Inktober Day 23

 The Inktober prompt was to sketch my food. Here's breakfast...

Later in the day I was out and couldn't resist sketching a few Halloween decorations on someone's front lawn.

Inktober Day 22

 This sketch fit the Inktober prompt as well as one of the items in the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt. I had hoped to get close to the lighthouse but for some reason the entrance to the parking lot and part of the street was flooded. I wasn't sure if it was from the tide or not and didn't want to take a chance if the water was still rising. I did this from a street a bit away but the lighthouse was pretty far in the distance.

Inktober Day 21

This time I used colored brush pens for my Inktober sketch. The colors are fun and perfect for an autumn tree on location. 

Here is a little more autumn colors. I went to an art group meeting the other night and we painted autumn leaves. It was fun being with the group.

Inktober Day 20

 The Inktober prompt was "still life with three objects." My onion, cut pepper, and delicata squash worked for this one. Unusual for me that I didn't add color.

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Beach Waves

Another nor'easter was far off the coast here. It brought us strong winds, pounding surf, and coastal erosion. I hadn't been down to the ocean since before the last storm so I headed over to Smith Point Beach to see the effects. Directly in front of the concession stand and the beach staircase the dunes are completely gone. Here off to the side there are a few dunes, but the beach has been shortened a lot. The waves were pretty strong and had a nice spray so I sat and painted this view.

This is what the erosion looks like in front of the concession pavillion. At high tide the water goes under the stairs.

Inktober Day 19

 Today's prompt for Inktober was "high contrast: black vs white. The shadows on Bellport Lane heading to the town dock looked perfect for this.

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Vineyards and Inktober Day 18

I headed out to the north fork of Long Island to sketch and paint on Sunday. My first stop was Paumanok Vineyards because I know I can get close to the vines with no problem. I did this directly in watercolor. 

I needed to do some ink sketches for Inktober. The theme was overlapping objects. I stopped at Jason's Vineyard in Jamesport. First I sketched the view of the vines at the pack of the parking area. I took a photo of it and then added color.

They had a nice seating area outside with tables and umbrellas. People seemed to be having a good time over there. I did an ink view and then colorized it.