Lock #3
Posted: May 29, 2020 Filed under: Uncategorized 14 CommentsMy big outing today was to Parc des Ancres on the Soulanges Canal. I’ve painted at this location years ago, and it was thrilling to return to sketch the water falling from the old Lock #3. It’s a dramatic sight, accompanied by a deafening soundtrack of falling water. Everything is massive in the scene. The huge beams at the top of the lock, the plates of rusty metal that form a vertical wall behind the falls, and of course the flow of water. I painted quickly, I think inspired by the movement of the falls. I also took lots of photos, with a thought to perhaps a larger watercolour of this scene.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
I would like to paint this scene but I doubt that we will find ourselves in Montreal. Great work
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Thanks so much Ghislaine. And thanks for sending me your painting too. Really beautiful! I’m sorry to hear you won’t be coming this way this year.
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I can almost hear the deafening roar of the water. Nicely done!
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Thanks so much Joan!
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I love the fluid movement of your painting!
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Thanks Laurie. That is what I was trying to achieve — movement!
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Good Afternoon dear friend Shari,
The fall and the fluid flow are the highlights.
Blessings from Uma
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Many thanks Uma!
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Spring has sprung and so have you… Your paintings are just exploding with life and energy!
Very beautiful, as usual.
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Thanks so much Stephanie. I am trying to get out there to do something every day, even if it’s a small drawing.
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You have definitely captured the flow. Assumed you used white out of the tube for some of the water flow? Looking forward to a larger painting of this.
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HI Donna,
Thanks Donna. Most of this is the white of the paper, but there are a few streaks and dots of white watercolour.
Shari
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Brilliant painting, bright, bold colors and strokes, I just love it!
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Thanks so much Laurie!
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