Flo's Luncheonette

 Flo's Luncheonette is a location that the Sketch Club and my plein air group both like to visit. But lately the town of Brookhaven has instituted parking meters along the street and parking fees in the lot...and it isn't inexpensive. The Sketch Club decided that we weren't going there any more and aside from one day that I stopped there with a group for lunch, I haven't been there to sketch. I stopped by recently around lunch time but I guess they aren't getting enough business during the week to make it worth while staying open. I think it is still open on the weekends but I'm sure they will be having their final day soon.

I decided to sketch Flo's even though there weren't any people and the umbrellas weren't open. Since the location was so empty I didn't worry about the parking and just sat next to my car and painted.

Flo's Summer 2020

I have sketched Flo's many, many times in the past. This is the first time I've sketched in this summer.  It is a beach snack shack up the street from Corey Beach in Bayport.  It serves hot dogs, burgers, fried clams, etc.  Usually there are lots of umbrellas and picnic tables, but due to the restrictions from Covid 19 there are just a few tables so people can be socially distant. I sat across the street to sketch this so that I could fit the building as well as some of the customers since they are so important to the scene.

Flo's in Blue Point

Tonight the Patchogue Sketch Club had our beginning of the summer sketch night at Flo's Luncheonette in Blue Point. Flo's has become so popular they have a second permanent location in Patchogue. This one in Blue Point is seasonal and I'm sure we will return for our end of the season sketch of it. This year they spiffed things up and got new navy blue umbrellas instead of the yellow ones. From an artistic standpoint I liked the yellow ones better. It livened up the scene more.

Flo's

My sketch group met at Flo's in Blue Point on Wednesday night. It is a fun place to sketch...very colorful and there are always people around. 

Flo's Revisited

I don't know how many versions of this scene I've sketched through the last few year. This was our sketch location last Wednesday night. We usually sketch at Flo's in Blue Point a few times each summer.

Near the Beach

Last Wednesday my evening sketch group met at Flo's in Blue Point. It is a funky clam bar where we like to sketch. I did this one from across the street. It was a cold evening. I had on long pants, a turtleneck shirt, a sweatshirt, another heavy sweatshirt, a scarf, and my fingerless gloves...and I was cold. 

I recently watched a video by Karlyn Holman where she shows you how to use an Elegant Writer pen, which gives wonderful washy bleeds. It is fun to do, but working small I wasn't able to save areas of white which she recommends. The ink still gives a nice washy look.

Return to Flo's

Last Wednesday evening the Patchogue Sketch Club made our first visit of the season to the outdoor Flo's Luncheonette in Blue Point. We usually sketch there several times through the course of the summer because it is such a colorful, fun place to visit...and eat if so inclined. It is such a typical beachy food shack with burgers, fries, seafood, and ice cream. I think just looking at the place piles on a few pounds. lol

This was done across a double page spread in a sketchbook that my friend, Gina made for me. The paper isn't watercolor paper, so it doesn't handle like paper I usually use. But I want to finish up the sketchbook because we are going to have our sketchbooks on display soon in the Art Space Gallery in Patchogue through the Patchogue Arts Council which we are a part of. I still have a few more sketches before I complete this book.

Flo's in Patchogue

I have sketched Flo's in Rocky Point several times in the last few years. It is an outdoor local fried seafood place with outdoor umbrellas and only outdoor picnic tables. It is seasonal and a fun place to go. The owners decided to also open a year-round location in Patchogue, and it opened very recently. The Patchogue Sketch Club met there the other night. No picnic tables inside but you still go up to the counter to order your food and the menu for the most part is the same with a few new additions. You can sit outside at outdoor picnic tables but we were having heavy rain while we were there. It was a good indoor location for sketching and I focused on a few people ordering at the counter. The big "Flo's" sign is actually on the floor right there, 

Wednesday the Patchogue Sketch Club made what will probably be our last visit to Flo's Luncheonette for the season. It was a cool, crisp night, but there were still some people dining outdoors.

This was done in my Stillman & Birn Alpha Sketchbook.

Flo's Luncheonette

My sketch club planned on meeting at Flo's in Blue Point on Wednesday. For some reason I ended up being the only one who showed up. I've painted Flo's several times in watercolors, so I decided to do it in ink washes this time.

Return to Flo's

On Wednesday the Patchogue Sketch Club met at Flo's in Rocky Point. Flo's is a burger/clam shack that does a brisk business at this time of year. The colorful umbrellas make a colorful painting.

I resisted the food until it was time to head home, when I took some fried clams home for dinner.

I was looking for a place to sketch from the car yesterday seeing how our "spring" isn't warm enough to sit out yet. I drove over to Blue Point right near Flo's Luncheonette. Across Middle Road is a little park near one of the canals. I decided to sketch this boathouse...it looks like it needs a bit of love.
This is about 4 x 6 and was done in my Stillman & Birn Alpha Journal.

Return to Flo's

On Wednesday, the Patchogue Sketch Club met at Flo's Famous Luncheonette in Blue Point to sketch. It is such a colorful place.



Flo's

Last evening the Patchogue Sketch Club met at Flo's in Rocky Point. It is an institution in the area and had quite a crowd of people last night. (I only included about 1/5 of the number of people that were standing in front. lol). This is 4 x 5.