Under the oak
Posted: November 16, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized 22 CommentsAh, we had the first snowfall in Montreal last night, and it was a good one. Not a mere sprinkling of flakes, but a thick covering that hopefully will stay on the ground for a few days. I’ve really been looking forward to winter painting season, but as always, the oak tree in the backyard is still holding on to its leaves, messing up all that perfect whiteness. Last year, oddly, the leaves stayed on the tree until February, which left a big mess on the ground in the spring. We’ll see what happens this year. In the meantime, I’ll be getting my snow colours ready — lots of blues and browns to make all those winter neutrals.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Beautiful picture!
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love this painting! and miss the snow!
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SO perfect! On the radio this morning here on the ‘wet’ coast they described Montreal’s snowfall then played a new Paul Cargnello song: Il neige sur NDG / Et je marche seul en pensant à ma vie / À mes amours, mes amis …. Ah, souvenir, souvenirs…. 🙂
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Look how our snow got messed up from leaves that are Still falling! Pennsylvania early snow. Sent from my iPhone
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So nice to see the wheelbarrow is back. Looks brighter-love the colors in this painting. You have been looking forward to snow painting but I have been looking forward to seeing the results. We also had our first snow. And the oak trees are hanging on to many of the leaves as well. Its a nice contrast.
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Love this one. Reminds me of my own yard. Going to see if I can do snow the next time it comes. Last night’s melted too fast. Thanks for sharing your work.
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Yeay the snow! These are my favourite paintings ❄️
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Great to see the wheelbarrow again! It seems a bit early to see soon on it but it’s always a welcome sight. I think you need to make it your logo. We had a major snow dump too. BTW I love what you did with the leaves both on the tree and on the ground. As always, direct and concise brushwork. Brava!
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What I meant to say was It seems a early to snow on it…
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I must be having trouble with my keyboard. What I meant to say was “It seems a bit early to be seeing snow on it”…Whew.
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Nice image and it’s wonderful to see the wheelbarrow has survived! Frank
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I agree with everyone else, I love the wheelbarrow. I have one behind a shack I have in the country and I’ve started drawing and painting it because of your wheelbarrow paintings. I also loved the recent painting you did of the mountain in Montreal. It brings back such nostalgic memories of when I lived in Montreal. Thanks, for your inspiration, it’s huge.
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Nicely done! I like this familiar spot. We had snow too…but it was nearly gone by morning after paralyzing the NY area yesterday afternoon. It took many people by surprise.
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Ah…comme j’anticipe chaque année cette belle scène le la barouette…beautiful and colorful formal announcement that winter, once again, is upon us! South-Eastern New Brunswick is also being whitened! And thanks to Lisa Bancroft for prompting me to look up Paul Cargnello on Youtube – a most pleasant discovery!
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Hi Sheri,
You have such a knack for capturing very simple settings and producing beautiful paintings which speak to our hearts. My husband always asks to see your paintings.
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The wheelbarrow is back! I love the swoops of the grey shading in the drifts of snow around it.
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I can curse those oak leaves!!! They love to hang around. But it made for an interesting painting. We all love the wheelbarrow
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Nicely done! It reminds me of my walk in the woods on Friday (minus the wheelbarrow)! There were leaves remaining on the trees and scattered on the ground, peeking out from beneath the snow.
When you paint snow, do you try to leave the white of the paper and then add shadows? I would like to attempt a watercolor sketch, but I’m not quite sure how to get the snow right.
Thanks, Shari! 🙂
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HI Denise,
I guess you are enjoying the snow too. In answer to your question, yes, I do leave the white of the paper when I paint snow. This does require a bit of planning but I have lots of practice painting in winter. Occasionally I add a few drops of Titanium White watercolour if I feel that I have painted over something that should have been white, but for the most part I use the white of the paper.
I think you should give it a try.
Regards,
Shari
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Thank you for the encouragement, Shari! I want to give it a try. I suspect it’s going to take several tries for me to get it right!!
Thank you so much for sharing your work and the tips! 🙂
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