A view into the beautiful courtyard at Jane’s on Third in Naples, FL. Quick ink sketch with Faber-Castell Pitt pens and Pelikan watercolors in my 9″ x 12″ Stillman and Birn Travel Sketchbook
Travel
Naples Sailing and Yacht Club
Black and white sketch of the Naples Sailing and Yacht Club. Faber Castell Pitt pens in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook
Shadowbrook Catering
Another site visit for work. Shadowbrook Catering in Shrewsbury, New Jersey was recently purchased by a client of ours and renovation plans are in the works. This was a view in one of the gardens of a beautiful fountain surrounded by yellow daffodils and red tulips. Pelikan watercolors and ink in a S & B Sketchbook.
First Presbyterian Church Oyster Bay
One last sketch from the weekend of art on Long Island. The First Presbyterian Church is in the beautiful hamlet of Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island. It is a beautiful small town on the bay and I was drawn to this church for all of the wood tracery work in the bell tower. The First Presbyterian Church built in 1873 in a historic Carpenter Gothic-style. Its architect was J. Cleveland Cady, who was just beginning his career and would go on to design the original Metropolitan Opera House, the American Museum of Natural History, buildings at Yale University, Trinity College, and 23 other churches, but he never designed any other churches in the Carpenter Gothic-style. Simple line drawing at lunch with Faber-Castell Pitt pens in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.
The Art League of Long Island
The conclusion of a fantastic 3 day Watercolor Workshop with Thomas Schaller. The Architecture of Light. Tom is a great teacher and presents a great learning opportunity. This is a sketch of the Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills. Faber-Castell Pitt black pens in a Stillman and Birn Alpha series 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.
Las Olas Street
One more sketch from Florida before returning home where Spring still does not want to arrive. Las Olas Street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a wonderful walking street with shops, restaurants and great people watching. This is a small Spanish tower on the corner of one of the side streets. With the stucco and tile architecture, I felt that the Terra Cotta color sketch would suit the architecture best. Faber-Castell Sanguine Pitt Art Pens in a Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
Ft. Lauderdale Beach
A little down time after way too many meetings. Driving back to the airport we stop at the Pelican Grand Beach Resort for a cocktail on the veranda that is 50′ from the beach. Beautiful views up and down the beach with High tide. This was done later from a photograph. I must improve my confidence in field sketching in busy locations. Faber-Castell Art Pens, Pelikan Watercolors in a 6″ x 8″ Moleskine Watercolor Book.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 