Impulse buy
Posted: March 11, 2022 Filed under: Uncategorized 28 CommentsI didn’t go to the store to buy flowers but there they were, near the cash. A pale bouquet of tulips. I brought them home and didn’t realize how much I missed seeing flowers until I put them in a vase. I did a quick watercolour of them because even closed, they were beautiful.
I like to have them hanging around to draw when I have a few spare minutes, so I brought them to my studio and sketched them again in ink while chatting with friends on Zoom.
They’ve finally opened and deepened in colour, and my Friday afternoon reward was to paint them again. They’re pale pink but I had some fresh Permanent Rose on my palette, so I took a few liberties with colour intensity.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Nothing like flowers to make a day brighter!
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That’s for sure!
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Rewarding journey! Love your colours 🙂
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Thanks so much Chris!
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Oh, that pale pink in the the first watercolor. It is a great idea to paint and sketch them a few times. I even like the flowers when they are past their prime. Thanks for such cheerful images!
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Joan, I agree! I like the flowers even more when they are drooping!
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Just love Sharis work.
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Thanks so much!
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Beautiful!
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Thanks Cindy!
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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing and inspiring!
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Thanks so much Lynn!
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These are stunning! Just bursting with “spring”.
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Thanks Denise!
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C´est très beau
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Merci Thierry!
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Oh wow, I love this looseness. Beautiful.
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Thanks so much Sandi!
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Your flowers are always so delicate. One of my aunts who was an artist always had flowers too. When I was young, I didn’t understand. She said it was as important as food. Of course I get it now.
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I like the way your aunt thinks.
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Just lovely Shari, all three sketches. I love your tulip paintings! My favourite spring flower. Looking forward to sketching birds with you in Sketchbook Revival!
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Thanks so much Iona!
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Thank you it is beautiful .
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Thanks so much Diane.
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Shari, very nicely done. Do you try to keep within your pencil sketch? Do you have any rules for yourself when it comes to applying the brush stokes to the pencil sketch?
I ask because sometimes I feel like I am too rigid at the brush stage.
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Hi Les, That’s a good question. I guess I do try to keep within the pencil sketch but I try to make the washes loose within the borders. For me, the pencil lines are especially important on the stems. If I did those only with a brush, they wouldn’t look very good. So I guess it’s best for me to have a good drawing and a loose painting.
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I did the same thing, went to get bread, cheese, eggs and milk, but tulips caught my eye and working on a painting right now! Thank you for sharing yours and the steps.
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I don’t remember what I bought but I came straight home to draw them too!
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