I patiently and slowly sketched this car for Creative Spark's Scavenger Hunt.
Along one of the channels in Patchogue there are a number of marinas and one of the Fire Island Ferry Terminals where the ferry to Watch Hill comes in and out. This view is right across from there.
The sky has been somewhat overcast lately. I sat in my mobile studio all the way at the end of the West Sayville dock looking back toward the land. This view is of the grounds of the Maritime Museum. I've painted it many times before from the other side.
This last scavenger hunt from Creative Spark included
a garage...
I joined the drawingisfree_org group for another week. Here are a few of my portraits from the session. Again all poses last the length of one song and then another person poses.
Last Saturday's NYC Urban Sketchers location was the Oculus, a wonderful architectural landmark and transportation hub in Lower Manhattan. Designed to look look like the wings of a dove from the outside, the interior features a large shopping mall with stores, restaurants, and public art. It was dedigned by Santiago Calatrava. I have never actually stopped in the building before. I was always walking thru on my way from the subway to another location. It was nice to stop and explore.
It was a cold morning, so we were hoping the temperature would warm up enough to sit outside in the afternoon. Instead we headed inside first for a sketch. I loved the view of the outside that I saw from one of the platforms near the street entrance. My friend, Susan, was sketching across from me. Including her gave a little bit of a hint of the scale of the windows upstairs.
Around 1:00 we bundled up and headed outside. The wind was the biggest problem but we scoped out the area and found a spot that was sheltered enough so we could sketch. The part of the building that is above ground stretches out like the wings of a bird...and it is a nightmare to sketch. The building continues below ground for several floors. The sketch above shows the interior of this part of the building.
Bayport/Blue Point held their parade last Sunday. I went over to capture some of the excitement. I positioned myself across from the Bayport Flower Shop which was toward the center of the parade route. The bagpipers and dancers were moving too fast to get them into the sketch, but I did get a few people.
