The South Shore Farmstand recently relocated to Bayport from Oakdale. The building looks larger and I hope their business does much better in this location. I didn't get a chance to go inside after my sketch but I will go soon. I've seen their ads and it looks like they have a lot more merchandise.
Right along Main Street in West Sayville is The Shed, a restaurant in West Sayville with a large oudoor seating area. The umbrellas over the picnic tables give a peaceful feel to the place.
Summer had officially started with a concert by the Lazy Bunny Ukulele Band held at the Common Ground Park in Sayville. The band is really entertaining and by the end of the evening there were quite a few people up dancing. I enjoyed the show with the other members of the Patchogue Sketch Club.
I did this continuous line sketch by the pool with Procreate. It seems much easier to do a continuous line on paper rather than an iPad. It just doesn't have the same feel to it. I added color which made the sketch a bit clearer...my water bottle, sunglasses and my beach bag.
My plein air group was scheduled to paint at Lavender By the Bay in Manorville again, but the weather wasn't good. I gave it another attempt, again from my mobile studio, but I was the only member who showed up. There was a small patch of yellow and red flowers in the field which was a different contrast.
During our heat wave it was good to find items inside that I could sketch. This fit a Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt item too...something sweet.
A stop at the Sayville Bean was a good spot to find some people to sketch early in the morning during our heat wave. It was early enough for the heat to be tolerable.
