Tiki Joe's

 While I was out in Hampton Bays I stopped to sketch this view of Tiki Joe's beach house at Meschutt Beach. I loved the way the building was decorated with beach themed items.

Hampton Bays Bridges

 I like wandering all over Long Island and one of my favorite places to visit is the Hamptons. I rented summer houses with friends in Hampton Bays many years ago. I still have a fondness for that town. These bridges can be seen along the Shinnecock Canal in Hampton Bays.

Hampton Bays Sketches

 I have a fondness for several towns in the Hamptons since I spent many summers renting summer houses there with friends. Hampton Bays is probably the least ritzy of the Hamptons and most affordable.

This is the Ponquogue Bridge which connects Hampton Bays with the barrier island that runs along part of the coast. When I first started going out there the bridge was a much smaller version and a bit rickety. I remember when they built this bridge and have good memories of walking to the center of it with my niece and nephew to watch the sunset. They were maybe 7 and 8 and told me they had never watched the sunset. So every day for the time they stayed with me we went somewhere to watch the sunset.

If you cross the bridge Ponquogue Beach is straight ahead. If you make a left you can ride about a mile along Dune Road and you come to the Shinnecock Canal. Nearby are the commercial fishing docks. I did a continuous line sketch of this fishing boat docked there.

Along the Shinnecock Canal is a rocky jetty where fishermen come and fish and people come to watch the boats travel through the canal.

In case you are wondering about the unusual names, many of the towns and locations have American Indian names. The Shinnecock Indians are still in the area and have a reservation nearby.

Good Ground Antiques

 I took a ride out to Hampton Bays recently. I like looking for buildings that are not the typical strip mall shops. This one in Hampton Bays fit the bill. It is an antique shop.

Beach Dunes

 I hope I didn't post this before. It has been sitting on my desktop for a long time. I did it the same day as I did an Inktober sketch of the commercial fishing boats on Dune Road in Hampton Bays. I love the many, many different dune views I find.

Inktober 2022 - Day 9 - At the Dock

My Day 9 piece was sketched on location near the town commercial docks in Hampton Bays. 

 

Gas Station and People

On Sunday when I was driving around I found this cute old gas station that was somewhere between Hampton Bays and East Quogue. I loved the old pump and the flag on the building.

This was done mostly with watercolors and ink and then a little watercolor pencil on the trees.

These two sketches were from Saturday. I usually do a full sketch when I take the train from all the way out by me, but because I was going to Brooklyn Terminal the connections were better if I left from Hicksville. That means the ride to Jamaica Station was short. I did this directly in ink which I find hard to do on the LIRR. For some reason there is a vibration that I feel and it makes the ink lines very raggedy. This lady was sitting so that one of the seats partially blocked her so the sketch isn't quite complete, but it resembles her a lot.

Coming home I had a short wait in Jamaica where I was switching trains so I sketched one of the commuters that was standing nearby. This was done directly in ink.

Beach Sketches

Yesterday I took a ride out to Dune Road in the Hamptons. It is a barrier beach that runs from Westhampton through East Quogue, Quogue, and Hampton Bays. This part of Long Island has been a favorite of mine since I was in my 20s and I always tell Jerry that when I die I want my ashes sprinkled there. Along the road are million dollar mansions, some condos, a few resorts as well as a few small cottages. It is a beautiful area but at high tide it is very often flooded in spots. Beach parking in the summer is expensive unless you are a resident, but at this time of year you can park easily. I planned on parking at Ponquogue Beach because the parking lot has great views across the dunes and bay and a pavilion with tables where you can sometimes be sheltered from the wind. Just my luck...the parking lot was closed because they are rebuilding the beach pavilion. I ended up driving along heading back west and checking out every parking lot along the way. Most spots had no view of the water unless you were out of the car, and it was too windy yesterday to do that. Finally in Quogue I found a small lot that is more of a street.  It went up to Dolphin Beach where there was a small opening in the dunes. I could just see the water from my car...perfect! When I finished my watercolor I turned the car around to leave and noticed that the view looking toward the bay was nice too, so I did that view as well.

Double Dunes

I am trying to catch up with some paintings that missed getting posted before the 30 day challenge.

Both of these were painted along Dune Road in Hampton Bays from different parking lots.

30 Day Challenge - Day 28 - Dunes

I can't resist painting near the beach. It was a nice day to be by the water, but still too cold to sit outside my car and paint. My Day 28 gouache painting for the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challenge was done along Dune Road in Hampton Bays. 

You still have time to check out some of the great work that has been painted for the 30 Day Challenge. Take a look here.

30 Day Challenge - Day 18 - Antiques

For my Day 18 painting for the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" Challenge I painted an antique shop in Hampton Bays. It was fun to include many of the items that were outside the shop. Again this was done in gouache with ink added.

Paintings by the other artists participating in the challenge can be found here.

Inktober - Day 2 - Old Building and Waves

For today's Inktober sketch I went to Islip down along one of the canals where the fishing boats are. I couldn't find a view of a boat that I liked but this very worn building caught my eye. I used a twig and ink for this sketch following the method taught in the workshop I took in Chicago. KK made it look so easy...but it isn't. I like the textured effect it gives. I'll have to do more of the Inktober sketches this way so that I practice this method more. This is the perfect time.  #inktober #inktober2017

On Friday I drove to Ponquogue Beach in Hampton Bays. It was a very windy day and the water was still on the rough side from the remains of the storms that were in the Atlantic. I tried to find a spot out of the wind and where I could be elevated to see the water. It was too windy for my easel and the only place I could find that was high enough was sitting on the top edge of a bench that was against the pavilion wall. So I perched there, but it didn't give me any place to rest any of my materials and I had to hold everything. Needless to say, I did a small painting (5 x 7). I was happy with the way the spray of the waves came out.

Hampton's Boat and Fishermen

Down by the Shinnecock Canal there was this great fishing boat. Once again all the rigging made me crazy. It was next to another boat and I couldn't tell what belonged to what.

Also along the canal there were a number of people fishing. I didn't see anyone catch anything.

Dune Road

I went out to Hampton Bays on Sunday to see an exhibit of my friend's art group. So of course I figured I would go early and paint. I went down to Dune Road which is on a barrier island with dunes and the Shinnecock Canal at one end. I sat right next to one of the bridges and painted the view looking toward the canal. When I finished this I went over to view the the exhibit which was very nice. Stay tuned because I went back after viewing the exhibit.

Rampasture View

On Tuesday my PALS plein air group met at a house on Rampasture Road in Hampton Bays. It was a super hot day so most of us stayed tucked in the shade to keep cool. I sat the furthest back because I wanted part of this charming house to be part of my painting. I can just imagine sitting in the house which had views of the cove in front of it and then views all the way across the bay to the ocean.