Tiki Float

 It seemed a little early to see this along the street in West Sayville parked near a small area park. This floating Tiki Bar was on a trailer with a small orange vehicle in front of it. The vehicle pulled away and left the Tiki Bar float sitting there. As far as I know there isn't a waterfront bar in that area that uses one of these, so I am thinking that is probably belongs at one of the waterfront bars/restaurants in Patchogue or Fire Island itself. Since it is only March it seems a bit early to use it. Maybe it was brought to have repairs done at one of the local marinas.

Scavenger Hunt Items

 Here are a few more small sketches for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt.

A bell found at the Long Island Maritime Museum.

Animals that seem to be everywhere.

A statue that I found outside my church.

Digital Veggie

 It felt like I hadn't done a digital sketch with Procreate for a while. I played around with the colors which seemed to work well for the red pepper. I was happy with the result. This was one of the items in the latest Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt.

Corey Beach View

It was warm enough to attempt a visit to Corey Beach in Blue Point. I even sat out in my chair to do this sketch and didn't have to wear a hat or fingerless gloves. It is a nice spot to sit by the gazebo and watch the water...which is what I did when the sketch was finished. 

Drawing is Free_org

 I made sure to be home for the 1:00 session of DrawingIsFree_org. I know they will probably change the time in Paris soon and the time will be adjusted here and back to noon. I'll have to check it out next week. I'm still trying to find a method of sketching that allows me to do a colorful sketch and finish before the song ends. This week I started the sketch with graphite or watercolor pencils and mostly used watercolor pencils for the rest of the sketch. For the white/gray beard I used my Sketch and Wash pencil. Here are a few of the sketches that I was happy with this week.

St. Patrick's Day in Patchogue

I would love to sketch the St. Patrick's Day Parade itself, but the barricades along Main Street in Patchogue made it impossible to see what was coming next long enough to sketch it. Instead I foucused on the crowd across the street from where I was sitting on my stool. There were some mighty big hats that were calling to be sketched. I was hoping some bagpipers would be around after the parade ended, but that didn't happen. 

Car Study and Weaving

 I patiently and slowly sketched this car for Creative Spark's Scavenger Hunt.

The South Bay Art Association had a demo and workshop on weaving by Claudi Mirzaali, a wonderful fiber artist that is part of our group. She brought along a lot of really nice yarn for us to use. Here is my piece which is still unfinished.