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Glrn Ridge Home

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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.

2016-07-06 Glen RIdge Home

Take me out to the Ballpark

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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.

2016-07-03 fenway

Orleans Garden Tour

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Today we spent part of the day enjoying a tour of 6 home gardens hosted by the Orleans Garden Club in Orleans, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The gardens were gorgeous with all of the blooming flowers and lush greens. This view is from a house with 5 acres of woods planted with shade loving plants and a barn that overlooked this small pond. Wonderful afternoon enjoying nature and listening to some wonderful music at each location. Faber Castell Pitt art pens with Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

2016-06-25 Orleans Garden Tour

Milford Boatworks

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Traveling back from New York from another club presentation, I stopped in Milford Connecticut. There is a wonderful waterfront with lots of marinas and boats. This is a quick pen and ink sketch from the car of a small out building at the Milford Boatworks. Lamy Safari fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

2016-06-22 Milford Boatworks

Little Neck Shoreline

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A beautiful part of the coastline in Little Neck, New York. This is actually in the borough of Queens in New York City. A peaceful oasis within the city. This caught my eye with the undulating seawall and the contrast between the bright green grass and the very dark rocks. Lamy Safari with Noodler’s black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

2016-06-21 Little Neck Shoreline

Osteria La Civetta

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Dinner tonight at the Osteria La Civetta on Main Street in Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. A wonderful Italian restaurant with the feel of a small café in Italy. Family owned and wonderful food. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

2016-06-11 Osteria

The Pearl

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Dinner at the Pearl on Wellfleet Harbor. Pearl’s building is a unique combination of old historical Cape Cod meets modern restaurant design. The heart of the structure is the peaked roof, visible over the open air kitchen. This structure was the original A frame of the famous Spit & Chatter Club which initially sat across Commercial St. from the current location. It was moved to the current site and redesigned into the well known Captain Higgins restaurant. Pearl’s design enclosed the peak from the outside, while leaving it visible when viewing up from around or in the new open kitchen. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink and Faber-Castell Art pens in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

2016-06-05 The Pearl

Lobsters and Fish

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While sitting at the bar for dinner at The Pearl in Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, this was the view across the marsh. The not descript building has a lobster sign on the railing and a fish sign on the wall. This is the Wellfleet Marine Corporation that was founded in 1964 as a modest tackle and boat rental shop on the town pier. It now has 2 boatyards, gift shop, fish market and still the tackle and boat rentals. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black Ink in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

2016-06-04 Lobster-Fish

The Douglaston Club

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The Douglaston Club is a private club in Little Neck, NY. We are completing a master plan for the club which is a unique and private yacht, tennis and pool club situated in the heart of the most desirably pleasant sections of New York City.  The club is only minutes away by train to Manhattan, but a world away in lifestyle. This quick sketch is of the front porch and I was drawn to the potted geraniums with small American flags. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook.

2016-05-26 Douglaston Club