Bagel Express

 Last week I drove a friend to her cataract surgery appointment at Stony Brook Hospital. I had some time before I needed to be back to pick her up. I headed over to Bagel Express in East Setauket. They not only made a delicious egg on a bagel, but it was a great place to sketch. I couldn't pass up a hanging bicycle over the coffee station! 

Pantaleons Farmstand

East Setauket has a nice farmstand called Pantaleons that is open pretty much year-round. Right now there are Christmas trees, wreaths, and kissing balls available for purchase.

Bridge by Melville Mill Pond

I've painted the bridge by the Melville Mill Pond a few times. There is a peaceful pond and the bridge makes lovely reflections.  The park is really lovely all year long.

Country Corner Tavern

 I love when I find something new to sketch like this rather worn building. The plus was having the traffic signs right in front of me too. The Country Corner Tavern looks like a fun place. Maybe I should have gone in for something to eat and some guitar lessons. This was sketched from my mobile studio in East Setauket while it drizzled.

Pantaleons Trees

 East Setauket has a produce stand and farm called Pantaleons. Their Christmas tree area was quite busy on Sunday while I was sketching. I guess the guy was cutting off a bit of the trunk of the tree.

Inktober 2022 - Day 25 - Frank Meliville Park

 Today my plein air group met at Frank Melville Park in East Setauket. We were hoping for a lot of autumn colors but the colors weren't at peak yet. I did a view of the bridge with the foliage behind it. I was concerned that it would start raining, so I did a 5 x 7 sized painting.

There are/were a few wonderful old trees in the park. I was planning on sketching the biggest of them which had such wonderful branches and a lot of names carved into it, but was disappointed to see that it was gone. This one which is about half the size isn't quite so impressive. It looks like a section of it is now missing. I guess these trees were affected by the storms we've had the last few years. I hadn't looked for them the last time I was there. For Inktober I used my Elegant Writer pen, my Lamy with Noodler's brown ink, and a Lamy with permanent black ink.

Snow Shadows

 I had my post-op visit with the doctor on Wednesday and stopped at a nearby park to do a sketch before coming home. There was still a lot of snow on the ground so there were nice shadows from the trees.