Ending at the Bay

 This was sketched in Sayville heading south on River Road by the Fire Island Ferries. I like sketching there at this time of year because you can actually park there. In season you can only park in the paid parking lots.

View Toward the Bay

I recently did this sketch in Sayville while parked on River Road, where the ferry terminals and parking areas are located. There is usually a nice view of the boats but you can only park on the street during off season. Right now a lot of the boats are shrinkwrapped for the winter and the views aren't so great. I sketched this with one of the pens in my pen case assuming that the ink was waterproof, but when I added watercolor there was some bleeding. I decided to go with the flow anyway. 

Beach Road

I like sketching streets with all the wires and views to the distance. This was done from a park down by Sayville Beach by Foster Ave and River Road. Most of the houses here ended up being raised up after Hurricane Sandy.

Inktober Day 20 - Sayville Ferry Terminals & New Tiles

Today I sketched along River Road in Sayville. One after another there are ferry terminals/ticket booths to the different areas on Fire Island. The entire length of the street has street signs that say "No Parking April 1 - Nov 1. Of course that forces you to pay to park your car in the huge lot that was to my right. I ignored that and sat in my mobile studio to sketch this view down the street. I wasn't parking...I was sketching! LOL

#inktober #inktober2017

I recently did a few new alcohol ink tiles. I did use a different product to coat the tiles and protect them called Enviro Tex Lite Pour-On, High Gloss Finish. It really gives them a super glossy protective coating. It isn't too hard to use...just rather messy since you pour it over the tiles (which have to be raised up) so the finish coats the top and drips down and off the sides. Needless to say, your work area needs to be well covered. I'm happy with it!