Self-Portrait and Portraits

Over on "Paper, Paint, Pencils & Pens" we have been doing "selfies" 

and sketches of each other from photos. Each of these is about 3 x 5.

Here is my self-portrait.

Lynn

Margaret

Sandee

Lifeguards

I did this sketch of the lifeguards at Corey Beach which is on the Great South Bay in Blue Point.

My First Solo Art Show

Tonight was the reception for my first solo show at the Comeswogue Library in Port Jefferson. I had 28 watercolor and collage pieces showing as well as several sketchbooks in a display case. My thanks to all the people who stopped by tonight or during the time the show has been hanging. Nice people always help make events like this special. Here are a few photos of the show before people arrived and a few before the last people left. I forgot all about taking pictures since I was so busy talking. I guess I should have asked someone else to take the photos. lol

Corey Beach

Last week I sketched at Corey Beach in Blue Point. This is the concession area at the beach, with some of the oceanfront homes behind it.

Ali

Last Tuesday my portrait group had the lovely, Ali as our model.

She was great!

Bryant Park - Part 2

After lunch we continued sketching in Bryant Park. There was a sketch in every direction you looked. This woman was sitting right in front of me...a perfect spot for a model.

I turned about 180 degrees from above and sketched a view of the umbrellas and sandwich kiosk.

This is one of my favorite sketches of the day. It shows the scope across the lawn in the middle of Bryant Park. The building behind the trees is the NY Public Library, an impressive spot on its own.

Around 3:30 those of us who were left gathered around for a "throw down" of one of our sketches. 

Here is the collection...just one sketch per person showing.

And finally a group photo.

Most of the group dispersed at that point but a few of us headed down the street to have a drink. That was followed by a shopping trip to Kinokuniya, a great Japanese store that has a nice collection of art supplies...something none of us can resist.

Bryant Park - Part I

Yesterday my friend, Susan and I joined the NYC Urban Sketchers in the city. We parked and took the subway in to meet everyone, so we had the opportunity to do a few subway sketches on the way.

Bryant Park was our location for sketching. Mark proposed a "pivot party" where you sit in one location and sketch, then turn or pivot your chair to get another view. I did that for a few sketches, but it was just easier to put my chair where the view caught my eye. We had a good turnout of sketchers...about 24 people were there at some point.

My first sketch was of the Bryant Park Fountain. I sketched this in watercolor pencil and then added regular watercolors and more watercolor pencil.

Next I did a sketch of the carousel with the green areas in front.

Then it was time for a lunch break and sharing some of our work. One of the sketchers, Santi, was visiting from Barcelona. He has been sketching all over the city and did a wonderful accordion sketchbook that he shared with us.

It is always great to see the sketches that other people have done!