Inktober Day 24 - Setauket

Since I was already in Setauket for my Day 24 Inktober sketch I stopped at the Emma S Clark Memorial Library. It was misty outside so having an indoor location was a good thing. I've seen their reading room several times and thought it would make an interesting place to sketch with the fireplace, interesting windows and high-back chairs.
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The reason I had been in Setauket is that my plein air group, PALS, had been at Ward Melville Memorial Park to paint in the morning. We were hoping to see some colorful trees, but things are coming into color here much later than usual since we had warm weather for so long. The sky was overcast and from time to time it was misty and I was afraid it might rain. I used a bit of artistic license to make the trees more colorful than they were. This still needs a bit of work.

Setauket Bridge

Spring finally arrived on Long Island and I wanted to make sure to capture the forsythia while it was in bloom. This was sketched from my car by the Setauket Bridge.

Here is a link to my "fake" aquarium blog. There are two new pages.

http://aliciasaquariumjournal.blogspot.com

Setauket View

I headed up to Ward Melville Park in Setauket one day this week. This is the same park where I was painting the yellow forsythia last year and my photo was taken for one of the NYC newspapers. This time I was there alone except for the people walking their dogs. The yellow forsythia was in bloom again. I painted it with part of the bridge over the water.

My fake journal, "Floral Fantasy" is finished except for the "Wrap Up" post I added today. Here is the link in case you are interested in reading it.

floralfantasybyjoan.blogspot.com

Today is May 1 and I began another challenge, Every Day in May. A list is provided with something to sketch every day of the month. Here is my sketch for today.

"a favorite food"

Yes, pizza is my favorite "food." Chocolate might beat it out as a favorite, but I consider it an indulgence not a food. lol Take a minute and tell me what your favorite food is.

Painting with Lin and Susan

Last week my friend, Lin, was visiting NY for a few days from her home in North Carolina. She had a spare day to come out sketching with me and our friend, Susan. Susan suggested taking her up to Setauket. Lin was originally from Long Island but now only gets here to visit once a year or so. She hadn't ever been to Setauket. This is one of two bridges at Frank Melville Park. Behind this particular bridge is a grist mill and an estuary that goes out to the bay. It is a really pretty spot to paint and sketch.

Next we went off to lunch...but didn't sketch it. We were too busy talking and catching up on things.

Lin wanted to put her feet in the Atlantic but the best we could do for her was to take her to a small beach in Stony Brook harbor. We sat in the shade and painted the view there.

Here are Lin and Susan sketching from the shade of the trees in Setauket.

Setauket Bridge

Please come an visit my other blog that I am working on for this month at:
http://themagicfeatherbyjoant.blogspot.com

I did this from my car in Setauket the other day. It has been much too windy to sit outside and paint. This is 5 x7.