Sunflowers in Acrylic Inks

 I am still working on some postcards for the project for Ukraine. Instead of working from life I used one of my photos for inspiration for another sunflower painting. This one was done with acrylic inks. They are fun to play with but aren't easy to work with en plein air because the bottles can spill. They worked fine on my kitchen table and I was able to quickly paint this directly without any pencil drawing.

Weeks Yacht Yard

 I've sketched versions of this view of Weeks Yacht Yard in Patchogue so often. It always calls me when I am nearby. This is 4 x 6 for the postcard project.

Bodhi's in Winter

 OK, spring has finally officially arrived, but this was sketched while it was still winter. I headed down to Corey Beach in Blue Point last week for inspiration for another postcard for the project. Bodhi's Beach Shack was closed up but the fun signs and the surfboard made me think summer. I'm ready for my feet to be in the sand and the sun warming my body. How about you?

Beach Dunes at Cupsogue Beach

I took a ride down to Cupsogue Beach in Southampton. It is at the very western end of Dune road. It was a cold, windy day so I happily sketched from the comfort of my mobile studio.

I heard noises up on the roof of my car, and then I saw feet standing on the sunroof. Before I knew it I had a visitor sitting on the front of my car. If I knew he was going to stay as long as he did, I would have sketched him too.

I moved the car a bit and got back to sketching another view from my mobile studio. Both of these are 4 x 6 paintings for the postcard project.

Sketching at the Met

 Recently the NYC Urban Sketchers met at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I used tan toned paper and dry watercolor pencils to sketch "Air" by Jean Pierre DeFrance in the European sculpture gallery.

In the afternoon I went the American Wing. I love that you can see the sculptures and look behind them to the outside. Again I used dry watercolor pencils to sketch. Only dry media is supposed to be used in the museum, especially the areas with the sculptures.

Sunflower in Watercolor and Ink

 Here's another sunflower done for the Ukraine project. I'm trying to do them different ways. This was done using one of my photo references.

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.