Finish line
Posted: October 22, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 7 CommentsI was once again a spectator at a marathon in St. Jerome, and since there was a fair bit of waiting around, I brought along my sketchbook. I’m never sure if there will be a place to sit at these events so I travel light. With a water-soluble brush pen and a Koi water brush in hand, I sketched the fellow spectators at the run. I love the flexibility of drawing with a brush pen and how the dark line melts away with the lightest touch of water. It’s a perfect way to capture both line and tone in the most economical of ways.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Love these figures! Such a light touch with the character intact… wow. I looked through your blog to find that you use the Pentel brush pen (do you still?), and since it is permanent ink, does that mean you work quickly before it dries to push the ink into the soft shadows, or do you paint with water then add the ink? Or does “permanent” not mean exactly that? Thanks for your blog – I love it.
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Love the fiigures especially the pair standing close together. I’ve never used a brush pen before. I’m inspired to try. Thanks for sharing.
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Great sketches. I like this effect as well.
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Shari,
there is an annual international sketch conference that I believe you have attended on occasion, but I can’t remember the name of the conference. do you know what conference I am asking about? there are also sketch clubs in major cities that have a common origin; do you know?
thanks, Fred
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Hi Fred, I believe that you are thinking of the Urban Sketchers Symposium. The next one will be held in Porto, Portugal in Summer of 2018. As well you can find Urban Sketchers in many major cities the world. Have a look at http://www.urbansketchers.org for lots of info about where to find chapters. I hope that helps. Shari
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Great way to do quick sketches with minimal materials.
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Hi Shari:
Thank you for sharing your beautiful sketches.
My friend and I attended the Urban Sketchers yesterday in Montreal and loved the group and the experience so much that we’re coming back for the next one in November. Perhaps we will see you at that one.
I think the sketches we did yesterday will be posted on FB this week.
Kind Regards
Susan
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