Sketching in Union Square Park

My sister and I went into the city yesterday to see the AWS Show at the Salmagundi Club on Fifth Avenue. If you get a chance to go...do it! It is a wonderful art show.

I drove to her house in NJ and we took the train into the city. We were there early enough to have lunch and then do a few sketches from Union Square Park before we went to the show. I would have loved to do some sketches of the flower vendors but it was much too crowded over there. I wouldn't have been able to sketch without people knocking into me. So we walked around the other side of the park. I stood to do these two views looking out from the park.

We went back on the PATH train to Hoboken and had nearly an hour before our train was leaving. I never let time like that go to waste. I sketched the doors going out of the waiting area. (The rest of the waiting area was under reconstruction.)

Next comes the update on my "fake" blog.

April 7 - Assateague Island.

Arboretum Flowers

While I was at the arboretum I also painted some flowers. I love the look to these but I have no idea what they are. They were in the camellia house but were't identified. This is in my Stillman & Birn journal and is about 4 x 6.

And the next installment of my fake journal.

Arboretum Path

Yesterday I went to the Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay. It was a surprisingly warm day and I was able to sit out for a plein air painting. This is the path leading to the manor house.

The daffodils were along the path.

This is 5 x 7.

Here is the next entry in my fake journal.

April 5 - Washington, DC

Easter Bouquet

My husband bought me a bouquet of flowers for Easter. I put them in a vase

and tied a purple ribbon around it.

This is about 5 x 7.

My fake journal continues with

April 4 - Baltimore Maryland

This is my first trip to Baltimore and I just love the Inner Harbor. Isn't it great? There are so many spots to explore.

Susan and I decide to spend most of the day at the National Aquarium. She wants to see the upland Tropical Rain Forest first. You can't miss this Scarlet Ibis. He color comes from her diet.

There is an exhibit called "Jellies Invasion: Oceans Out of Balance."
Jellyfish may be creepy washed up on the beach, but they are beautiful when seen under water,

I want to see the Atlantic Puffins on exhibit. They have such great faces.
We saw sharks and many other sea creatures before leaving the aquarium.

You would think we would have had enough of sea creatures...but no! Maryland is famous for steamed crabs, and we are ready for this feast. Hand me my mallet!

Tomorrow we move on to...

Diana

Yesterday morning I met with the SBAA Portrait Group for our weekly session.

Diana was our model.

This is 5 x 7.

Here is the next installment of my fake journal.

April 3 - Lancaster, PA

Tiger Lily's

Yesterday I went to Port Jefferson to sketch. Soon it will be too crowded there to park and sketch. It gets really busy in nice weather, especially when the ferry from Connecticut arrives or departs.
This is the Tiger Lily Cafe. It is the perfect spot to sit and text. lol
This was done in my Stillman & Birn journal and is about 4 x 6.

Here is the April 2 page for my "fake journal."

You can visit the actual journal if you click on the link on the right under my other blogs.

On Saturday I headed out east on the north fork of Long Island to Jamesport.

I parked next to a flower farm and did two small sketches in my Stillman & Birn Journal.

First I did a display of spring plants.

Next I sketched the building and some of the plants outside.

Today marks the beginning of International Fake Journal Month which was created 

by Roz Stendahl. 

This is the third year I am participating by creating a "fake journal."

My theme this year is an imaginary road trip in a chevy convertible. My character will be stopping at a different location each day...which will be 150 miles or less apart.

The entries will be in a new blog I created which can be found at

www.chevyroadtripapril2013.blogspot.com
 

(For some reason I can't get the link to work, but if you type in the blog address you should be able to reach it. Just in case I will also post the entries here.)

April 1, 2013