heather. I hope your summer is going well.
Terrific Shari. Love the sparkling water. What paper did you use?
Thanks Wayne! I used Arches 140 lb CP but the trick with the sparkly water is to use a fairly dry mop brush and drag it over the surface of the paper so it just deposits paint on the hills and not in the valleys.
Shari, the water sparkles are my favorite thing about this sketch! But I also love the limited palette. Good stuff!
Thanks!
I was just telling Jacques..this is our summer of cloud formations..
Gorgeous gorgeous Shari..Your clouds..the boats..the sparkles..
My son-in-law just bought a sailboat..I should practice.
I haven’t been here much this summer but the clouds have been great since I returned. You should get out on the sailboat with your sketchbook. On a calm day of course.
Love this, what size is it?
This is a quarter sheet of paper, 11″ x 15″.
just gorgeous!!
Thanks Rachel.
A fabulous WOW !
A big thanks back to you Lynn!
You have captured a very special moment in time — everything about that painting is perfect. Wow!
Thanks so much Alberta.
I love how you captured the sun sparkling on the water. Just perfect!
Thanks Arti!
You have gained total control of the medium….I am sooo proud of you!
That is a good thing to have. Thanks Dee.
Shari, I love so many of your paintings, but this may be my favorite. Thank you for sharing! Sky is tremendous! I just love the whole composition.
Wow, thanks Laura.
We have had a summer of immense skies, as yours shows, and like I have seen recently while in the Charlevoix. Recently retaken up the pencil and ink and find your work inspirational. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for writing Susan. Isn’t Charlevoix amazing? I haven’t been in a few years but I would love to go back to paint sometime soon.
Wonderful, how do you manage to “dry mop” the water and dodge the sails?
Larry, that is a special technique I use with my squirrel mop brush. If I keep it kind of dry I can achieve those effects.
Marvelous painting!
Beautiful watercolour, I love the water scenes you paint!