Watercolor

Orange Trumpet Vine

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Campsis radicans (trumpet vine or trumpet creeper), also known in North America as cow itch vine or hummingbird vine, is a species of flowering plant of the family Bignoniaceae, native to the eastern United States and naturalized in parts of the west as well as in Ontario and parts of Europe. Growing to 10 m (33 ft), it is a vigorous, deciduous woody vine, notable for its showy trumpet-shaped flowers. It inhabits woodlands and riverbanks, and is also a popular garden subject. I planted this in our yard 15 years ago and this is the first time I noticed the beautiful flowers and they extended 20 feet up the maple tree that is growing up. Holbein watercolors in a 5″ x 8″ Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook.

2015-08-05 Trumpet Vine

Herridge Books

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Herridge Books is located just out of the center of the small village of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The Bookstore is in a small building and is the perfect store for a town that has been host to so many writers. This was sketched from a photo taken at dusk. The lighting was beautiful and how it made the façade glow. I did not even know how to capture that, so I did not try. Black Pitt Art Pens, Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

2015-08-04 Herridge Books

Trump National Bedminster

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A fantastic day to play in a golf tournament at Trump National Bedminster, New Jersey. The Country Club in the former estate of John DeLorean of Automotive fame. Donald Trump bought the 434 estate in estate in 2000 and developed a PGA quality country club and course designed by Tom Fazio. This image is of the former horse stables. A stunning brick structure that is now part of the pool complex. Bedminster, New Jersey is a beautiful area with rolling hills and many horse farms, Faber-Castell Pitt pens and watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.

2015-08-03 Trump National

Harbor Shack

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A great little vignette of a small shack on the docks of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. The shack was very simple and the colorful lobster trap buoys caught my interest. In the background you can see the Mayflower ship that the pilgrams sailed over to the new world from England. Faber- Castell Pitt pens with watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbo0k.

2015-08-02 Harbor Shack

“Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under!” – C. JoyBell C.

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The close of another wonderful summer month. Amazing sunset over Plymouth Harbor, perfectly calm with true reflections on the water like glass. The colors blended perfectly from deep orange on the horizon to a deep Cobalt in the upper sky. Difficult to achieve a graded wash in this sketchbook. Holbein and Mission Watercolors, Black Pitt pens and a white gel pen in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

2015-07-31 Plymouth Harbor Sunset

Slater Mill

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I sketched the Slater Mill in January from the other side with snow on the roof in black and white. I thought I would try a view from the Blackstone River with color. Modeled after cotton spinning mills first established in England, the Slater Mill is the first water-powered cotton spinning mill in North America to utilize the Arkwright system of cotton spinning. Construction of the machines, as well as a dam, waterway, waterwheel and mill was completed in 1793.  Pen and Ink sketch using FB Pitt pens with Holbein and Mission watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.

2015-07-30 Slater Mill

Black Eyed Susans

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The Black Eyed Susans are at their peak in our yard. They are such bright and cheerful flowers and we look forward to them every year. Black Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) are native to North America and one of the most popular wildflowers grown. They tend to blanket open fields, often surprising the passer-by with their golden-yellow beauty. Members of the sunflower family, the “black eye” is named for the dark brown-purple centers of its daisy-like flower heads. The plants can grow to over 3 feet tall, with leaves of 6 inches, stalks over 8 inches long and flower diameter of 2 to 3 inches. Holbein Watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha series sketchbook.

2015-07-29 Black Eyed Susans

Blue Flowers

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The flowers are amazing this time of year, especially on Cape Cod. It must be the cooler nights and the salt air moisture. This watercolor sketch is actually of one of the beds adjacent to yesterdays sketch of the Whole Food Store. The flowers are Blue Vine Flowers and Lavender. The lavender is so abundant on the cape this year. Maybe I am just noticing it more this year.

2015-07-26 Blue Flowers