A quick sketch of a Kite Boarder enjoying a winter day at Harding Beach in Chatham, Massachusetts. The air temperature was about 30 degrees and the water temperature about 40 degrees. It is always enjoyable to watch the Kite Boarders and the Wind Surfers. Minimal line work with a Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook.
The City Hall in Rochester, Massachusetts is shared with the local police department. It is an interesting building with large scale white clapboards, an octagonal tower and a flag pole on the gable end over the recessed main entry. Faber Castell Pitt pens with Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
A quick sketch from my car in the parking lot of Jerry’s Artarama in Providence, Rhode Island. Jerry’s is a great discount art store located near the office. I was very fortunate that my staff gave me a gift certificate for Jerry’s during the holidays and I will put it to good use. Faber-Castell Pitt pens with Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook.
Our first snow of the season. About 5 inches fell overnight and this is from a photo as I was shoveling the walkway. The view is of our Pier mount lights at the walkway stairs. Faber-Castell Pitt pen with Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church is located in Wrentham, Massachusetts. I could not find any information on the building, but the structure does seem out of place in New England. White stucco with arched openings. Lamy Safari fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
The Worcester Market Building is a historic commercial building at 831 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. When it was built in 1914, it was believed to be the largest grocery supply building in the nation. It was built for Fayette Asyril Amidon, who had founded the Worcester Market in 1894 after establishing a similar enterprise in Providence, Rhode Island. The exterior of the building is terracotta that has been decorated with medallions on agricultural themes. The market was designed with modern ideas of efficiency. The main floor, covering 25,000 square feet, was devoted to retail space, and was designed to comfortably handle 4,500 customers. The basement and second floor were storage space, arranged so that supplies were located near their retail points on the main floor. These areas were connected to the main floor by elevators, eliminating the need for delivery vehicles to move in customer aisles. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1090. Faber-Castell Pitt pens with Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Worcester City Hall was designed by Peabody and Sterns and built by the Norcross Brothers in 1898. The Italianate structure was built with a granite exterior, and was partly modeled after Italian Renaissance palazzos. Its tower shares some similarity to that of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy, and the interior of the building extensively uses marble, commonly seen in Italian Renaissance buildings, and features an interior courtyard where the upper floors have balconies supported by decorated round arches. City Hall is currently the 4th tallest building in Worcester and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. This sketch has a feel of an old post card with the muted colors. Faber-Castell Pitt art pens and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook.
A quick pen and ink sketch of a brownstone in Worcester, Massachusetts. I was in town for a site meeting and this upper level covered porch was very interesting with the round carved columns and deep shadows. The sketch is from a photo that I took and the perspective is off in that it drops too fast off the page to the left. oh well, practice. Faber-Castell Pitt Art pens in black and some grays in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
The present Notre Dame Church was built in 1926. The parish was was formed in 1869 as one of the earliest francophone Roman Catholic parishes in southern New England. The full name of the church is Notre dame de l”Assomption des Canadiens. Notre Dame parish has a disinguished history and was once considered ther mother church for French Canadiens both Acadians and Quebecois in Worcester County. This downtown Worcester landmark closed in July of 2008 and the future is uncertain by the developer of the area. Faber-Castell Pitt Art pens in Sanguine in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
David Bowie was an amazing artist with his art being music for the world to enjoy. He lived his life to the fullest, releasing his final album only days before he passed away, Here’s to you Ziggy Stardust! This is exactly why I never draw people, especially close up. But the only way to get better is to try and practice often. Oh well. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 