94: Painting the Town: Exploring Urban Scenes with Shari Blaukopf

Mike talks about a new app helping with his art and how you can be part of upcoming episode 100. Mike is then joined by Shari Blaukopf, a Montreal-based painter, teacher, author, and art blogger. Shari is a renowned watercolor artist best known for her urban scenes. Her unique approach to watercolor painting and sketching has earned her a spot as a correspondent for UrbanSketchers.org, co-founder of Urban Sketchers Montreal, and a signature Canadian Society of Painters member in Watercolour. In this episode, we'll dive into Shari's artistic journey from graphic designer to teacher and urban sketcher. We will explore the techniques she uses to create her stunning pieces, her favorite tools, and what she uses as motivation for urban sketching. Be sure to stick around to the end for the homework, which is a mission I think we should all take on. Mike’s newsletter Freeform app Nature Journal Educator Workshop Concordia University Ed Whitney Frank Webb Skip Lawrence Frederick Wong Fibonacci  Rule of thirds The Art of Composition Marc Taro Holmes Montreal Urban Sketchers Urbansketchers.org Chateau Laurier Gurney Easel Captain Tom Photo Captain Tom Interview on Drawing Inspiration Hannemuhle sketchbook - A4 (portrait and landscape) Platinum Carbon Desk pen Confucius fountain pen Pitt pens XS and S Platinum carbon ink M.Graham Sennelier Rosemary travel brush (round sable) da Vinci rigger liner Casaneo Pentel water brush Muji store pencil Teachable Remington Robinson (Altoid case oil painter) ===== How to reach Shari Blaukopf ===== Blog Blaukopf Watercolors Instagram - @sharisketcher Learn.sharibalukopf.com ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/