Blizzard Morning

About a week ago we were expecting a blizzard here on Long Island. It was supposed to start in the late afternoon as light snow and then intensify in the evening and into the next day. I knew I would be stuck indoors at least one full day so I decided to sneak out early before the snow actually started. It was very windy and cold. I headed over to Southdown Coffee in Patchogue. There were a few people hanging around inside and quite a few that stopped for coffee and left. I was sketching for about 45 minutes when and employee came around and told us that they were closing at noon...which was in 5 minutes. It was snowing already so I could see the point. I had all the ink done and most of the color so I packed up and headed home. I was inside the rest of that day, the entire next day, and a good part of the next day. We ended up getting about 18 inches of snow. Luckily our staff in our development does a good job of handling the snow fairly quickly.

Rinx in Port Jeff

 Port Jefferson has a small ice skating rink called Rinx. I hadn't been up there for a while, but it is a great spot to watch the skaters. It is right outside the Port Jefferson Village Center. The skaters and their families are downstairs in the center, but upstairs has a great area with comfy couches overlooking the rink. For most of the time I was the only one up there. Here is the sketch I did there previously.

Pampering

 A pedicure is one of my indulgences that I make sure to keep up with all year long. It had been a while, but Lee definitely helped my toes and feet feel good.

Hector

 The celebration of the 18th anniversary of the Patchogue Arts Council coincided with the night the Patchogue Sketch Club normally meets. Their party was held at Spy Coast a restaurant/bar in Patchogue. Since we are members of PAC we were invited to the party. There was live music, socializing, cake, and a model for us in the rear of the room. Hector, who we have sketched before, posed for us. He is really a good model and comes prepared. We didn't have the setup we usually had, but it was fun anyway.

Hector always take photos of the sketches we do of him. Here is Hector taking photos.

Assorted Sketches

 The other day I treated myself to a pedicure and foot massage. I brought along a tiny sketchpad to sketch the technician.

A truck and a car for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt.

This sketch was done from a photo of my grandnephew taking part in a lion dance for the Lunar New Year at his school.

Land's End View

 I'm still looking for snow scenes and ended up at Land's End in Sayville where I found some ice, boardwalk, fragmities, and houses along Brown's River.

Drawing Is Free

 Friends had told me about an online portrait group organized by Chloe Briggs called drawingisfree_org. The group meets on Zoom on Mondays at noon EST for an hour of portrait sketching. Chloe selects sketchers from the group to pose, and each pose lasts only as long as the song that is playing (3-5 minutes). Obviously you need to draw quite quickly. This was the first time I was able to join the group. I used Neocolor crayons and water for the portraits. It was a lot of fun, and I'm hoping to join in again.