After 30 days of direct watercolor I took a break today and didn't even take out my watercolors. I did work on some alcohol ink tiles this morning and then went to the pool for a few hours.
I still have a few sketches that I never posted from before my trip to Australia. Back in April the NYC Urban Sketchers met in the Bronx at Van Cortland Park. I started with a sketch of part of the Van Cortland House Museum.
My next sketch was done down by the wetlands by the lake. A lady and her little boy posed with some ducks for us.
At lunch we shared our sketches and of course did some sketching of each other.
This afternoon was the Patchogue Sketch Club's reception for our exhibit called "It Takes A Village." All the sketches are of the village of Patchogue and are hanging in Roast Coffee & Tea Company in the heart of the village. We have sketched there many times so it was nice to be invited to exhibit our work. Here are a few photos from the reception.
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| Rosanne O'Reilly |
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| Rosi Berry |
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| Me |
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| LuAnn Thompson |
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| Jenn, Rosanne, Gina, Me, Rosi, LuAnn |
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| Jennifer Mesticky |
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| Gina Lento who organizes our group outings. |
Nice to see your artwork next to Gina's (?). It really makes a difference to see an artwork beautifully framed.
ReplyDeleteGood eyes, Mel. Yes, that is my artwork next to Gina's. I had 3 pieces in the show. Thanks.
DeleteI zoomed on each of the groups work.. You all have amazing sketches.....
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hilda. The sketches were actually juried into the show.
DeleteWhat a wonderful showcase of art Joan. I love your Victoria house best. Have to agree when the art is framed it makes such a difference. Just catching up this week. Hope you have a lovely 4th of July. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Debbie. We were lucky that one of the artists in the sketch group has a frame shop that does great work.
DeleteNice to hear that you can slow down a bit and not paint for a day. super sketches from before your trip and the display "It takes a Village" is great - the brick shows off the art so well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Val. It is a nice, local place to display art.
DeleteBeautiful work and nice to look over some memories of your trip. I’m smiling.
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