Counter life
Posted: April 27, 2020 Filed under: Uncategorized 23 CommentsWe’ve been having a cold and grey spring in Montreal, and it seems that all the spring flowers in my garden are in hiding. But I’m longing for some spring colour, so when someone from the house ventured out for groceries, I put in a special request for flowers — anything blooming and bright. I briefly considered setting up a still life with daffodils, but somehow it didn’t seem right to create an artificial setup. I painted them exactly where they had been plunked — in front of the toaster, to the right of the Windex, and next to my son’s water bottle which mysteriously disappeared while I was painting.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
You can make anything look beautiful!
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You can make anything look beautiful, even Windex!
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I just realized when I was painting this how beautiful the colour of windex is!
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Love the realism. We are in Picton, ON. Little warmer than Montreal. Stay safe & well.
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It’s a little warmer here today too Diane. Picton is so beautiful. We used to go camping at Sandbanks when the kids were young. What a gorgeous area!
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Hi Shari
I find this so interesting, the way that you have ‘laid out’ your paint.
To me, it seems as though all of your colours ‘speak’ the same language.
It flows.
And your depth is, as it is always – absolutely stunning – you made my day! thx 🙂
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And Chris, it made my day to read your comments. Thank you SO much!
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Thank you for your daily paintings! They give me something to look forward to and a bit of a kick in the pants to paint something myself while staying at home … for weeks at a time!!
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Judy, I just gave you another daily kick in the pants. My idea for today is to work in a series.
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You make everyday objects works of art, Shari!
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Lois, thanks so much for writing!
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Always look forward to your sketches ! Thank you for sharing and being such an inspiration.
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Thanks for writing Liliane!
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Well I set up a complex still life today, took some photos, and sketched it out before putting out the good paper. It will keep me busy for the rest of the week! I gathered boxwood,forsythias, ornamental quince and the one lonely daffodil and added some fruit to it also. I found sketching this to be calming, so that was a good thing! Your sketch gives the feeling on sunshine!!!
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Donna, you did exactly the opposite of me. Your setup sounds very beautiful and clearly you have more in bloom than I do at this time. Hope it comes out well.
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I love the tulip plants in their “natural” setting in your kitchen. Great idea and it looks great!!
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wonderful
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Thanks!
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I, too, love your still life paintings, Shari. They, and any of your paintings of food, give me so much inspiration. Thank you!
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Thanks for writing Linda. I will be out in the garden soon, hopefully. In the meantime, lots of still life!
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Nice painting, I like the randomness of the stuff on the counter and the flowers. You’ve been doing a lot of black and white paintings recently with just a hint of colour and I think they work well.
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Thanks so much Shawn. I like working in monochrome sometimes. It helps me focus on tones.
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Good Morning beloved friend Shari,
This is very beautiful sketch, your artistic skill is well displayed on focusing the transparency through those items.
It looks just same as an original site in the house.
With blessings,
Uma
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