Assorted Boats

Living here on Long Island we have a lot of beaches and marinas along the bay both on the south shore and the north shore. Sayville is the closest bay beach town near me. It isn't a spot I would go to swim, although it has a tiny beach. But it has a big town dock and the parking area overlooks a number of boats like this one that was trailered and sitting in the parking lot in front of the Wet Pants Sailing Association.

Bellport also has a tiny beach and dock area. We sketched there last Wednesday and for some reason there were about 8 boats sitting up on the beach and the dock area. Since I usually find sailboats and motor boats, it was fun to sketch this yellow catamaran for a change.

Cold Spring Harbor

For some reason I forgot to post this from a few weeks ago. I went with a friend to Cold Spring Harbor. She painted the view out into the harbor. I liked the view toward the road from the fishing dock looking at the bulkhead and the small boat.

Beach Road

I like sketching streets with all the wires and views to the distance. This was done from a park down by Sayville Beach by Foster Ave and River Road. Most of the houses here ended up being raised up after Hurricane Sandy.

Back To the Oyster Farm - Part 2

I decided I needed to capture a bit of the action going on at Thatcher Oyster Farm near Captree. Here are Chuck and one of his workers out in the bay bringing the oyster bags up from the bottom. I wouldn't want to have to lift them up.

On the dock itself the oysters are tumbled and sorted before the larger ones are ready to be iced and delivered to their customers.

Back By the Oyster Farm - Part 1

Last Saturday we were invited back to the Thatcher Oyster Farm area to paint and sketch. Since I had painted from the oyster dock the last time, a friend and I took a ride over to one of the inhabited islands. We walked around a bit. There were maybe 4/5 houses on this small island. They are used for the summer and aren't winterized so the season isn't too long. We had permission to sit on the dock by one of the houses. I painted this view of a boarded up building with the boat at the dock. We met a few of the residents who came over to chat, as well as a beautiful, friendly white lab who visits everyone.

Chuck came back and picked us up so we could join everyone else for lunch and cocktails. I did another view from the dock after lunch. In the distance is one of the bridges along the Robert Moses Causeway that goes to Fire Island.

By the Marina

I have a fondness for these rustic buildings with all the junk piled in front of them that I find at a lot of old marinas. This was at a marina along the river in Patchogue.

Short Beach

I had a few things to do north of me and when I finished I drove over to Short Beach in Smithtown. Usually I paint the view over the marshland, but this time I liked that I could see a few masts of the sailboats looking in this direction instead.