Patchogue Christmas Tree & Menorah

The Patchogue Christmas tree isn't too grand, but when I was nearby the other day I liked the composition of this scene. So I stopped and sketched it.

 

Patchogue Village

I've been trying to sketch a few wider and deeper views of the local towns near here. I think I succeeded with the section to the right, but the left is lacking and so is the distant part of the village. It all looks too empty. Patchogue is usually very crowded. 

Patchogue Village

 In the past 10 years or so there has been a strong push to revitalize Patchogue Village. Artists are welcome and promoted at many venues, and when apartments were being built some of them were specifically targeted to artists. MOCA (the Museum of Contemporary Art) opened a few years ago and the Patchogue Arts Council has sponsored several projects that I've been a part of. The village is packed with restaurants and bars and gets very crowded...and parking is nowhere near what is needed. There are some connected housing units that look very homey with white picket fences. I've never been inside them but they look good from the outside. I found parking in an empty business's parking lot across the street to sketch this.