Terry Street Gazebo

I did the Terry Street Gazebo a little differently. I used Caran d'Ache Neocolors. I've had them for a long time but have never really used them...so this was a bit of an experiment. Although they are "water soluble" they don't blend completely and leave texture. I guess that can be a good thing.  

Small Scavenger Hunt Sketches

These were all done for the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt. 

an umbrella

rocks

something that protects

St Ann's Gazebo

 Behind St Ann's Episcopal Church in Sayville there is a small building and a gazebo. It overlooks the water area between the church and Meadowcroft Estate.

Northport Gazebo

 We had a warm day last week and I drove up to Northport. It was warm enough to sketch from outside the car. In the park by the harbor there were quite a few people walking their dogs and some people just enjoying sitting out in the fresh air for a while.

Bellport Gazebo

Bellport had their tree lighting the other day but I missed it. Instead I was able to get over and sketch the festively decorated gazebo during the week. 

Shorefront Park

Last night the Patchogue Sketch Club met at Shorefront Park in Patchogue. It isn't the most scenic spot but I found a view to sketch of the dock and the seawall. I tried to capture the man who had passed by walking his dogs, but he is a bit too tiny to really see.

Inktober Day 9 - Bellport Dock View

I stopped by the Bellport dock the other day and decided to sketch the gazebo and the sailboat on the beach for my Inktober Day 9 sketch.

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Oyster Bay Scenes

On Sunday my friend, Suzala organized a NYC Urban Sketchers' trip to Oyster Bay which is on the north shore of Long Island in Nassau County, about 35 minutes north-west of me. It was nice to have a location where I didn't have to spend nearly 1 1/2 hrs on the train. I was able to drive. Some of the sketchers came by car but most of the sketchers who live in the city itself took the Long Island Railroad out to Oyster Bay.

I've been to Oyster Bay a few times before so I was looking for a view I hadn't sketched yet. We met at the gazebo in the center of the town but spread out as each person headed to the location of their choice. Since I am near the water a lot I wanted to do town sketches. First I went and sat across from the North Shore Assembly of God. I always like when there is a welcoming open door to a church. There was a choir inside that was singing for a little while too.

We got together for lunch and then I was hoping to sketch the motorcycle museum/shop that houses many, many of Billy Joel's bikes, but there was too much of a glare on the windows of the shop. In the sketch below the shop is the building on the left. None of the bikes are for sale but people are welcome to come inside and look...but there isn't enough room to sit and sketch. So instead I did the view of the town looking down the street. I got to practice my car sketching too.

We were meeting for show and tell at 3:00 but I finished the above sketch with about 25 minutes to spare so I did a quick direct in watercolor sketch of the gazebo before we gathered. One of our sketchers was sitting on the bench sketching from there.

Here I am sharing one of my sketches as well as photos of a few of the other sketchers sharing their work. There were probably about 25 of us there. Quite a few of the sketchers went up to the waterfront to sketch.

Me sharing my sketch.

Anna

Kathy Gutterman

Karen sketched as well as doing some journaling.

Bellport Gazebo

On the 4th of July one of my art groups, the South Bay Art Association, sponsors an art show called "Artists on the Lane." It has been going on for about 40 years. I didn't have a booth but I worked at our art group's booth and I was asked to paint on site. The only view I had other than the booths of the actual vendors was the Bellport Gazebo right behind me. I sketched in a few people as they came and went in the little park.

Here are a few photos of me at work. 

Photo by LuAnn Thompson

Photo by Karen Tripmacher

The show was a success with nearly 60 vendors and a fair amount of traffic. I did sell a few things that I had on display in our booth...two alcohol ink tiles and a batch of greeting cards.