Porto sketches
Posted: July 25, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized 14 CommentsThe Urban Sketchers Symposium in Porto ended on Saturday and now I’m in Lisbon, relaxing for a few days and then finally heading home.
Before I write about Porto, I want to apologize to everyone who sent comments to me during my European travels. Since this was mostly a working holiday, I didn’t have much time to respond. Besides sketching all day and walking up countless stairs and hills, there were often evening social events, which left little time for writing!
I will soon write another post about my workshops at the symposium, but thought I’d share some of the sketches I did leading up to the event itself.
The first one is from the waterfront in Porto, looking towards the port houses in Gaia. I sat down on the ground to sketch this one, and what remains with me almost as much as this sight was the sound. I’ll never forget the a cappella group (beautiful young singers, all cloaked in black) standing nearby and singing to a crowd of spectators.
The rest of the sketches are from my workshop location — a labyrinth of alleys painted bright colours, bathed in light and shadow, and full of Portuguese neighbourhood life. My head is still spinning from this magical place and I want to write more about the symposium and the city, but it’s hard to do that without a keyboard. Lots more to come when I arrive home!!
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Thank you for all that you did post during these weeks. I do love scenes of alleyways (is that a word?) And always enjoy your lovely paintings. Looking forward to your return and seeing more work.
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i love your paintings. they seem to portray all of the scenes in such a lovely light.
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I love your Porto sketches, especially the strong colours and bold strokes. A lovely way to capture the scene.
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Brilliant! Absolutely beautiful sketches Shari. I can’t wait to see more.
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Your capture of all the details is amazing. Such beautiful sketches, Shari.
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Incredible sense of local colour captured with your own unique colours. Very nice.
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You capture the beautiful sights so well, love your style…..
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I sense a lot of joy in every brushstroke. See you soon.
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Wow! I love your response to Porto
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Beautiful! I love your use of color!
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Looks good to me and I’m looking forward to seeing more. Would you please also talk about the challenges of doing alley ways and the enclosed space. Thanks. Frank B
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Lovely sketches Shari and great to whet my appetite! I’ll be visiting Porto for the first time in October and seeing your sketches is making it all the more exciting a prospect!
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Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful travels Shari …
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Love these. They really capture the feel of Porto’s narrow alleys and shadows. It was such a great place to sketch.
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