Sweetbriar

The other day I met some friends at Sweetbriar Farm in Smithtown to paint. The weather was iffy but I managed to get a painting done for #WorldWatercolorMonth.

Here I am painting there. Photo courtesy of Sue Ditkowski.

Captree View

Last Thursday I was headed to the beach on Fire Island. For some reason the traffic was at a standstill  and I wasn't yet over the last bridge. I ended up getting off the road and turning around. I ended up at Captree State Park which is on the bay side instead. There is a beach area which is a bit of a hike through the shrubbery. This is one of my paintings that I did for #WorldWatercolorMonth.

Portrait Night & Happy 4th of July

This is not a new painting, but it shows a bit of patriotism with the American flag.
Happy 4th of July!!!

Our painting group had a portrait night on Tuesday. Martha kindly posed for us,

I finished a little early so I did some of the other members who were sketching. Each of these took 5 minutes tops.

Galina observing the model.

Lydia sketching.

Doug squints as he sketches.

Portrait Night

Our painting group had a portrait night on Tuesday. Martha kindly posed for us,

I finished a little early so I did some of the other members who were sketching. Each of these took 5 minutes tops.

Galina observing the model.

Lydia sketching.

Doug squints as he sketches.

Beach Chair & Lifeguard ATCs

This week one of my art groups did an ATC exchange. Everyone brought a selection of original ATCs that they had made to exchange with the other members. These were the last two that I did for the trade.

Here is the collection of ATCs that I got in the exchange.

Friends to the End

The other night We had lobsters for dinner. They posed so nicely!

Bellport Garden Tour Continued

When I participated in the Bellport Garden Tour last Sunday I painted at two lovely gardens. This one had several charming locations to paint, but this rose arbor called to me. Sadly, the owner of this garden didn't seem to be around at all and didn't get to see it.