Rooftop salad
Posted: March 21, 2020 Filed under: Uncategorized 9 CommentsBefore some of this went into a salad for dinner, I sketched the contents of my first basket from Lufa Farms. Most Montrealers have probably heard of this company because they’re a well-known success story here. They’ve converted rooftops of industrial buildings in the city into greenhouses, and they have a weekly delivery or drop off basket service. Since we are still in self-isolation at home, this was the perfect week to try a delivery basket: Mustard greens, cherry tomatoes, Boston lettuce, Genovese basil, Beefsteak tomatoes, Spartan apples and arugula. Delicious to eat and to paint.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
YUMMY! The painting and the flavours I can imagine in those tomatoes. I’m starting parsley seeds and eggplant this week.
Technical question: what do you use to get those vibrant reds?
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Tomatoes were really good. As for the reds, it’s mostly Cadmium and Alizarin. Maybe a like Quin Rose too. The usual stuff on my palette.
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Very nice. Love the colors and composition
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Hi Shari. I love your creative embrace of the present circumstances! So inspiring!
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Thank you for your postings; always brighten my day. Such talent.
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Yummers! This painting looks good enough to eat on this cold day in Michigan. I followed your link and looked at Lufa Farms—what a great enterprise! I’m wondering if we could do something like that here. It seems we’ve got an abundance of rooftops and plenty are on empty buildings. I’m going to keep pursuing this to see where it takes me.
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Nice vegetables. I really like how you added blues to your reds.
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Good Evening dear friend Shari,
Very realistic and very favorite to almost everyone here.
Sorry, I missed this mail. Any way better late than never.
Blessings
Uma
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