Blue planter
Posted: February 1, 2022 Filed under: Uncategorized 41 CommentsThere is a blue planter here, filled with bougainvilleas. The flowers are nice but the planter is really special. It’s tall and ultra-shiny with a deep blue glaze. To emphasize its beauty, I added more detail on the pot and less on the background, and used a combo of Ultramarine, Turquoise and Prussian Blue, AND I painted a little more slowly than I usually do so that I could capture all of the surface details.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Stunning, I could look at this all day! Great job (of course).
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Denise, thank you, as always.
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The reflected light in that vase and the color in its shadow, and those blues! Breathtaking. Even if you hadn’t told us it was ultra shiny and deep blue, we would know! 😀
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Thanks Kathryn!
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You’ve captured a tropical scene beautifully ! I love seeing all your greens as I’ve been “fighting a green forest” scenery this week.
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That made me laugh De. Who won? You or the forest?
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That blue on the vase is beautiful. I think it’s the turquoise that makes it so pretty. Great painting!
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Thanks Jeanne!
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All of these drawing you are doing in Turks are amazing!!! I’m intrigued by how you handle the background of the last two paintings. They seem to have a lot of detail but recede at the same time. Maybe a topic for a class😉. Love your work!!!
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Christy, thanks so much for having a look. Yes, it was so wonderful to paint in Turks!
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Shari, the blues and highlights on the planter are exquisite!!!! Shiny glazed ceramic!!!! Wow!!!!
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Thanks so much Peggy!
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Love the color and shine of the pot. Great reflection in it too!
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Thanks Joan!
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The pot definitely looks like the focal point of the painting.
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It sure was. I spent a lot of time looking at that blue pot!
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You have captured it well, Shari. Indeed, it shines!
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Thanks so much Lois.
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WOW! What a deep, rich blue color!!! I want to give this combo a try- I love all colors but blues and greens just sing to me!! Thanks for sharing!
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And thank YOU for writing Tami.
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Gorgeous. I love the blue against the green
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Thank you Nancy!
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Breathtaking! I love the color and shine of your blue. And the greens are just beautiful! This painting makes me feel happy and relaxed.
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Kathryn, thank you!
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This is the greatest! Clearly your tropical vacation is a very good thing. Enjoy that sun and keep the beautiful dispatches coming.
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It was a very good thing Betsy. It was wonderful to have the time to observe slowly and carefully.
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This is fabulous!! Took my breath away 🙂
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Lynn, thank you!
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Gorgeous. So rich.
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Thanks Chris!
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ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! The blue and reds/pinks really pops against all that green!
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Thank you so much Gretta.
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Nice painting, I really like how you captured the pot, flowers, and tropical background.
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Thanks so much Shawn!
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Hi Shari, I can’t seem to find the link to classes I have purchased. Any help? Thanks! And Hopi lng you will do a tropical class! Thanks, Brenda
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HI Brenda, Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. I didn’t realize you couldn’t get into your classes.
The best way to find them is to go to: https://learn.shariblaukopf.com
Log in on that home page, and when you are logged in you will see “My Courses” at the top of the page. Your classes will be there.
If you have an issue, please email me at info@shariblaukopf.com
thanks!
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I want that planter – LOL!
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Mary, the property is scattered with many of these in different shapes and sizes. I’m sure you would have wanted them all because they all have that shiny blue glaze.
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This is very beautiful! I can see all the nice details on the pot. Very lovely 😊
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Thanks so much Michaela. That was a fun one to paint. Of course everything is fun when you are on vacation and have the time to really look at things.
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I love the pot! I have a smaller, deep cobalt blue pot on a stand on my porch. Which I knocked down. I was horrified at all the pieces and it was quarantine time so no opportunity to replace it. I spent a whole weekend with two tubes of E6000 glue and pieced that thing together. People have to look closely to realize it is 40+ pieces! Yourpainting made me realize I really need to PAINT some sketches of mine once I fill it with annuals in a couple months 🙂
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