A quick sketch at the end of a long week on never ending snow. Our grill is buried and needs to be cleaned so we can continue grilling. Faber- Castell Art Pen, Daniel Smith Watercolors in a 6″ x 8″ Moleskine watercolor sketchbook.
Author: waynejacques
St. Bonaventure Parish
A quick graphite value study of Saint Bonaventure Parish in Manomet, MA. Limited time tonight after cleaning up after another 8 inches of snow. Pentel .7mm mechanical pencil with Koh-I-Noor 4B in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.
Some say we are dreamers, but we’re not the only ones…
This is the mantra for the Blue Blinds Bakery on North Street in Plymouth, MA. So for the last 40 years, the people of The Twelve Tribes, have been working and raising our families together, building communities where the love that has been poured our into their hearts can bloom and care for others. Faber-Castell Pitt Pen, Daniel Smith Watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series 8 x 10 Sketchbook.
Seashells
Too late at night for much inspiration. Dreaming of the spring to come, melting snow and a vacation to a warmer climate. Faber Castell Sanguine colored pens in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.
“The world is quiet here.” – Lemony Snicket
The Plymouth Center for the Arts is located at 11 North St. in downtown Plymouth. The Center is housed in the restored 1902 Russell Library gallery and the 18th century Lindens building. This is a quick graphite sketch of the Russell Library done too late a night. I am out of practice with the pencils. Koh-I-Noor woodless graphite HB and 4B in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.
Peppers
The first day of March and looking for some bright colors to symbolize the Spring that is so deserved here in the Northeast of the USA. Walking through Whole Foods today and the bright colors of the peppers and squash made me happy for the upcoming change of season even though it is supposed to snow another 4″ – 8″ tonight. Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.
Sparrow House
The Richard Sparrow House is a historic house at 42 Summer Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts and the oldest surviving house in Plymouth. The house was built around 1640 by Richard Sparrow, an English surveyor who arrived in Plymouth in 1636. He was granted a 16-acre tract of land in 1636 on which the house was later built. The Sparrow House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts. The house is now operated as a house museum and the home of Sparrow House Pottery. Pigma Micron Pens with Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.
Boston Celtics
A great evening at the TD Bank Boston Garden to see the Boston Celtics play the Charlotte Hornets. The game got very slow in the 3rd quarter so I sketched the scoreboard from our seats on the upper level. Celtics won the game in the end. Pigma Micron Pens in a Moleskine watercolor book. Might add a little color to this tomorrow.
Concrete Ghost
A co-worker in my office, Mark P., suggested that I sketch the old Ready Mix Plant just down the street from the office. It had been abandoned for some time and was a rusted hulk from an earlier time. When I drove by, it had been demolished and the site was vacant with the exception of the giant snow piles from this winter. Thankfully for Google Streets, I was able to get a street view photo of the facility before demolition. The photo shows a collection metal forms that had a wonderful rusted patina from years of use and neglect. Prismacolor Black pens and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.
Winter Silhouette
Today I was struck by the contrast of this scene. I was at another project today at the Salem Country Club in the Ross Dining Room. The brightness of the snow scene outside the windows contrasted with the almost black interiors as seen in silhouette. It was very difficult to capture some of the detail without going completely dark on the interiors. Faber-Castell pens with Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 