Daily Sketching with Shari Blaukopf (Ep.52 Replay)
Dec 12, 2023
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Artist Shari Blaukopf discusses the materials needed for urban sketching, ways to overcome sketchbook stage fright, discovering the love for drawing after motherhood, the significance of big shapes and clear decisions in loose painting, compositional challenges for new painters, changing perspectives in the urban sketching community, and advice for improving painting skills and overcoming drawing difficulties.
Limiting your palette can greatly improve your painting skills and lead to a greater sense of joy and freedom in your art.
Urban sketching is about storytelling and capturing the essence of a scene, and it is important to join local sketching groups for support and confidence.
Deep dives
Importance of Limiting Your Palette
Limiting your palette can greatly improve your painting skills. By reducing the number of colors you use, you can focus on color mixing and gain more control over your paintings. This can lead to a greater sense of joy and freedom in your art.
Sherry Blocuff's Journey in Art
Sherry Blocuff, a renowned artist, shares her journey and how she fell in love with watercolor painting. She learned about the design approach to painting from a famous artist named Ed Whitney, which transformed her perspective on art. She emphasizes the importance of having a plan, understanding values, and solving problems in painting.
Urban Sketching and Its Characteristics
Sherry Blocuff discusses urban sketching and its unique qualities. Urban sketching is about storytelling and capturing the essence of a scene. It involves sketching on location and using various mediums such as pen, ink, watercolor, gouache, and mixed media. Blocuff highlights the importance of sketchbooks as visual journals of travels and memories.
Challenges and Tips for Urban Sketching
Blocuff acknowledges that the intimidation of sketching in public is a common challenge for urban sketchers. She suggests joining local sketching groups for support and confidence. She also emphasizes the importance of carrying minimal art supplies, such as a sketchbook, pencil, a few brushes, and a limited palette of colors. Additionally, she advises focusing on shapes, simplification, and composition when selecting a scene to sketch.
Welcome to my interview with artist Shari Blaukopf.
In the conversation, you’ll learn which materials you’ll need to get started in urban sketching, ideas for places to draw, and ideas for overcoming that sketchbook stage fright. Plus a whole lot more.
Extended Cut Bonus
Your bonus episode is jam packed with a great color discussion plus you’ll discover what makes a good value pattern and what to do if you live in an area of the world or are in a season where there IS no strong light. Listen here. [Podcast Art Club.]
MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
In the episode, I mention Blaukopf does a great job on her website sharing her materials. You can find that here.