Sayville Beach

 I've sat down by Sayville Beach and sketched this view many times. This time I used my iPad and Procreate.

Printing Project Part 1

Every year for the last few years the Patchogue Sketch Club has taken part in an outdoor festival called Arts on Terry. We always do a group project. This year we are doing a printing project. Each of the members carved a plate of something having to do with under the sea. We have printed the plates together on fabric. The first ones were done with blue ink on an orangy fabric.

Here is my lobster plate ready for printing. 

Here are the other plates that were printed.

Janet's seahorse.

Marianne's scuba cat.

Rosanne's underwater scene.

Laurie's fish.

Casey's koi.

Here they are printed on the fabric.

Then we printed using black ink on a blueish fabric.

The contrast in some areas wasn't quite as good as on the orange.

 

Manor House and More

This is part of the manor house at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Oakdale. I was planning to join my plein air group around the other side of the house, but when I saw this view I knew I was going to paint it. I joined the other ladies for lunch instead.

One of the items on the scavenger hunt for Creative Spark was the front of a house. I did this one with my magic pencil. The house was down by the bay in Sayville.

The Shed

 This branch of "The Shed" is located in Sayville along Main Street. I always look and check if there are people sitting outside when I pass. It is a nice spot, although it must be tough for the wait staff who have to bring everything out from the interior of the restaurant to the tables outside...and the ground slopes. I am one of those people who prefer to sit in an actual chair with a back than at a picnic table. 

Bayport Corner

Bayport doesn't really have a "town" area, but down at the end of Bayport Ave where it meets Middle Road has a few stores. I used to get my hair cut over there. I like to do street views in the small towns here.

Lobster

Every once in a while one of these creatures makes an appearance and sits as a model for me. 

I am very thankful.

Riverside Park South

The NYC Urban Sketchers went to Riverside Park South last Saturday. This is the old gantry that allowed freight cars to roll from barges to the rail yard that used to be here. 

Next I went out on the pier to get a view looking back at the park. It started to rain lightly so most of us scurried to get underneath the umbrellas by the cafe. Mel was at the next table so I decided to sketch him while I waited for the weather to clear. I used a double page in my watercolor moleskin. It was perfect to fit Mel and include the green umbrella too.

When the rain finally stopped I went back out on the pier to continue the sketch I had started. This is looking back toward the West Side Highway. I was able to include a few people at tables as well as a few joggers.

I had a little time left before show and tell so I was able to do one more small, quick sketch.