90 Browns River

 This house is in Sayville facing the water along Brown's River Road.  I've sketched it quite a few times since we moved out here, and each time the foliage blocks more of the house. I know there is a patio with several chairs and a big window, but it can't be seen. I wonder if the foliage blocks their view. I would want to see the beach and the marina while I sat there. Of course this does give them a little more privacy.

Near Land's End

 We have a lot of canals running through Sayville. This is near Land's End and Brown's River Road near where the ferries depart for Fire Island.

9 Brown's River Road

 I've sketched this house before because the awnings always call out to me. It faces the Great South Bay in Sayville with nothing between it except a parking lot with cars. It looks like such a pleasant place to sit out front. There is a deck on the right and a canopy comes out to cover that part of the deck.

Along Brown's River Road

 I've sketched many times along Brown's River Road by Sayville and Bayport, usually focusing on the boats. This time I focused on the sheds and structures instead.

By the Creek

 I was exploring the area off Brown's River Road in Bayport for possible sketch locations for our Wednesday evening sketch group and came across this building by the creek. 

30 x 30 Direct Watercolor - Day 22

Today's Day 22 painting for the 30 x 30 Direct Watercolor Challenge. This was done by Brown's River Road in Sayville and is 5 x 7.

Waterfront & 1-2-3 Cats

 I sat across from the ferries to Fire Island down by Brown's River Road and sketched.

I did another Sketchbook Revival lesson, this one with Este' Mac Leod. She had us doing 1-2-3 Let's Draw Cats. They must be the most popular animal...at least in these lessons. Each cat was drawn incorporating a number from 1-9 in the design. #3 and #8 had to be on their side. It was fun to try to figure out how to get the number in the design for the cat's face. Can you find the number in each face?

Inktober Day 15

 While the twig and Chinese ink were still in my sketch bag I found myself down along Brown's River in Sayville for my Inktober Day 15 sketch. The twig seems to work best for soft types of foliage.

Along the Creek

I'm never sure quite what to call this body of water that runs out into the  Great South Bay so I looked it up on the map. It is called Brown Creek...which happens to run along Browns River Road. This particular creek runs along mostly buildings that have something to do with the Sayville ferry service to Fire Island.  There are also a few houses tucked in there. I find myself at this location quite often because you can park easily facing the water and the ferry terminals.

Brown's River Road

Last Wednesday the Patchogue Sketch Club met in Sayville along Brown's River Road across from the ferry terminal. We've painted there quite a few times before, but there is always a nice view of boats and bits of buildings. Of course the forecast was for rain that night and while we were sketching we watched some very dark clouds passing a bit to the north of us, heard a bit of thunder, and saw some lightning just before we decided to call it a night. We did have some storms down here, but we luckily were home by then.