All that is blooming
Posted: June 22, 2022 Filed under: Uncategorized 26 CommentsJust before the rain, I went out to the garden and cut down almost everything in bloom — a few perennials from the beds in front and in back, and for contrast, a few red geraniums from containers on my deck. Sadly, it left me with a bare outdoor garden, but that will fill in again soon enough. The harvest of blooms was too much to fit in one vase so I spread out the wealth amongst several glass containers, and added a white mug, again for contrast. I was so excited to paint this giant mass of colour that I forgot to even tape my paper to a board, but it didn’t matter much. A couple of bulldog clips did the job. Painted on a 16″ x20″ sheet of Arches CP 140 lb.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Sim, é uma das Sketchers que sigo assiduamente. 😊
Obrigado.
Abraço
Luís Vaz
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Muito obrigado Luis!
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I love receiving your posts 💕 Such a beautiful painting of flowers! I love your work!
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What a haul! And what a lovely painting of your bounty!
Alison
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Alison, thanks!!
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A beautiful garden-indoors and out!
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Thanks Denise. It’s not looking too good these days. The rain just does not stop!
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Wow! Beautiful Shari! And I’m guessing the original maybe looks even better.
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Thanks Tony!
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Just clarify … I meant the original painting not the original flowers!
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Tony, I had to read twice to make sure I understood your original comment, and I kind of figured that was what you meant, but nice to read your second comment! Thank you!
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Such a beautiful painting! 💕 Smart to cut them and bring them in. I love your work!
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Thanks Carol!
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Shari, Is the yellow flower, verbascum? It look like the same plant we have here, I have been following you for years,seldom leave a comment, but love your work.
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HI Carol,
That yellow flower is actually Yellow Loosestrife. It looks a lot like Verbascum, so I can see why you thought it might be that.
Thanks for those kind words. It’s really nice to hear from you.
Shari
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Looks gorgeous! Did you honestly leave that tiny little bead of white for the vase rim, or did you use a white gel pen or white guache/wc straight from the tube at the end? I dont think I have ever seen you use a gel pen…. Wondering how you did that fantastic rim! Of course the bouquets look fantastic – i always zoom in and try to “reverse-engineer your approach!!
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HI Yvonne. Thanks for having a look! I actually left all the whites in this. When you have a good brush, it is actually possible. It’s also easier when you’re working on a larger surface, because the spots of white are that much bigger. I do have a gel pen in my sketch bag but don’t really use it for large paintings. If anything, I use a few dots of Titanium White watercolour.
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Always love your flowers!
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Thanks so much Susie!
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wow – what a lovely summer symphony! incredibly beautiful!
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Maria, that’s a beautiful description! Thanks so much.
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This looks so cheerful and lovely. I love how you spread the flowers out into different vases.
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I didn’t have a vase big enough to hold them all! Thanks Joan!
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Nice paintings of the flowers, an entire garden in a vase. I really like your use of bold, almost primary colours, and the neutral greys in the background.
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Wow! Fantastic job – I especially like the work on the glass containers and stems – so hard to do.
You could practically be a florist with this bounty !!!!!
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What a beautiful array of color – love your enthusiasm and ideas. You are so inspiring! Good luck with your trip and teaching.
Mary
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