St. Joseph and 25th
Posted: September 1, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized 19 CommentsIt’s rare that I can find a street scene with an unobstructed view (which means not too many cars or trucks blocking the buildings) but today in Lachine I found the perfect spot. On that stretch of the road, there’s no parking on either side of St. Joseph and I had a spot in the shade, in a park, across the way. You can’t get much better than that. Plenty of cyclists go by on the nearby bike path and one stopped to have a look over my shoulder. He thought it was a good thing I was capturing the view of these old buildings since he figured structures like this wouldn’t be around much longer. I hope he’s wrong. If you’re interested in this type of stuff have a look at the Heritage Montreal website for a list of threatened buildings in the city. Or go out and sketch a few of them too.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Lovely buildings, lovely sketch. Best, Tony
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Thanks so much Tony.
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Losing some of the charming buildings in my hometown makes me sad. Love your sketch Shari. Thanks again for sharing.
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Janice, I hope you are getting out to sketch some of them.
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Bob, this scene has great shadow areas, makes the whole thing pop! love, jb
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Thanks Julia!
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Want to thank you ,Shari, for sharing your terrific photos of your amazing sketch/ paintings and blog info.
It must feel like a ” thank less ” offering, but believe me, just because you don’t get our responses each time, we are SO enjoying and learning from them! Know that there are lots of us ” out there” who are an appreciative audience !!
All the best to you, Carolyn Fitz
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Carolyn, you are so sweet. I have probably said this many times on my blog but I’ll say it again. I paint because I love it, I am happy to share it and it is an added bonus that people send me comments. Many thanks.
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Super wwooww!
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Thanks Rene.
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Wowwwwww, so real!, love the shadows and the life in this painting, thank you for sharing this.Can you tell me when you plan being in Montreal? Or better, in the Eastern Townships, Quebec, I would soooooo love to take a course with you…
Hope my English is ok…
Louise
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Hi Louise, Since I am back at my full-time teaching job now, I have no plans for workshops until next summer. Watch on the blog in spring 2016 for workshop announcements.
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Beautifull old buildings. When I was young my barre shop was in the building to the left.
Excellent sketch.
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Thanks so much Andre. I know you know all the spots in Lachine.
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I love seeing the old buildings in an city lovingly rendered and appreciated by the artists who reside in or near these places. My city is devoid of any historical buildings, I live in a resort where everything has to be glitzy, lots of lights and illusory facades of Jungles, rain forests , shark habitats, white lions pools and fake ice bergs. Anything old is imploded and the site rebuilt into a bigger mega resort to attract the tourist trade. Very unscenic or inspiring. So appreciate your lovely sketches of the province you live in or your trips out west where you capture the natural beauty where I live.
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Joan, you just made me laugh. That is a very funny description of where you live. I can only imagine two places where you must reside. Either Las Vegas or Disneyland. I hope you get out of town sometimes to find something real.
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I love old buildings and agree with the cyclist that it is good you are capturing scenes like this. There is a site about disappearing or vanishing New York. It has pictures of what was once-upon-a-time. Many areas go through what developers consider economic redevelopment. The demolition can be heartbreaking. I hope your historic and heritage areas in Montreal survive.
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I hope so too Louise. I’ll have to look up that New York site. Thanks for letting me know.
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your sketching of these old buildings is wonderful. I love sketxhing these old buildings also. maybe you could do a Crafty class on this subject. Love your work.
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