A quick sketch of a great building in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. The structure was built in 1905 as the original high school. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Bulletproof black ink and Faber Castell Pitt Art pens in black and gray.
Month: July 2016
Red Lily
A watercolor only sketch of a beautiful red lily in a neighbor’s yard. Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Glrn Ridge Home
A quick sketch done between meetings while in New Jersey this week. There are beautiful homes in the historic neighborhood along Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. I sketched this partial view of a stone home from my car on this hot and humid day. In this sketch I laid down the watercolor first and then added the line work after. The watercolor became muddy from overworking. Oh well, that is what a sketchbook is for. Holbein watercolors and Faber Castell Pitt pens in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Kousa Dogwood
We have a Kousa Dogwood tree in the front yard of our house. It is a beautiful tree and the blooms are amazing right now. The tree is a waterfall of 4 pedal white flowers than cover the tree all the way to the ground. Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook.
Independence Day
Happy Independence Day here in the United States. A celebration with the American flag and fireworks. This is an imagined image completed in Holbein watercolors and Lukas Gouache on the last page of my current Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Take me out to the Ballpark
Nothing is more American than going to a baseball game during the Independence Day weekend. Today we went to historic Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, home to the Boston Red Sox. A beautiful summer day and a great game between the Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels (my team growing up). Fenway Park was built in 1912 and is one of the last historic ballparks in the United States. This sketch was completed using a series of 3 photographs that I took during the game. Faber Castell Pitt Art pens with Holbein watercolors in a 8″ x 5″ Moleskine watercolor book across both pages.
Stonebridge Marina
Dinner tonight was at the Stonebridge Bistro in Onset, Massachusetts. We had wonderful seats on a perfect evening overlooking the Stonebridge Marina in Onset Harbor. Dinner was fantastic and relaxing with this view. A little marina shack on the docks adjacent to the Stonebridge that crosses a portion of the harbor. Faber Castell Pitt Art pens with Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook.
Hilltop Steakhouse
The Hilltop Steakhouse, founded in 1961 by Frank Giuffrida, was a at one time, America’s largest restaurant, both in number of customers served and sales volume. On a typical Saturday, the Hilltop, served up to 7,800 meals. It served nearly 2.4 million customers annually, three times the volume of the nation’s second-largest restaurant. This is a sketch of the locally famous sign on Route 1 in Sagus, Massachusetts. A giant, 68 foot tall neon saguaro cactus sign that is still standing today well after the restaurant closed it’s doors. Faber Castell Pitt Art pens with Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 