EDM - Week 2

Here are my sketches for Every Day in May - Week 2.

Islip Marina

Last week on one of our damp, drizzly days I went to the Islip Marina. I sat in my car to sketch this sailboat and a bit of the dock behind it. This was done in my Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.

Animals

Over on the "Paper, Paint, Pencils, and Pens" blog we are sketching animals. I posted a few of them already, but here are more.

First is a crab done from a photo I took in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Then I did an odd looking duck with my water-soluble graphite and Inktense pencils.

Next is a goat from a local farm.

When we were in Ireland last year we saw a lot of sheep. On day when we were driving through Killarney National Park we came around a turn to find an entire flock of sheep and the sheepherder completely blocking the road. They surrounded our car. I felt like I was in a movie. LOL Of course my camera was in my bag, and by the time I got it out I could only see the sheep from the back. I did take a few photos anyway.

Since we aren't too far from the water, seagulls are a common sight.

This egret was also done from a photo I took in Myrtle Beach.

This elephant was done from a photo in the WetCanvas Reference Library by "maltman."

"Lisilk" provided the photo for this red eyed tree frog in the WetCanvas Reference Library.

This kangaroo was done from a photo in the WetCanvas Reference Library supplied by "skippigurl100."

Fantastic Gardens

The other day I headed over to Fantastic Gardens, a local nursery in Patchogue. They always have a nice collection of plants and flowers. I've sketched there before but I made sure to ask if it was OK. I don't want to be in the way and interfere with the business going on. Of course they didn't mind. This is one of the greenhouses and "check-out" building, so everyone that was there passed by and commented on my sketch. They were amazed that I had so much done in the short time they were shopping.
This was done in my Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook. I like that I was able to let it grow a bit across to the other page.

Crab Meadow

Last week I joined a few friends at Crab Meadown in Northport for a bit of painting.

The tide was really low so a lot of the sand was showing. It is a pretty spot.

Kayaks

This was sketched near the Bellport dock. I love colorful kayaks.

This was done in my Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.

Once again this year I am participating in the Every Day in May Challenge (EDM).
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the challenge, it has been going on for several years.
A list of items to sketch is provided and you do one sketch each day. The sketches are posted on the EDM Flickr. com page and the EDM Facebook page.
Here is the list for this year:

List for 2014 1. A window 2. A knife or blade 3. An umbrella 4. Your thumb 5. Something representing a favorite hobby 6. Something handed down to you or a family relic 7. A microwave oven 8. Something with a mirror image 9. A shadow 10. Something that's cracked 11. Something interesting you saw on a blog or the internet 12. A shelf or mantel and something that sits on it 13. Something that has a shell, or a seashell 14. A glass of juice 15. A cookie 16. A stapler 17. A soap dish or jar of hand soap 18. Something that needs to be polished 19. A rope 20. A fork 21. A close-up part of something 22. A remote control 23. A fan 24. Something you've always wanted 25. A cat 26. A park bench or other outside bench 27. Something dangerous 28. A truck 29. Something that is your favorite color 30. Something you bought while on a trip 31. Some paper money  Here are my sketches for Week 1.