Saturday, June 24, 2017

Dead End View & Lady Luck

On Monday I had a doctor's appointment about an hour from me, just routine. Most times when I head west from where I live I stop at an art store since Dick Blick is in that direction. The store I went to was new (at least to me) and sort of out of the way. They had some good art materials and fair prices so I ended up spending money when I really didn't need anything. lol Then I headed to the doctor's office only to find out that they had called and left a message that the doctor wasn't going to be in that day. I didn't see the message until later. So I headed in the direction of home with a little extra time on my hands. I stopped in East Rockaway which is near where I used to live. There are a lot of streets that abut canals there. I found this spot but it was super windy out and I didn't think it was a good idea to sit outside, so I sketched and painted from the car.

I was parked next to a house that was under reconstruction. While I was sitting there something blew off the scaffolding in the strong wind and landed in front of my car. I ignored it and thought for a minute about moving my car away from the construction, but it would have changed my view...so I stayed put. About 20 minutes later a car came down the street from the dead end side. The driver stopped next to me and said, "Don't move your car." He got out and picked up a big piece of lumber with quite a few nails sticking straight up through the board. I probably would have punctured one or more of my tires. Lady Luck was smiling on me!


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  1. We missed each other once again Joan!!! Lol. I probably live not too far from there!! I live on Hewlett Pt. Avenue....SO SO close! It looks like you were on the dead end side.. It looks familiar. There's so many houses that are still being raised in my neighborhood!!! Anyway, a beautiful sketch as always....love the boat and wonderful shadows!!!!

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    1. Hilda, thanks. Some day we do have to actually meet. We should make a plan.

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  2. Wow, what crazy wind! You're a hardcore sketcher! ;-) Great sketch, though!

    - Tina

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  3. I always love where I get to visit vicariously looking over your shoulder.

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  4. I am still grinning at the image of you dismissing the proximity to a danger zone to continue painting. A TRUE ARTIST! r
    Rewarded with a visit by a Good Samaritan, no less.
    Love the color blue on the underneath part of that boat. Is it on supports to lift it up and I guess water must run behind it?
    Reading Hilda's comment it must be near where she survived Hurricane Sandy.

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    1. Thanks, Julie. Here on Long Island there are a lot of boats that are out of the water being worked on. It was on concrete blocks and a canal was behind it. The location I painted at was one of the areas that really flooded badly during Hurricane Sandy. Some of the homes are still being repaired and raised up so they can't flood like before.

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  5. Such a nice perspective, Joan. I always enjoy your boat paintings - and , wow, another flag!

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  6. Dear Joan - your discipline in the sketching dept. never ceases to amaze me. Just love this boat one. You have such a way of capturing a scene. So glad you didn't drive over that board. Have a great day. Hugs!

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