Rue Donegani
Posted: September 25, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 19 CommentsTo capture the haze of this oddly warm and steamy September morning, I wanted to use a limited range of colours. After all, with conditions like this, most everything is muted and colourless. The Ultramarine Blue well on my palette was empty so instead I substituted Cobalt Blue. Mixed with Raw Sienna and Permanent Alizarin Crimson, it added an opaqueness to the darks that seemed ideal for the atmospheric scene. Sketched in a Handbook Watercolour Journal, 8″ x 8″.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Beautiful image of what is probably not an inspiring place!
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Thanks Katie. You’re right! Not a very beautiful place but there was some good light this morning. That helps to make an ordinary scene more interesting.
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This is an amazing watercolour sketch book entry. I’m new to receiving your work and I’m so impressed. You are so incredibly prolific. I would love to know how long this little gem took you to do.? It’s lovely to be inspired. Sue McKee
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Hi Sue, Thanks so much for taking the time to write. This was actually quite a quick sketch. It took about 45 minutes, which for me is quite quick. I can sometimes take up to an hour for a sketch this size. Shari
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Were you tempted to add more to your sketch, or did the starkness of the scene before you help to minimise the details? I enjoy looking at your work. Best wishes. Frank
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HI Frank. Thanks so much for writing. There wasn’t much more to add to this. A boring parking lot scene rendered interesting by some good backlighting and a bit of haze. I initially wanted to add in the buildings of a strip mall on the left of this but I had to teach a class at school and needed to be realistic about the time. I knew that 45 minutes was about all the time I had! Shari
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This is a a priceless work of art. I so enjoy the scene that most would never think of using for a watercolor focus. I love it! Thanks for the simplicity of a complex scene beautifully rendered.
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Thank YOU Bernadette!
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Beautiful colors. I don’t use watercolor on my works but i love it.
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Thanks Darruda.
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Brilliant in every way!!! (oh where are my sunglasses!!!)
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Thanks Gayle!!
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Your choice of colors is perfect for the light radiating off the silhouettes in the background. Well done!!
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Thanks Joan!
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Love it. The lighting, the haze, everything works. I would never have thought to use that colour combination. Thanks.
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It’s a new discovery for me too Chris. A triad worth exploring, for sure.
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Hi Shari, this is lovely and crisp! Is this First sketched lightly in pencil? Thank you. Ellen
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Hi Ellen. I did sketch this lightly in pencil first. If you can zoom in on the sketch you’ll see some of the pencil lines.
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This is one of my favorites. I love scenes of the commonplace. But your yellow plus sky gives it so much atmosphere. Lovely.
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