Continuous Line Sketch

An easy way to get some of the listed items for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt is to put several of the items into a still life. Then I like to do a continuous line of the whole thing...

and then add a bit of color.

 

Dahlia Garden

 My plein air group always heads to the Dahlia Garden at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum at this time of year. I usually do a closeup of a dahlia or two but I did a more encompassing view of some of the flower beds this time.

Driving Range

I am not a golfer and it took quite a bit of studying as I sat there to capture the correct stance of these models. This was sketched at the West Sayville Golf Course. 

Lobster

This is not my best lobster sketch. I made the body too thick, but I'll post what I've done anyway. For this one I used Neocolors and watercolor. 

Joe's Ginger

 When we were in Chinatown we met an elderly Chinese gentleman who invite us to an art reception nearby that he was participating in. We spoke to him for a short while before he continued on to where the show was taking place. We stopped by to be polite and were amazed by all the gorgeous artwork. Much of it was in the Chinese style, but most of the paintings were large and lovely! I was so happy we stopped and viewed the show.

After viewing the reception I walked down to sketch Joe's Ginger, one of the Chinese restaurants with large lanterns in front.

It turns out this restaurant is connected to Joe's Shanghai which is where we were heading for dinner...which was absolutely delicious.

Pell Street View

A few friends and I decided to organize our own little trip into NYC recently. We headed down to Pell Street in Chinatown. It was busy, but the view on Pell Street couldn't be beat...lots of people, Chinese lanterns and umbrellas...with a few NYC water towers thrown in. 

Quiet Beach

The schools here on Long Island went back last Tuesday. I went down to Islip Beach and there was no lifeguard and only a few people on the beach. The staff should be back for the Labor Day Weekend...but it seemed too soon to see it so empty.