I haven't done a self portrait in a while, but it was one of the items on the last Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt. This was done fairly quickly in graphite. When I do self portraits I usually use "photo booth" on my Mac which gives me a pretty stable way of viewing myself.
I spotted this house at 35 West Ave in West Sayville. They were proudly displaying the colors with the large American flag and the red, white, and blue bunting.
During the summer when my plein air group paints by the Bellport Dock the sailboats are often out on the small beach as well as in the water. Today sailing lessons were being given but I focused on a few sailboats instead of the group getting ready to go out for their lesson.
There were quite a few people at the pool and a small crowd along the edge of the pool. I had my fingers crossed that they would stay put for a while...and they did for the most part.
I enjoy painting The Farm on Lakeland in Sayville. It always looks so great with all the plants outside and the wonderful veggies and treats inside. I caught some of the shoppers on Sunday morning before I did a little shopping there too.
Bellport Day took place this past Saturday. The South Bay Art Association held a plein air paint out recently and paintings created during that event were displayed and judged during Bellport Day. I previously posted the painting I did for our exhibit. While Bellport Day was being celebrated the association invited artist to come and paint live by our booths. In addition to helping to man the booths I sketched the two artists who did the live painting. Anna Kelson and Katie Kleinpeter did a great job on their paintings...in fact Katie sold her painting of the popsicles right off her easel.
Pappa Mia's Ice House in West Sayville always captures my attention with the cheery yellow building and the triangular flags stretching across the lot to the pole. I will have to stop and try their ices or the soft serve ice cream.
