Island View Marina

 Most towns along the shore here have several marinas. Some of them use a stacked system to store more boats out of the water like Island View Marina in Patchogue.

Pizza

 I am participating in the 30 x 30 Direct Watercolor Challenge again this year. I visit Satelite Pizza in Bayport quite often and have been meaning to sketch/paint the building. This was done directly with watercolor...no pencil lines as a guide.

No Lifeguard on Duty

 I remember being at the beach as a kid when the lifeguards left for the day. I always wanted to climb up on the stand, but I was a scaredy cat and didn't like climbing up things or being up too high. I'm still not very adventurous in that way. This Sayville mom looks like she wasn't taking any chances.

Tuesday With Lefty Lucy

 Lefty Lucy does not disappoint. She is really so much fun to draw and it is good to see people from other groups I belong to who have joined in too.

Here are some of the shorter (5 - 10 min) poses.

I am doing the 30x30 Direct Watercolor Challenge for June, so for the first painting I did Lefty Lucy directly in watercolors.

10 minute poses.

The final 20 minute pose.

Downtown Sayville

 For the last Wet Canvas Scavenger Hunt a street scene was on the list. I did this with water-soluble Noodler's brown ink. I sat in my mobile studio to get a view almost from the center of the street in Sayville.

Rhodies

 Last Tuesday I was able to join my Plein air group for some painting at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum. Our destination was the rhododendron garden which was in beautiful display. It was a bit of a walk for me with my problem hip, but I persisted and was glad I did.

Local Businesses

 For the current Wet Canvas Scavenger Hunt one of the items is a storefront. I stopped at a small, local strip mall here in Holbrook and captured Tailgaters and New Century Kitchen. This was sketched from my mobile studio.