Hot sauce
Posted: November 2, 2020 Filed under: Uncategorized 20 CommentsIf you like hot sauce, you already know this. One bottle is good but having five or six is even better. Habanero for one dish, harissa for another, sriracha for Asian recipes, and then a good all-purpose one for everything else. And have a jalapeño on hand just in case you need more heat.
I painted the excess of hot sauce bottles using gouache, on a block of watercolour paper. It seems that many artists who paint in gouache use boards or blocks to paint on because of the harder surface. The process I use is similar to painting in watercolour — starting with big shapes and working towards smaller ones. And with transparent objects, it’s so much fun to add the shiny highlights using white straight from the tube.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Love it!!! Are you doing a “hot” series? This goes so well with your hot pepper painting.
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I guess I am! Actually this was some prep for an upcoming workshop I am doing on Zoom.
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Looks like Crystal is front and center. My husband reminded me tonight–we are almost out!! He is the hot-saucer in this house–not me! Great painting!
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Thanks Lois. Someone better get out and replenish the Crystal!!
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Whew! Done today. We are back in business. 😀
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Phew. That was close!!
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Well done! ❤️
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Thanks!!
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Gouache agrees with you. It is funny how we collect hot sauces in varying degrees of hotness. Your labels are so good on the jars and bottles.
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I do love working with gouache, you’re right about that. And I love working with the labels, adding just the right amount of detail so you know what they are.
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Wow! This one really SIZZLES. Love the highlights along with everything else. That warm gray in the middle background ties it all together for me. A beautiful study.
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Thanks Jeff. With the snow falling I needed some sizzle in my studio. You must have a good dusting of snow in Vermont too!
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I like your painting style very much! Could you do a short video on importance of neutral colors in a painting, please? I see you use mid/light grey for your colorful bottles to pop upin this painting.
A few days ago I made quite a busy sketch with a house surrounded with fall trees and something was not right. I went to search if I could find a solution in your book. And I did. I painted a house roof in grey (gouache) and suddenly everything came together.
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Zora, I will keep that in mind for sure. I am planning some shorter videos for YouTube, so maybe I can add that to the list.
Yes, neutral colours are so important to make everything else work!
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These are HOT! I love them.
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Thanks so much!!!
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I love that you show us that anything is a suitable subject for a painting from gorgeous seasonal landscapes to our common every day household items!
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I guess as long as the shapes are good and I can figure out where the lights and darks go, yes even household items are good models! Thanks for writing Gerry.
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Good job on the hot sauce labels, I really like your greyed background
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Thanks so much Shawn.
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