On Sunday one of my plein air friends contacted a few of the NYC Urban Sketchers on Long Island to organize an outdoor sketching event. Sunday was supposed to be a beautiful day with temperatures about 60 degrees. Considering that they were forecasting snow for later in the week, Suzala figured this might be our last opportunity to be out in comfortable weather.
Out of the invited group only three of us, Suzala, Ron, and I met at Sagamore Hill National Park. Sagamore Hill was the home of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, from 1885 until his death in 1919. It is located on the north shore of Long Island near the town of Oyster Bay. There are several buildings and a steep climb down to a small beach on the Long Island Sound. We sat at the top of the hill to sketch the house itself where it was very windy...and colder than we expected.
I focused on only part of the house. In the spring and summer there are wonderful striped canopies over all the windows. They are gone at this time of year.
What a nice outing you guys had as a mini-group! And the varied works are a joy to see. It's what I miss - sketching with my USK friends!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mel. It was good to get together with friends to sketch...and good to get out of my mobile studio. lol
DeleteBeautiful sketches. So nice you got to be out with your friends/artists. I am a bit jealous but know it is partly my own fault to not get out. Applause to you all.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jo. It isn't so easy to get out with other people. All three of us have been very cautious so far so we all are a bit hesitant to go out with other people at all. I think it did a lot for our spirits!
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