A very quick sketch from a photo at today’s job site visit. Not a very interesting subject and I rushed the sketch. Therefore the quality is not where I would like it. That is why we practice.
Author: waynejacques
Towmaster
After returning on the ferry to New London, Connecticut, there were 3 identical tug boats tied to the dock. The Towmaster was built in 1952, by Ira S. Bushey and Sons of Brooklyn, New York (hull #604) as the YN 604 for the United States Army. After many homes, she was acquired by the Thames Towboat Company of New London, Connecticut in 2004, Faber-Castell Pitt pens with Utrecht Watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.
Road Trip
A beautiful day for a road trip and ferry ride to Greenport, Long Island, NY. Early morning trip with Lisa, our great friends Keith and Katherine and professor David Hanser from Oklahoma State University. We traveled to Long Island to visit another of our professors from Architecture School at Oklahoma State University. George Baumiller turned 97 recently and is one of the most amazing and wonderful people that I know. We had lunch with George and took 2 walks around the neighborhood. Fantastic day. Multiple sketches from the trip. Faber-Castell Pitt pens in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
Greek Orthodox Easter
A beautiful day to celebrate Greek Orthodox Easter with my wife Lisa and her family at our house. A wonderfully sunny day with the spring bulbs starting to peak through the soil and the birds chirping in the trees and birdbath. This table of Orange, Yellow, Purple and Blue Pansies along with Dip Dyed Daises was stunning at a local garden center. I did not do the explosion of color justice with my watercolors in a Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook.
Eddy Homestead
My relatives from another era. My parents traced our genealogy back to the Eddy family that were among the passengers in the “Handmaid” that landed in Plymouth on October 29, 1630 (only 10 years after the pilgrims of 1620) Middleboro, in common with other towns in the Old Colony, can boast of men in the nation’s formative years who contributed greatly to the growth of America by their industrious, pioneering spirit. Various sections of town are still known by the names of these early settlers. This is true of the section in East Middleboro known as Eddyville. Of primary interest to Middleboro is the knowledge that he is listed as one of the first purchasers of land from the Indians. This was the so-called Twenty-six Men’s Purchase in 1661. This is the old barn on the Eddy Homestead done in Faber-Castell Pitt pens in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.
“The guitar is a miniature orchestra in itself.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
This is my 100th consecutive post, a great milestone with many more to continue. This wonderful guitar was hung on the wall at the British Beer Company in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The guitar was made for the Bass Beer Company and was adorned with the British Union Jack. Fun venue and great beers. Utrecht Watercolors, pen and ink in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
Saint Ann Catholic Church
St. Ann Catholic Church is located in Providence, Rhode Island on a small town green. The church was built in the early 1900’s and is Brick and Limestone. Faber-Castell Pitt pens with watercolor in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.
Betsy
A tugboat (tug) is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal, or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges and disabled ships. Tugboats are powerful for their size and strongly built. Betsy is a tug located in the harbor in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Faber-Castell Pitt pens in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.
City Limits Diner
City Limits Diner is a frequent stop during work travels on the return trip from New Jersey. Great food and a modern take on the traditional diner. Pen and Ink in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
Bring on the Carnies
Carny is thought to have become popularized around 1931 in North America, when it was first colloquially used to describe one who works at a carnival. The word carnival, originally meaning a “time of merrymaking before Lent”, came into use circa 1549. A sure sign of spring and summer is when the mobile carnivals seem to pop-up out of the ground for various festivals. I came across this one in Central Falls, Rhode Island this morning. Faber-Castell Pit pens with Daniel Smith Watercolors in a S & B Sketchbook.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 