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.

Setauket Mill

On Sunday I took a ride up to Frank Melville Park in Setauket. I love the mill there, but it isn't easy to sketch the wheel part of it without standing up. I sat to do the sketch but had to keep straining my neck to see over the fence that was smack in front of me. I used a little salt to get the texture on the bricks.

Setauket Tree

Up at Frank Melville Park in Setauket are two big trees with such interesting trunks...all carved with initials and hearts and scratches. This on has a big hole in it that I think gives it such character. I love the nearly white limbs and trunk.

Setauket Barn and Garden

Before leaving for California I painted this view of the red barn and garden at the Frank Melville Park in Setauket. This is 8 x 10