I’m still scanning the last few pages of my almost completed Hahnemuhle sketchbook. Here are a few from my recent workshop at Hudson River Valley Art Workshops. You don’t have to go very far to find subjects on the workshop grounds of the Greenville Arms 1889 Inn. The gardens and studio buildings are beautiful and […]| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
Alice is very happy for the cooler autumn weather. She’s way more energetic on her walks and this week we’ve returned to our trails now that it’s less buggy in the woods. She’s so happy to be reunited with the other dogs that walk there too, and when we get home she’s ready for a […]| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
Every week when I drive out to Ferme Tournesol to pick up my CSA basket, I choose vegetables with both cooking and painting possibilities in mind. Beets are always a favourite because they come with their greens intact, and I love how the dark, velvety beets look next to the red stems and the green […]| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
You really do need multiple sketches to properly convey Olana, home of the Hudson River School artist Frederic Church. (I spelled his name incorrectly in my sketchbook, as I just found out!) First of all, the Persian-inspired home is on top of a hill, with views of the Hudson River Valley, the Catskills and four […]| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
I’m just back from a near-perfect week of sketching in upstate New York with a really fun and talented group at Hudson River Valley Art Workshops in Greenville. We hopped all over the place d…| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
During this summer’s hottest days, I worked on some large florals in my studio. Both of these bouquets come from Ferme Tournesol where I pick up my CSA baskets every week. If you are a subscriber to the basket program, you have the added bonus of being able to cut flowers from their large cutting […]| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
In the over-stuffed bag of art supplies that we all received from generous sponsors at the Poznan symposium was this tiny Stillman & Birn Delta Series sketchbook. The Delta series contains thick ivory-coloured paper and the small size book is perfect for tucking into even the smallest bag that I carry on daily errands. It’s […]| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
If you read my previous post, you know I had some trouble sketching in Berlin. Happily, that changed once I arrived in Poznan, Poland, for the Urban Sketchers Symposium. If you follow the social me…| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
I’ve been thinking about Berlin a lot lately. We just returned from the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Poznan, Poland (more about that in another post) but before that we spent 6 days in Berlin…| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
My friend Deborah has an incredible garden — swathes of perennials, apple trees, carefully tended shrubs, exotic lilies and colourful annuals flowering in containers of different sizes. I think late July or early August is the best time to visit. When I visited her last week I had a bit of time to paint in […]| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
The dictionary app on my laptop gives me these definitions for a vignette: vignette | vinˈyet | Noun1: a brief evocative description, account, or episode2: a small illustration or portrait photogra…| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
It’s break time for me — in between one Madeline Island School workshop group leaving and one arriving tomorrow — so I thought I’d take some time and post a few of my favourite sketches…| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
On our daily walks in the woods, Alice and I discover different trails. We’ve been taking one lately that is quite magical in winter because of all the bent tree branches. It was especially g…| Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook
