Between two palms
Posted: November 18, 2021 Filed under: Uncategorized 13 CommentsLast time I was on Sanibel Island, there was no connection between the two palms in the yard. This time, I was delighted to find that there’s a hammock that joins them. Although I will probably never spend any time actually relaxing in it, I love it as a painting subject, and will likely tackle it from several different viewing angles during my stay here. For my first sketch, I probably didn’t pick the best angle to sketch it from (hidden behind the tree) but the sun was out and I sat in the shadiest spot I could find. Painted on a block of Hahnemuehle The Collection CP watercolour paper.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Oh that spot looks Devine!!
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It is!!
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Excellent trompe l’œil !
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Unintentional but it worked!! Thanks Karim!
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Away? Again? Fallen out with the neighbours? Or maybe on the run? 😉
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Definitely on the run again Tony. Maybe on the run from the neighbours!
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Lovely painting – I want to be there!
Sadly, my very first thought was what a strong image you’ve created by placing an illustration over a photo! (Way too many years thinking this way for a living has made me realize today’s bias.)
Back to more important things… the way you convey light, depth of field and of course, colour – wows me every time! Thanks again 🖖
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Chris, I hadn’t seen it that way, but of course it could be that too. Thanks so much for the kind words.
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Wow! Shari!😁👏
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Linda, thank you!
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Love the mark-making and range of tones.
Pleeeasse make time to relax and lie in the hammock, if only to look up through the palms for another perspective. And maybe a sketch? (If you can sketch in a car you can sketch in a hammock! 😉
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Alison, you know me well. Ok, I will try to spend a bit of time on the hammock, looking up at the palms. I promise.
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Wonderful, wonderful!
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