I love Shari's watercolors. I am a big fan of hers for a long time now. Good to see her get such nice commentary from you ( I'm also a big fan of yours)😀
Liron, I'm familiar with Sharis' work, her online classes which is what got me interested in urban sketching. She is an amazing landscape painter and her citiscapes are super. Thanks for reviewing her work.
I really love Shari's work. It has a very familiar feeling for me because she is one of my countrywomen. The subject matter in most of the paintings are favourites of mine because I recognize a lot of them. Her style is very similar to the way I like to paint; sort of realistic and impressionistic at the same time (or back and forth). I just wish I were as good at it as she is. I grew up surrounded by lots of white, white snow and brilliant sunlight (Welcome to North America!). So, thanks, Liron, for reviewing her art. It was great!
That's amazing! Happy you can relate to the scene and "recognize" them from your own life (: I think it adds an additional dimension of appreciation. She is wonderful ^_^ Thank you!
I liked her paintings more and more as you kept showing them. Oh, if you are out on a sunny Winter day, the contrasts between the bright snow on the ground and the shadows can be quite dazzling.
Great video! This is my first time seeing a video from this series, but it’s a really awesome idea. I’ve never heard of this artist before, but I love the pieces you shared and I’m looking forward to learning more about her work 😊
Liron, I appreciate the way you get right to the heart of what makes these pictures _work_. Your enthusiasm is so sincere, and always in a positive spirit! :^) As it happens, many of the winter scenes were painted within a kilometre or two of where I live on the Island of Montreal. You speculate that the contrast of the snowy tree scene might possibly be slightly exaggerated. Nope; in fact the shadows could be _darker_ than that! (compared to the bright snow.) It would be hard to exaggerate the contrast of a sunny winter day, because snow is so white that light bounces off with almost no loss from absorption. (That's why indigenous peoples in the north - called the Inuit, in Canada - used to wear eye-shades with narrow slits to see through, to protect against 'snow-blindness'.)
Most of us who live here are quite attached to this island region. We have access to a big city, but also to less developed 'villages', forests, streams and a mighty river's lakeshore. It _is_ a warm feeling, seeing familiar scenes thru the eyes of a really talented painter! In fact, I'm going to send Shari's site link to a couple of people who've moved away from Montreal - they'll love remembering these landscapes. Keep feeding us with your enthusiasm and positive vibes, Liron!
omg I adore her work. She puts down just exactly what needs to be there and no more. You should do Uma Kelkar, MarcTHolmes and while not an urban sketcher, Charles Reid my idol
Whoa lovely artist! Amazing style - I love urban sketching and struggle with nailing distinctive brush marks and values on one go. The linework is so subtle, love that she manages to make such sharp marks without relying on the ink. Do you think she uses a flat brush? The shapes on the canyon painting are unreal 😮 I'm really gonna learn a lot from analyzing her art, especially color choices. Thanks! (also, that 'poppy' pun 'popped' outta nowhere 😂 )
So happy to hear this helps (: And yes - she has great skills that make it look simple and easy, while actually being quite a challenge. I think she may use a flat brush. I see many urbane sketchers do that.
Not Grand Canyon..it’s Arches in Utah..and Bryce Canyon. I live in Utah, lots of subjects for painting. We had a sunset the other night you’d never even believe if it was accurately painted..the alpine canyons with the creeks, deserts, red rock country, it’s a lot..
Hi Liron, Would you please do a video on Milind Mullick Paintings. He is an expert. Please check out his work on internet, I am sure you also like it. I want to understand what style of painting he does and how similar or different is his work from Nitin singh or Shari? Thanks!
Montreal. I'd say 2/3 of the paintings are from around here; the rest are from her travels. Those water & dock scenes are mostly on the St. Lawrence River. Though I don't recognize the one where houses are staggered up a hill behind a dock - that _could_ be somewhere in the maritimes or NL.
I love Shari Blaukopf and had been following her from Urban Sketchers - great video, thanks Liron! Very inspiring.
I love Shari's watercolors. I am a big fan of hers for a long time now. Good to see her get such nice commentary from you ( I'm also a big fan of yours)😀
Oh, so happy to hear I could review someone you've been following ^_^
Thank you (:
I like the analysis on this painter's watercolor. Very strong in the composition and clean line between major shapes. Thanks for sharing!
Yes! She focuses on what really matters (:
Thanks for this - love Shari's work
Liron, I'm familiar with Sharis' work, her online classes which is what got me interested in urban sketching. She is an amazing landscape painter and her citiscapes are super. Thanks for reviewing her work.
My pleasure! ^_^
Happy to review someone you are familiar with and love (:
I really love Shari's work. It has a very familiar feeling for me because she is one of my countrywomen. The subject matter in most of the paintings are favourites of mine because I recognize a lot of them. Her style is very similar to the way I like to paint; sort of realistic and impressionistic at the same time (or back and forth). I just wish I were as good at it as she is. I grew up surrounded by lots of white, white snow and brilliant sunlight (Welcome to North America!). So, thanks, Liron, for reviewing her art. It was great!
That's amazing! Happy you can relate to the scene and "recognize" them from your own life (:
I think it adds an additional dimension of appreciation. She is wonderful ^_^
Thank you!
I liked her paintings more and more as you kept showing them. Oh, if you are out on a sunny Winter day, the contrasts between the bright snow on the ground and the shadows can be quite dazzling.
I love that contrast, it really is surprising! (:
Great video! This is my first time seeing a video from this series, but it’s a really awesome idea. I’ve never heard of this artist before, but I love the pieces you shared and I’m looking forward to learning more about her work 😊
Thank you so much! ^_^
If you enjoyed this one, be sure to check out the previous ones. Some similar styles in some of the episodes (:
Great Video, thanks. Very nice pictures and a really interesting way to talk about them.
So happy to hear you enjoyed this! ^_^
Thank you
Thanks for sharing this wonderful artist with us! I really love her style and aspire to be able to paint that way. I will check her out online.
So happy to hear ^_^
Thank you!
Liron, I appreciate the way you get right to the heart of what makes these pictures _work_. Your enthusiasm is so sincere, and always in a positive spirit! :^)
As it happens, many of the winter scenes were painted within a kilometre or two of where I live on the Island of Montreal. You speculate that the contrast of the snowy tree scene might possibly be slightly exaggerated. Nope; in fact the shadows could be _darker_ than that! (compared to the bright snow.) It would be hard to exaggerate the contrast of a sunny winter day, because snow is so white that light bounces off with almost no loss from absorption. (That's why indigenous peoples in the north - called the Inuit, in Canada - used to wear eye-shades with narrow slits to see through, to protect against 'snow-blindness'.)
That's amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your experience ^_^
And it must be so cool seeing scenes you are familiar with!
Most of us who live here are quite attached to this island region. We have access to a big city, but also to less developed 'villages', forests, streams and a mighty river's lakeshore. It _is_ a warm feeling, seeing familiar scenes thru the eyes of a really talented painter! In fact, I'm going to send Shari's site link to a couple of people who've moved away from Montreal - they'll love remembering these landscapes.
Keep feeding us with your enthusiasm and positive vibes, Liron!
love the striped down feel the paintings have that showcase the shape and form of her art well, tfs
Yes - so true. Focusing on the pure essence. Thank you (:
Shari's style is really beautiful!
Yes, I love the simplicity, makes it look so easy, while there's great skill involved (:
omg I adore her work. She puts down just exactly what needs to be there and no more. You should do Uma Kelkar, MarcTHolmes and while not an urban sketcher, Charles Reid my idol
Yes - so true!
And thank you for reminding me about Marc, I am planning on featuring him as well! ^_^
You’re the.best !
Thank you Joyce 😊🙏🏼
Arches np and Canyonlands np would be great watercolor paintings
Yes! Amazing places ^_^
Whoa lovely artist! Amazing style - I love urban sketching and struggle with nailing distinctive brush marks and values on one go. The linework is so subtle, love that she manages to make such sharp marks without relying on the ink. Do you think she uses a flat brush? The shapes on the canyon painting are unreal 😮 I'm really gonna learn a lot from analyzing her art, especially color choices. Thanks! (also, that 'poppy' pun 'popped' outta nowhere 😂 )
So happy to hear this helps (:
And yes - she has great skills that make it look simple and easy, while actually being quite a challenge.
I think she may use a flat brush. I see many urbane sketchers do that.
I have taken a few if her online courses. She explains very well her reasons for colour choices 👌🏻
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My pleasure! (:
Not Grand Canyon..it’s Arches in Utah..and Bryce Canyon. I live in Utah, lots of subjects for painting. We had a sunset the other night you’d never even believe if it was accurately painted..the alpine canyons with the creeks, deserts, red rock country, it’s a lot..
Liron, that painting is Arches National Park
Thank you! (: Yes, I remember now
Arches Park seems like an especially appropriate subject for watercolour. :-)
Haha yes! These two are among my favorites here ^_^
Hi Liron, Would you please do a video on Milind Mullick Paintings. He is an expert. Please check out his work on internet, I am sure you also like it. I want to understand what style of painting he does and how similar or different is his work from Nitin singh or Shari? Thanks!
Where does she live in Canada.? It looks like Newfoundland. Mary.5448
Montreal. I'd say 2/3 of the paintings are from around here; the rest are from her travels. Those water & dock scenes are mostly on the St. Lawrence River. Though I don't recognize the one where houses are staggered up a hill behind a dock - that _could_ be somewhere in the maritimes or NL.
I also love her work. She has two classes on Craftsy. I wish she had more.
She is fantastic! (: Happy she also saw the video
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